Travel abroad like at home: New way Israelis skip airport hassle
Israeli transportation company Gett is launching a new service allowing users to book rides abroad directly through its app. The service provides upfront pricing in shekels and Hebrew-language customer support across 26 countries.
Why it matters
This simplifies international travel logistics for Israeli tourists by removing the need for local apps and currency conversion calculations.
Anyone who flies abroad knows the situation: Landing in a new destination, needing to get to the hotel, and then beginning the search for a local transportation app, registering for a new service, and calculating the fare's actual cost in shekels. Now Gett is seeking to save Israeli passengers that entire process.The company is launching a new service that will allow users to book rides abroad directly through the Gett app, featuring upfront pricing displayed in NIS. and payment made using the payment method already saved in the app. The service is launching in a trial period in 26 countries and is expected to expand later to more than 70 countries worldwide.Among the countries where the service is already available in the initial phase are several popular destinations for Israelis, including the US, France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Georgia.
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