Tourists are common targets of crimes and abuses. Especially
when you’re in a rush or unfamiliar with commuting, you can be easily compelled
to take taxi cabs that charge excessive rates. Good news: a new mobile
application allows you to order a taxi fast and easy, while still following the
regular taxi meter rate.
What’s more, the taxi drivers are registered and
trained for a more secure and hospitable riding experience.
Easy Taxi is a FREE downloadable application that delivers
the nearest registered taxi anywhere in Manila, in just a few clicks of your
Android phone, iPhone, Blackberry 10 phone, or Windows computer. In just three
steps, you can have an exclusive taxi service without feeling robbed by
excessive fees.
First, download the application from www.easytaxi.com. You can also order a taxi
on the same website without downloading the application. When the application
is active it can automatically map your phone or computer’s address.
Second,
confirm your current location by typing your name, mobile number, and preferred
pick up location. You can click “call taxi now” to place your order, or “add to
favorite” to save the location for future transactions.
Third, wait for the
Easy Taxi message saying “your taxi is on the way” that includes the taxi
driver’s details like full name, photo, car model, and plate number. Your taxi
will arrive in a few minutes at your chosen pickup point.
The Easy Taxi
customer service will call a few times to update you about the driver’s
location. Through the application, you can also save the taxi driver history,
and track your taxi approaching in real time. For just 70PHP booking fee added
on top of the regular taxi meter rate, you get a friendly, English-speaking, trustworthy
driver armed with a GPS smart phone and a 24/7 customer support team to tour
you around the city.
Easy Taxi is the world’s largest taxi-hailing application,
operating in 17 countries and over 50 cities worldwide. This means that you can
use the same application in over 50 cities, including Thailand,
Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and more Southeast Asian cities
in the future. Easy Taxi follows international business models but has a local
advocacy of improving the image of the Philippine transportation industry as
safe, modern, and efficient.
Even the core values are very Filipino such as
building positive driver-passenger and employer-employee relationships. Easy
Taxi helps educate drivers on technology use, hospitality, and
self-improvement. Just last week, Easy Taxi organized a basketball tournament
for taxi drivers with professional players from the Philippine Basketball
Association.
Unlike in other countries where the booking fee is shouldered by
drivers, booking fee in the Philippines is paid by passengers and taxi
companies, another big help for drivers who usually just rent their cab units. Easy
Taxi’s philosophy of “happy drivers
equals happy customers” will surely make any city smile.
Easy Taxi is perfect for tourists in Manila
and frequent travelers especially in Southeast Asia who want safe, fast, and
easy, transportation, not to mention reliable taxi driver friends in Manila they
can call anytime, anywhere.
This article was contributed by Kerby Maca
