More and more business travelers are turning to airport shuttle services and limo rentals as the cost and hassles of car rentals climbs into the stratosphere. Free airport shuttles can often do the trick. For those occasions that warrant it, renting a chauffeured town car or even a stretch limo does more than impress; it offers valuable face time for relationship-building and deal-making in a private, relaxed setting.
1. Explore airport shuttle buses and limo rentals at your destination.
2. Find out if the hotel you’re staying at offers free airport shuttles.
3. Find online sources for pricing and reserving airport shuttles and limousines.
4. Rent a limousine — or several — to reward company top achievers.
5. Use regional airport shuttle services to get from home to a distant airport.
Find airport shuttles and limo services at your destination
To locate airport shuttle services and limo rentals, start with your destination airport website. Look for "ground transportation" or "pre-arranged transportation" information for lists of limo services and airport shuttle buses. Check out hotel shuttles and free airport shuttles on your hotel website.
I recommend: Find links to airport websites at the Official Airline Guide (
OAG). Look for hotel shuttles via hotel website links at
Hotels.com and
HotelBeam. For a lengthy list of airport shuttle services and limo rentals, visit
AirportService.com.
AirportSedans.com has a browsable directory of companies that offer limo rentals at airports in the U.S. and Canada.
Book airport shuttles or rent a limousine online
There are a number of websites that make it easy to secure generic airport shuttles or limo rentals online.
I recommend: SuperShuttle serves 25 major airports across the U.S. and takes online reservations for its airport shuttles. At
Book-A-Limo, you can make reservations for limo rentals. Look into
Limos.com for instant and competitive limo services.
Carey International offers chauffeured town cars and limo rentals.
Rent a limousine to thank a client or reward top achievers
There's nothing that says "Job well done!" or "Thanks for your business!" like offering stretch limo services to a top salesperson or key client.
I recommend: Find chauffeured limo services and exotic car rentals through
XOrides. Look into
Limousines.com for limo rentals just about anywhere in the world. In London, rent a limousine from
ACW. Treat your favorite salesperson to chauffeured town cars from Avis’s
Chauffeur Drive program on their next business trip.
Use airport shuttles to get from home or office to a distant airport
Forget driving your own car to distant or alternate airports. Use airport shuttle services that also provide a place to park your car at the departure point.
I recommend: When traveling between Boston and New York City, look into airport shuttle services like
LimoLiner. Check out
GO Airport Express for airport shuttles between Chicago’s airports and the suburbs. The
BayPorter Express provides airport shuttle buses in the greater San Francisco Bay area.
Prime Time Shuttle runs their airport shuttle buses to southern California airports and from Connecticut to John F. Kennedy and La Guardia in New York.