Blacklane Rewards Travel Agents Worldwide

Travel Agents Receive Commissions and Give Clients Affordable Premium Rides

LONDON – BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW, STAND B306 – 21 February 2018 – Travel agents worldwide now earn commissions when booking Blacklane rides for their clients. Blacklane for Travel Agents lets agents reserve one-way and hourly professional rides in less than a minute for travellers in more than 250 cities and 50 countries.

“Hundreds of travel agents use Blacklane each month without commissions. Their customers desire the quality, safety and affordability that define our service,” said Jens Wohltorf, CEO and co-founder of Blacklane. “It’s only natural to reward all travel agents worldwide who trust us with their clients’ travels."

Travel agents register at www.blacklane.com/agency-direct-registration. Once confirmed, they either book on Blacklane’s website and apps or through partners. Those include Amadeus, Travelport, Sabre global distribution systems (GDSs) and the Amadeus Selling Platform.

Blacklane surveyed tens of thousands of travel agents last year. A top demand was value for the service. According to Blacklane’s price comparison across 20 major cities, its rates are on average 54 per cent less than legacy limousine prices. Blacklane’s model lowers chauffer fares while giving providing:

• • Premium vehicles from automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Cadillac.

• • Full duty of care from booking to service on the ground.

• • Instant booking confirmations.

• • 24/7 multi-lingual customer service for travel agents and travellers.

• • Guaranteed, all-inclusive rates guaranteed with no extra taxes, tolls, fees, tips or surges.

• • English-speaking drivers worldwide.

• • Driver meet-and-greet, including luggage assistance.

• • Free driver waiting time for transfers. Drivers wait up to one hour at airports and train stations and up to 15 minutes at all other locations.

• • Free changes and cancellations for transfers up to one hour before pickup.

• • Real-time flight tracking and adjustment of pickup times according to actual arrival times.

• • Driver contact information sent over SMS and email one hour before pick-up.

• • Dedicated account management designed for travel agents.

Blacklane is offering travel agents a 20 per cent discount to familiarise themselves with Blacklane’s service. To use this, they must email agency@blacklane.com.

About Blacklane (blacklane.com) Blacklane is the global professional driver service, covering the first and last miles of your journey. We provide peace of mind for passengers and drivers in more than 50 countries, 250 cities and 500 airports around the world. We guarantee high-quality rides at fair, fixed and all-inclusive rates. All drivers are commercially licensed and insured. Our state-of-the-art systems and a multi-lingual 24/7 Customer Service team coordinate tens of thousands of quality cars in real time. You can schedule rides on our website or mobile apps or via distribution and channel partners.