Simply show the
Simply show the translation The Taxi Language Phrasebook Charm offensive – in over 70 languages! ● 21 essential phrases every taxi driver needs. ● Be able to communicate in 74 languages. ● Simply point and let the passenger read, they need only to nod or shake their head. This language guide enables a taxi driver to communicate more easily or at least at all with foreign passengers. The brochure contains all the phrases used in a taxi from “Please fasten your seat belt” to “Do you wish to pay by credit card?”. All the important phrases are included, from Japanese to Spanish, from Finnish to Russian, from Farsi to Urdu. Communicate in 74 languages without having a command of them. Simply tap on it (point) and let the passenger read it. To reply, all he needs to do is nod or shake his head. DEAR TAXI-FRIENDS, Are there too many taxis on earth? Or too few passengers? The answer to this question may be the same, but depending on how the question is put, there are very different approaches to solving the problem. Let’s take the transport of the elderly and people with mobility handicaps as an example. Taxis can do a lot for them and there is a wide range of alternatives as we can see from our examples in The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Germany. A closely integrated network with the local public transport system clearly results in more taxi rides. And, last but not least, we give a detailed report of the UITP World Congress, the meeting of local public transport representatives, during which taxis were the subject of many promising discussions. As in our previous issue, the topic of music and taxis will be covered again. The international taxi trade network has enabled a taxi app and a Vienna taxi radio circuit to support a major European event. As a global network, we can also stand up to financially strong newcomers from outside the industry. - the editors - DATES Taxi Expo 2015 September 22, 2015. Expo Houten, Netherlands www.taxi-expo.nl CONTENT MOBILITY SERVICES 8 Barrier-free transportation 9 Belgium mixes pro’s and volunteers 10 Despite cuts: Taxi support for disabled 12 Denmark’s Flextur: Subsidised taxi home 14 Germany’s dormant market 24 Numbers – The elderly and mobility-impaired EUROPEAN SONG CONTEST 22 Taxi.eu scores 12 points UITP CONGRESS 15 Who integrates mobility in the Smart City? TECHNICAL SUPPORT 18 Working hours? The fleet portal helps REGULAR ITEMS WELCOME, WILLKOMMEN, BIENVENUE! Welcoming International Guests to your Cab. The Taxi Driver‘s Phrasebook. by Gabriele Kröber Making hospitality quick and easy! Order now from the taxi-Times- Verlag publishing house Munich www.taxi-times.com Phone: 089/215 48 30 75 Autorin Gabi Kröber, Der Taxi-Sprachführer, 179 Seiten, Ringbuchbindung, ISBN 978-3-955008-02-7 19.80 € (inclusive of VAT + 3,90 € shipping charges) COVER PHOTO: Fotolia / Robert Kneschke 2015 IATR Conference September 27-30, 2015, Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain, Canada www.iatr.global Eurocab 2015 fms usergroup meeting October 14–16, 2015, Ramada Plaza Antwerp, Belgium www.eurocab.info 2015 Annual Convention & Trade Show October 26-30, Ceasars Palace Las Vegas, USA www.tlpa.org 7. Taxitreff 2015 Including Taxi Times workshop October 29–31, 2015, Mallorca, Spain www.taxitreff.de Organising an event in the mobility sector? Please let us know: info@taxi-times.com TAXI AUGUST / 2015 3 4 People 6 Our comment 7 News 25 Guest: EDF vice-presidentGunta Anca 26 The Final
