Taxi sharing: In Palermo, rides to and from the airport cost 80 percent less.

TAXI SHARING PALERMO –

Arriving at the airport of Palermo you make a great discovery, in just a few minutes: all the potential and qualities of taxi sharing. All the advantages, concrete and not theoretical, of thesharing economy, not that of the large foreign platforms such as Airbnb and Blablacar, but of a truly made in Italy, which comes from the bottom and not from financial maneuvers. And it succeeds, at the same time time, reduce waste and costs for consumers, increasing the quality of services and creating new job opportunities and wealth in the area. For everyone.

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SHARED TAXI PALERMO –

So, Palermo is not Milan, and taxi drivers, who are sometimes quite overbearing, are not doing well. Even worse are the tourists and the consumers of the service, for which A standard ride to and from the airport usually costs between 40 and 45 euros. A bit of a lottery, if you think about it.. And also one waste whether the customer is alone or perhaps accompanied by another person.

Instead, at the exit of Palermo airport now there are some young girls who invite you to take a shared taxi, to go to different points of the center and according to your needs, with the modest expense of 7 euros. A nice saving, don't you think?

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The service is very fastDemand is high, so there's no particular wait: as soon as the taxi is full, it sets off. And you arrive at your destination like any other normal 40-45 euro ride. The same mechanism is applied to going to the airport, and in this case it's the slocal Radio Taxi service that organizes trips.

Let's now try to translate the story with the various advantages it bringsThe first to benefit from the Italian-style sharing economy is the customer-consumer. Save about 80 percent of your expenses: a record. By the way, if it is a traveler habitual, the savings become enormous, as they multiply by the number of trips.

The second ones to gain from this form of sharing are the taxi drivers themselvesTheir future, especially in places that lack the movement of large metropolises, is played out on this paradigm: more rides, at a lower priceAnd Palermo's taxi sharing is perfectly consistent with this paradigm. After all, The taxi driver earns the same amount of money he would have taken home with a single ride, but he doesn't spend hours in line at Arrivals waiting for a customer.

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Finally, those who benefit are all those who move within the reception system (from from business trips to normal mobility). A city that offers such a service becomes by definition more attractive, the visitor gets a comforting and favorable impression, and is inclined to return. While the scope of taxi drivers' activity can even be expanded, creating new jobs, especially for young people, and new opportunities for economic activityFinally, all the controversy over Uber and the competition from taxi services evaporates in one fell swoop: under the banner of the fight against waste, of savings, of new lifestyles (taxi sharing discourages compulsive car use), of authentic sharing.

The cover photo is taken from the Facebook page of Taxi Sharing Palermo

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