Hitchsters.com is preparing to launch its popular airport ride-sharing service for Brooklyn. Sounds very interesting. This site has been selected by Time Magazine as one of the top 50 websites of 2007. Here’s there press release:
The features for Brooklyn will go beyond the services
Hitchsters.com offers for Manhattan: The Brooklyn version of
Hitchsters.com will connect Brooklyn users with a car service, as well as
with a co-traveler interested in sharing a ride to a NYC-area airport.
Notes CEO Terry Crawford: "In Brooklyn, where most travelers use a car
service to get to the airport, we have adapted the Hitchsters.com matching
system to both automatically connect travelers to a competitively-priced
car service while also providing them with the ability to connect with
another user for sharing a ride and thus splitting the cost." Having
matched over a thousand Manhattan users to share a cab to/from NYC-area
airports, Hitchsters.com hopes that teaming up with a Brooklyn-based car
service will enable it to offer its ride-sharing service to travelers in
Brooklyn who are concerned about saving the environment as well as saving
a buck.HOW IT WORKS
Similar to the services offered by Hitchsters.com in Manhattan, travelers
enter their itinerary into Hitchsters.com after booking their flights.
Hitchsters.com’s car service partner for Brooklyn, AdvantEdge Car and
Limo, contacts the user immediately to ensure that the traveler has a ride
to the airport. If matched with a suitable co-rider leaving from the same
Brooklyn area, the Hitchsters.com matching system automatically notifies
each co-rider along with AdvantEdge, thereby assisting users in sharing a
car (and saving money). The Brooklyn version also employs the popular
features which have contributed to the success of the Manhattan version,
like the ability to specify one’s "gender preference" for the co-rider and
notifications by text messages.EXPANSION PLANS
Hitchsters.com hopes to expand its "Brooklyn model" to other cities
throughout the country. As AdvantEdge founder and CEO Avis Black notes,
"By teaming up with Hitchsters.com, we will be able to access a larger
pool of travelers and distinguish ourselves from the competition."
Hitchsters.com is looking to team up with car services in other cities,
ultimately becoming the website of choice for travelers seeking a more
economical, more environmentally-friendly and yet convenient way to get to
and from the airport.About Hitchsters.com is an easy-to-use
website which conveniently connects riders so they can share taxis or car
services (and thus split the fare) to and from an airport. Taxis/car
services are often the most convenient form of transportation between
metropolitan centers and airports, but they are generally an expensive
choice. Hitchsters.com makes taking a private car to or from the airport
more affordable, more environmentally friendly and more fun. For more
information, visit www.hitchsters.com or e-mail contact@hitchsters.com.