Uber is winning over business travelers — and quickly, too

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NEW YORK CITY — Business travelers are bypassing the taxi queue with greater frequency, choosing instead ride-hailing services like Uber.

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A new report by expense management system provider Certify shows that 47% of the ground transportation rides by its users in March were through Uber. That's more than tripled from the 14% of rides that Uber had just over a year ago in January 2014. In a few cities, Uber now tops taxi rides for business travelers.

"While we often see noteworthy market shifts — leading restaurant chains and hotels exchanging leadership positions, for example — it is unprecedented to see one vendor grow to take such a commanding market share within one year's time," says Certify CEO Bob Neveu. Read more...

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