I remember a day when you could order a limo and actually get a limousine - a stretch limousine.

Those days are 'long gone,' no pun intended.  Today when you order a limo, you are likely to get a regular sedan or SUV.  In fact, you will have to specify a stretch limo if that is what you want.

Most limo companies today don't even have a stretch limousine in their fleet.  Instead, they have to arrange for one from one of their partner companies/ brokers.  Often they will do their best to persuade you to go with a regular length sedan or SUV (so that they won't have to go through a partner).

If I wanted a sedan, I would have just jumped into a taxi.

So be careful when you order your limo and make sure you get what you want.  If you want a stretch, ask for it and make sure they give you confirmation.

When I first started traveling, I had envisioned what I thought was an appropriate way to get from airport to my hotel.  However once I arrived at the airport, I was immediately confused by all of the options available from taxis, buses, shuttles, limos, rental cars, etc.

In fact, shuttles alone had multiple categories, including hotel shuttles, commercial shuttles, private shuttles, public shuttles, shared-ride shuttles, and park-and-ride shuttles.

In a nutshell, ground transportation is any form of transportation that takes you from point A to point B without using an airplane.  Though typically the terminology is referring to airport ground transportation methods, such as vehicles-for-hire (limos, sedans, SUVs, etc), shuttles, taxis, and charter buses.

Broadly speaking, you could also include other means of public transit including trains and even rental cars.  But for the most part, when the term is used, it is referring to limos, shuttles, or taxis that can be hired to get you from the airport to and from your hotel.

As frequent travelers have discovered, you can either take ground transportation as it comes, or you can plan your trip with comfort and satisfaction in mind.

Having experienced the worst of the worst in travel and ground transportation, I decided to create a blog and provide other travelers tips and information.

My goal or vision is to do my part in cleaning-up the ground transportation industry, so that my fellow travelers do not have to play Russian Roulette when they are simply going to and from airports and hotels.

Away we go…