One of the great culinary events in Atlanta, Buckhead Restaurant Week opens at 27 eateries on March 9 and it's a great time to get out a try not only one of your favorite participating dining establishments, but maybe choose a new restaurant and sample what they have to offer.
It's also a perfect event to try Atlanta Checker Cab and their new "Atlanta Checker Cab" app to get to and from your favorite Buckhead restaurant.
"Atlanta Checker cab has always enjoyed providing service to the Buckhead restaurant's and have appreciated there business for 66 years now," says Rick Hewatt, President of Atlanta Checker Cab. "We home this promotion encourages people to enjoy all of the fine dinning establishments in the Buckhead area!"
The "Atlanta Checker Cab" app is available for both Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, and has been approved for both Google Play and Apple’s App stores. The app also includes a custom branded website for on-line bookings. Passengers booking through the website can see these reservations on the app as well as they leave their desk to meet their cab.
The app really takes all the hassle out of getting to your favorite restaurant throughout Atlanta.
Users who download the Atlanta Checker Cab application can quickly create an account with an email and telephone number, and book their first ride immediately thereafter.
The app allows users to define their pickup and destination points, and even estimates a fare for the journey. Passengers are provided with a confirmation number, along with periodic updates when they are assigned a vehicle. They can see their vehicle on a map as it proceeds towards the pick-up address, and are notified when the vehicle is out front. At the end of the ride, customers can get an email receipt with the details of the trip for accurate and convenient expense tracking.
Additional features of innovative app include the ability to define your favorite locations, rebook a previous trip, and select a pickup or destination address based upon Google Places lookup. Users may also set preferences for vehicle type, payment method and number of passengers. Many new and exciting features are planned for subsequent releases.
With a fleet of approximately 200 vehicles, Atlanta Checker is a leading transportation service provider and innovator within Atlanta. Atlanta Checker vehicles are dispatched by the Mobile Knowledge Cabmate dispatch system, and GPS equipped Series 2000 Mobile Data Terminals. Passengers are able to pay by Cash, Credit Card, or on Account for maximum convenience and flexibility.
Hewatt says Atlanta Checker Cab makes a conscious effort to keep up with the needs and demands of customers when it comes to technology.
“Atlanta Checker has been an early adopter of technology that benefits both our drivers and the riding public alike. We are pleased to now be in a position to offer our clients the Atlanta Checker Cab app that will allow them to ‘App-a-Cab’ from their smartphone, or alternatively to make a reservation directly from our website. Mobile Knowledge has been a long standing and trusted technology partner to Atlanta Checker for almost twenty years and we are extremely pleased that they are assisting their clients in responding to the increasing demand for this next generation of service.”
The app can be downloaded through your mobile device or by clicking on the following links:
For iOS users
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/atlanta-checker-cab/id560143359
For Android users
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http://services.taxihail.com/AtlantaCheckerCab/
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