Private transportation and ridesharing companies took a big hit in 2020 with the lack of travel due to the pandemic. Many rideshare drivers are still working to get back to where they were pre-pandemic, according to a Bloomberg Second Measure report, but private transportation has rebounded quickly.

The National Limousine Association (NLA) took a survey of its members in November and found that bookings are trending upwards with 88.7 percent of respondents saying that business has increased since this time a year ago.

"People are anxious to get out and about and do things that they didn't do forever," said Robert Alexander, President of the NLA told Newsweek. "We have demand because people like to know what they're going to get, if you are a member the NLA, you want to be a responsible driver that will do safety protocols. And people like to know that 'if need a ride at one o'clock', it's going to be there...at 12:45."

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