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Transfer (travel)

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In travel, a transfer is local travel arranged as part of an itinerary, typically airport to hotel and hotel to hotel. Transfer has some features that distinguish it from ground transportation alternative. This features are meeting directly in a transport hub, opportunity to choose a car class and additional options like a baby seat.

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Classification

There are few transfer classifications based on:

  • route:
  • from/to the transport hub
  • intercity
  • from/to the sightseeing;
  • purpose:
  • touristic
  • business;
  • number of tourists:
  • individual (one person or family)
  • group (more than four people);
  • comfort level:
  • economy
  • comfort
  • premum.
  • Most popular tourist transfers are individual economy class transfers (about 52,3% of all orders).

    Providers

    Transfer could be provided by the local taxi company, an OTA (online travel agency) directly or via aggregator site.

    The major world transfer providers are:

  • Hoppa
  • Kiwitaxi
  • HolidayTaxi
  • BlackLine.
  • References

    Transfer (travel) Wikipedia