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We would like
to present to you with the Official Limousine rental guide for
Ontario, brought to you by the Ontario Limousine Owner Association and members.
We hope this simple guide helps you to find a good limousine company, please
check our directory and find the supplier that suits your needs.
We would like to thank you of are member and wish you good luck with your upcoming
events.
Limousine
Rental Guide:
Before
renting, read this important message...
Shopping on the Web for Limo Service?
Searching for
limousine service on the web can be a tricky proposition littered with
a maze of smoke-and-mirrors. Many internet limousine websites
claim they have vehicles available worldwide and that you should book
with them.
DON'T BE
AT RISK!
The fact is,
most of these limousine websites with "vehicles around the
world" don't own a single car. These websites are
reservation clearinghouses; internet brokers who are merely
third-party subcontractors. This practice is widespread on the
web and it typically leaves the consumer, YOU, at risk.
How does
"brokering" work & why should you care?
- A reservation clearinghouse, or internet broker, doesn't own their own vehicles.
They merely take your reservation and farm it out to a locally based
company. Once this is done, they effectively loose control over
your job, leaving you at risk.
For
example, lets say you made a reservation with
"1800BookLimosNow" for an airport arrival in Boston.
- 1800BookLimosNow jobs out your reservation to a local company in
Boston, say, ABCBoston Limo. If ABCBoston can't take the job,
they call on another one of their "affiliates" - yes, your
reservation is shuffled from company to company until a local company
can do it. You may not get the limo you wanted.
- The
total price you pay is above market. Hidden in the price is a
broker premium. This premium could tack on as much as 20% more
than regular price than if you dealt direct with ABCBoston Limo
directly. Unfortunately, the premium is not disclosed as it is
cleverly hidden in the price.
- Because you are1800BookLimosNow's client, and NOT ABCBoston Limo's
client, the service you receive may not be up to par.
- If you
have any problems with the service, the internet broker has little
control over the service; they don't own the cars or hire the drivers.
If ABC Boston Limo receives an opportunity to service one of
their OWN clients, you may be left standing.
How do you
spot an "internet broker" to avoid risk?
- They make broad claims of coverage such as "book a car
anywhere" or "we have vehicles worldwide" or "we
service over 25 countries in over 250 cities."
- Some
websites will give you instant pricing on your reservation need.
While convenient, this price often reflects the broker's fee & the
subcontracted rate; in other words, you will be paying MORE than if
you dealt direct with a locally based company.
- They
have names symbolic of national prominence such as
"1800BookLimosNow" or "Limousine Network
Worldwide."
