Golden Touch Transportation

I understand using these guys if you are running late or something where its during those really weird hours and last thing you want is to hail an expensive NY cab, however, HELLLLO PEOPLE, this is the year 2011,no more excuses its a no-brainer: ***Use the RIDESHARE services from your local CRAIGSLIST people! *** Its the free-market folks, thousands have already been using this and still happily continue to use individual rideshares ALL the time! forget about those sensationalized muckrackings, there are TONS of wonderful people mutually benefiting from rideshare services whether college students, commuters, retirees, etc, I love the fact that there still is a place where I CAN STILL NEGOTIATE how much I want to pay for the ride. Besides, what I spend usually goes directly towards the drivers gas and maintenance expenses she or he is not trying to rip me off. Rideshares have been waaaaaaays cheaper than these commercial services. I have been using rideshares services as a great budget-minded alternative and never have looked back since. If you are utilizing a SMARTphone, it really IS a no brainer. On several occasions, I have personally been able to find and negotiate prices for getting a ride literally WHILE THE PLANE was STILL FLYING, where I already setup where I wanted to meet this person, ALL THE WHILE BEFORE THE PLANE reached thearrival terminal gates. Usually the night before or a couple of hours before flight, I'd have a rideshare available. Try it sometimes folks, you really have nothing to lose, worst case scenario, you'd still be where you are: always have these more expensive commercial ""personalized services"" available to your disposal. more

The horror stories about missed reservations and mistreatment by Golden Touch employees that abound on the Internet are no surprise to me. Columbia U employs this awful company to provide intercampus bus service, and the buses are rarely on time, and are generally staffed by extremely rude drivers who do not seem to feel obligated to clean their buses. The nice ones merely smell faintly of mildew and sweat; the less nice ones tend to smell of urine, an interesting feature since the bathrooms are always locked. Steer clear! Pros: A vehicle Cons: Lousy service, dirty vehicles, run by jerks more

My friend and I recently went to NYC. When I booked our flight and hotel I also booked ground transportation through Golden Touch. Our flight ended up being delayed, but we kept in touch with them, letting them know when we would be in. Well, we didnt end up landed until 1:30am. We called the woman said to go outside and we would see the Golden Touch ""car"". We waited until the cab stand was closing and they never showed up. When we were getting ready to leave the hotel and head home again, we were waiting for them. We called earlier in the morning and was told to be outside at 2:45. We were there for 30 mins and they never showed up!!! One of the doormen even called for us to see where they were! OH, and their hold music is terrible! Think Ice Cream Truck! Cons: cant say anything b/c they didnt show up! more