Traditionally, when colleagues are expected to travel together to attend conferences, team building events or company celebrations, your instinctive response will likely be to order separate taxis for each individual or tell your team members to get to their destination independently.
These approaches not only result in significant complications, additional experiences but they can also lead to higher than necessary costs compared to using a single vehicle hire from National Coach Hire UK, which will nearly always provide the best option for group travel.
All get there together and on time
The number one benefit of using a minibus rather than taxis is that everyone will arrive at the same time. If you have a bunch of taxis, the early birds will arrive 20 minutes early for the meeting while the stragglers show up 10 minutes late into the meeting. Using a minibus means everyone arrives at once.
Has more value than using multiple taxis
The cost-per-person to obtain multiple taxis (four or more) for a total of 12-16 people can be prohibitive. A minibus is very often less expensive (cost effective) than using multiple taxis, especially if the distance travelled is significant. When travelling to/from cities or staying out for 12 hours or longer, the value of using a minibus is magnified.
No need to coordinate all taxis
Booking an individual taxi for each of the eight passengers requires separate confirmation emails/phone calls and creates stress concerning the likelihood of an individual passenger not arriving: (No Show). In contrast, booking one minibus for the eight passengers requires one confirmation, one driver and one point of contact. The convenience of this system is enormous when dealing with a busy event planner.
Building a cohesive team and maintaining morale of team
Travelling as a team is a way to build a team. By having all employees travel on the same minibus (this can be a 20-minute drive across town or a 2-hour drive to a conference), employees have time to build informal relationships with each other. Traveling together allows employees to build team cohesion before any team building activities begin.
Environmental Sustainability
Using one minibus with 12 to 16 people travelling on it (as compared to using 12 to 16 individual taxis) results in a smaller carbon footprint per person due to the use of one vehicle instead of multiple vehicles. This must be considered by companies with environmental commitments and companies that have an obligation to report on ESG.
National Coach Hire (UK) has a full fleet of 8-seat executive minibuses through to 16-seat VIP minibuses ready for any form of team travel. With professional drivers, competitive pricing, and with only a single company and a single payment the simplicity of using National Coach Hire (UK) is of far superior value then using the confusion of taking numerous taxis. Book your team’s next trip today.