Hailo Ireland is running a special promotion today December 11 2016. The promotion is aimed at shoppers and will give 50% off rides that cost €10 or more to a maximum discount of €10. Using the code SUNDAYSHOPPER Hailo users nationwide will save 50% off fares between 10am and 5pm today. If you’re not sure […]
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Hailo Offers 50% Discount on Off-Peak Use during Bus Strike
Hailo, Ireland’s leading transport app, is advising customers to avoid delays and travel at off-peak times during the upcoming 48 hour Dublin Bus strike on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September. The company is anticipating strong demand for taxis during this time, so they are offering a discount to encourage users to travel at off-peak times where […]
Hailo Ireland Passes 100,000 Business Journeys
Hailo Ireland has today announced that it has passed 100,000 journeys on its Hailo for Business platform in Ireland. The announcement was made at a Hailo/The Dean business breakfast this morning, which focused on scaling technology businesses in the Irish market. Ireland’s leading transport app, Hailo revealed that it now has over 500 business accounts, […]
Phones, Lobsters and False Teeth Left Behind in Irish Hailo Cabs
About 5 minutes after the taxi dropped me off, I was still searching my accommodation for my bag when the sickening realisation dawned. I’d left my bag, laptop, camera and microphones in the boot of the car. Almost as suddenly, I realised that I had the drivers details, as I had used Hailo to call […]
Taxi Tech Company iCabbi Targets €15m International Expansion
Irish taxi technology company iCabbi has announced that it is targetting €15M annual recurring revenue (ARR) within two years with expansion in the UK and US. The company has seen exponential growth of 300% in the past year on the back of seed funding rounds totalling €1 million in 2012 and 2013. These were led by Dublin […]
Hailo’s got a Patrick’s Day Discount if your Driver’s a Paddy
Hailo Ireland, the taxi app, has come up with a nice way to wish their customers a Happy St Patrick’s Day: a Hailo credit if your driver’s called Patrick, Paddy, Patricia, Pádraig or some variation thereof. The offer applies today and tomorrow – St Patrick’s Day – and if you get a suitably named driver, all […]
Uber Partners with Spotify to let Passengers Choose Playlist
Uber, the chauffeur service has teamed up with Spotify, the music streaming service, to allow passengers in Uber cars to play their Spotify selections on the speakers of the cars they are travelling in. The service will be available in 10 cities starting November 21: London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, […]
Hailo Quits ‘Unprofitable’ North America
Hailo, the taxi hailing app has announced that it is pulling out of North America because it says the price war between local ride-sharing startups Uber and Lyft is making it “impossible” to be profitable there. The Financial Times reports that co-founder and co-CEO Jay Bergman is leaving the company, leaving the other CEO, Tom Barr in charge. […]
Hailo Goes Nationwide
It’s revolutionised taxi travel for many of us – especially when travelling for business – and today Hailo has announced that it is now live in 20 new towns and cities! They’ve been steadily rolling it out since the Dublin service launched in 2012, adding Cork, Galway and Limerick in 2013. The 20 new locations […]
Hailo Expands Coverage To Cork
Hailo announced this morning that it is now available in Cork city. They’re also offering a special promotion to first time users in Cork: Just download Hailo on your iPhone or Android, register an account with a credit or debit card, and add the promocode CORK01 to your account. To use your voucher, just choose […]