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Uber has a new ride option for people traveling to the airport with a lot of luggage

20 November 2024 at 10:26
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Uber's new XXL ride option is available to and from select airports for travelers with extra luggage.

Klaus Vedfelt

  • Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, Uber has come out with a new ride option.
  • For those who don't travel light, the UberXXL option comes with "larger trunk space" for more luggage.
  • It's available for rides to and from 60 airports worldwide.

For those who don't like to travel light during the holiday season, Uber's new XXL option might be for you.

The ride-hailing company's new ride category comes with "access to larger trunk space," it announced Wednesday.

It's worth noting the UberXXL option is only for trips to and from airports. It's available for more than 60 airports worldwide, including 40 in the US and Canada.

So what's the difference between this and an UberXL, which has been around for years? It boils down to trunk space.

The UberXL option gets riders a van or SUV that seats up to six people. While the new UberXXL choice guarantees trunk space and fits six people, the UberXL option doesn't promise the trunk will be free to load your luggage into.

As part of its updates for the holiday travel season, Uber said eligible Uber One members could get $20 Uber Cash back on an XXL ride until December 1.

Separately, Uber is introducing a widget for iPhone users that lets them book a ride from their home screens with two taps. The widget requires the latest version of iOS and the latest Uber app update.

The Transportation Security Administration expects this year's Thanksgiving travel period to be the busiest on record, in line with passenger volumes already reaching record highs earlier this year. It projects it'll screen 18.3 million people from Tuesday to December 2, an increase of 6% from this time last year.

Read the original article on Business Insider

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