If you are planning a trip and have decided to hire a taxi, you must be aware of the factors to consider when choosing a cab service. Getting acquainted with these factors will help you to ensure that your journey on the cab is comfortable and completely safe.

The first factor that must be taken into account when hiring a taxi service is company license; in other words, you must first check whether the company you are dealing with is licensed. This is because only licensed cab services can be expected to meet all the operational and legal requirements. Meeting these requirements is essential for ensuring complete safety and thus one should never opt for companies that are yet to get a license.

The next factor to be considered is reputation of the service provider. Even if the taxicab service provider has the required licenses, you must find out whether it enjoys good reputation among previous customers. Licenses don’t prove whether a particular company is reliable. To know what kind of reputation the business enjoys, you can check its website and read customer feedbacks. If you are dealing with a top taxi service provider, it will surely be represented by a website.

It’s extremely important to know whether the taxi service provider you are dealing with is reliable or not as hiring cab from an unreliable company can make you spend extra money. Often we find taxi drivers taking the longest route for making more money. Hiring cabs from a trustworthy company will ensure that you don’t become victim of any such deceptive act.

Reliability of the cab service provider is also the most important factor for individuals planning to travel alone, in a strange locality or late in the night. When talking to the representative of the taxi company, don’t forget to ask whether all the drivers working for it have undergone thorough background check before being appointed.

Be ready to ask a few more questions to the service provider. Ask whether the cab they will be providing you with is mechanically sound. You can expect the taxi ride to be safe and comfortable only if the vehicle you are boarding is mechanically sound.

Also, ask whether the driver in-charge of the cab is well-trained and experienced. Remember, a driver who has not been trained properly and is not made to undergo refresher courses at regularly usually lack driving skills. This puts passengers traveling on cars driven by him/her at high risk of encountering accidents.

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Salzburg is one of the most stunning cities in the world, and its historical legacy alone is enough for any tourist to fall in love with it. Whether it is the city’s ancient cathedrals and castles (which have endured for centuries), the scenic landscapes made iconic by the movie The Sound of Music, or simply the sheer beauty of the gardens and public parks of the city, there is something for every tourist in this lovely Austrian city. Fortunately, today’s travellers can now rely on a Salzburg shuttle service to get them to their accommodation quickly and easily, and once there, the following activities should be on any itinerary.

Go on a Cycling Tour on the Set of Sound of Music

Once the Salzburg shuttle service has transported you to your accommodation, it’s time to get out and explore. Although it’s the fourth largest city in Austria, it is very accessible and easy to get around – and there is so much to see! One of the highly recommended and most popular tours is a cycling tour around several locations used as sets in the 1965 musical film, The Sound of Music. Fans of the movie will be able to channel their inner Maria as they are guided around the iconic locations where the film was shot, including the beautiful Trapp Villa and Hellbrun’s gardens. It will take around 20 minutes from the Altstadt to the Trap Villa, but the pleasant cycling and the fantastic destination will not disappoint. Moreover, those who are self-confessed fanatics of the film could elevate the experience even more by booking a room at the Trap Villa and spending the night in one of the most important icons in 20th century cinema.

Explore the City on a Historical Tour on Foot

Even without the Sound of Music tour, the city is an amazing destination that caters to many different types of tourists. For those who appreciate history, there are more than enough old cathedrals, museums, monasteries and castles in this UNESCO World Heritage Site. While many tourists prefer to explore the city on their own-arriving from the airport and getting to different destinations is easy enough with the Salzburg shuttle service -there are also guided tours that usually last for two hours and include numerous stops in the lovely Baroque city, including the famous Salzburg Dome Cathedral.

Mozart’s Geburtshaus

Any trip to the city would not be complete without a visit to Mozart’s Geburtshaus, birthplace of the world-renowned classical music composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Your Salzburg shuttle service may even take you past Mozart’s Geburtshaus on the way from the airport. This incredible townhouse is filled with amazing collections that allow visitors an intimate glimpse into Mozart’s earlier life. The most notable items housed in the museum include the mini violin Mozart played when he was a toddler, a number of other instruments, and many portraits.

While there are so many other attractions that are well worth visiting in this fabulous city, missing these three should not be an option.

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