GROUND TRANSPORT


TO WORK, IT WILL NEED A


LARGE NUMBER OF CORPORATE CLIENTS TO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL SAVE THEM MONEY


Groundscope’s McCallion also thinks the subscription


model for MaaS may not be entirely suitable for managed corporate travel because of how ground transport servic- es tend to be used by business travellers. “I am not sure that the subscription model lends itself well to the business travel market, as generally business travellers want to use services at peak travel times when the system will have high demand and capacity con- straints, and business travellers have little demand for travel in the quieter periods of the day,” he explains. “To work, it will need a large number of corporate clients to believe that it [a subscription] will save them money rather than a pay-as-you-go charging model.” McCallion believes corporates considering MaaS servic- es are most likely to begin by using “pay as you go” models to “ensure they are getting value for money”, which, he adds, is “no real change” to how they operate now.


ENSURING DUTY-OF-CARE Another major potential issue for travel buyers around the introduction of MaaS is how they can ensure duty-of-care to employees when they may be potentially


MaaS could help travellers navigate cities more efficiently


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