On February 29th of this year I went on an unforgettable adventure to Los Angles, California. It was a new experience for me because I have not been to the heart of L.A before, let alone anywhere that far with just me and my friends. The only other time I was ever close to getting an experience as such was with my basketball team when we travelled, but even that was supervised by the coach. This was an all-out trip, starting from just the way we chose to get there.
I had a weekend off and the weather was nice, so I thought it be a great opportunity to complete an adventure for this class. So about several hours before departure I asked if my friends wanted to come and they were more than happy to come along. We bought Amtrak tickets and were set way to L.A. I have got to admit that I was excited but a bit nervous because I have never been on a train. You always hear stories about how “sketchy” trains are, but this train is as I found was an exception to that. It was nice comfortable experience because you eat and there is a lot more wiggle room as opposed to a plane. Being that we did not drive there we do not have a car to travel around, so what was the next best thing, Uber.
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As we were debating whether or not use Uber, we were greeted by a taxi driver who insisted on giving us a ride as he was reaching for our bags. Seeing that we would keep debating we just went with the flow and took the ride, and it was some ride. This cab driver was driving as if he was racing a Bugatti and nearly crashed several times, and on top of that he was charging an outrageous price. Our hotel was maybe 5 miles from the station, but somehow the drive costed $68 and that without the
...s the car rental prices, Amtrak needs to continue to work with rental car and booking services to make it easy, affordable and favorable experience for the riders; have strong partnerships with union, health care provider etc. Increase in airline ticket prices provides Amtrak a competitive edge, but it needs to elevate its position as a “ America’s premium travel or Expert travel” option where customers’ are willing to pay a higher ticket price leading to generate higher net revenues.
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