Hospitality | Executive Transportation | Event Transport | NYC NJ

Dry Run: Major Keys to Event Transport Success, Vol. #1

A "Dry Run" is one of the most POWERFUL and Productive preps you can do to ensure your Event Transport in NYC is a Success.

 

A "Dry Run" can be done without the Full Fleet of cars that have been booked for the Event Transport. However, we do suggest doing the Run with a few "Event Captains" that will assist the other drivers on Event Day.

 

We suggest doing the Run 72 to 48 hours before Event Day to keep things fresh and accurate. Things change quickly in big cities like NYC. Consequently, the last thing you want is to have expired guidelines.

 

Try to do a Run even if its not in the budget. We suggest doing a Run with at least ONE vehicle so you can get a "feel" of the Event Route.

 


 

A DRY RUN WILL HELP YOUR LEADERS AND DRIVERS BE IN SYNC

During an event, it is CRUCIAL that all vendors are ON THE SAME PAGE. A "Dry Run" is practically a run through of the event before the actual event. This way, all participants can ask questions and clarify any details that seemed vague. And we all know how events get in NYC. There's no time for questions.

Luxury Car Service | NYC | Event Transportation | Luxury Ride | Event Transport
Luxury Car Service | NYC | Event Transportation | Luxury Ride | Event Transport

 

A DRY RUN GIVES DRIVERS AN IDEA OF THE OPTIMAL ROUTES

If you give yourselves ample time, you could set up a Dry Run on or near Site a few days before hand. This way, the drivers & Captains can scope out the area and figure out the fastest route for drivers to take; to and from the event.

 

A DRY RUN ULTIMATELY TRANSLATES TO A HAPPY CLIENT

In the Service Industry, the customer comes first. Doing some practice like a Dry Run will assure you are air tight for this event. When you and your team are ready, it will show. The client will be able to pick up right away that they chose the right Event Transport, among so many in NYC.

 


 

All of your chauffeurs will be looking to YOU, the Event Captain, for guidance and direction. Completing a "Dry Run"

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Luxury | Car Service | Chauffeur | Luxury Ride | Event Transport NYC

gives you the confidence of knowing the best ROUTE and PLAN possible. Furthermore, use this knowledge to plan Event Transport and results will be infectious. A client is able to feel when they are good hands. Once you cement that feeling, what could go wrong?

 

Feel free to check out what YOU can book from Luxury Ride, in respects to Event Transport.


Arrive in Style with our Luxury Party Buses

NYC & NJ HAS A LOT OF PARTIES. YOU NEED A RIDE? LUXURY RIDE HAS GOT YOUR BACK WITH SOME OF THE MOST ESTEEMED LUXURY PARTY BUSES - AT YOUR SERVICE.

 

20 passenger - Cadillac Escalade Jet Door Limo

 

Original Limousine on the outside; Luxury Party Bus on the inside.

 

Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ

 

Comfortable and Premium for the Very Important 20 Exclusive guests. This choice of our Luxury Party Buses is perfect & quick for anyone trying to get too a Good Time and leave from a Good Time. The inside of the Party Bus, being roomy and modern, makes you feel like you're already at the club before being "at the club". Fully equipped with a jet door for easy VIP access, Flat Screen TVs, DVD/CD player with surround sound & an iPod connection; in other words: fully equipped with everything you and your guests will need to get in the mood before and after the party. You may see this coming down the Parkway in NJ or the GWB in NYC...

 


 

20 passenger - H2 Hummer Jet Door

 

If you're looking for a Powerful Chariot and want to show people "I came here to party", this is the

 

Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ

 

Luxury Ride carries many Luxury Party Buses, but this one is a BEAUT. Enter through the Jet Door To a party before even getting to the party. Flat Screen TVs with a DVD/CD AND iPod hookup, perfect to get the VIPs amped up and going. We got you covered on drinks with the Wet

Bar. Also equipped with everything you need to warm up on a dancefloor, between the neon floor lights and disco flooring. Also, to make you feel right at home, there is a fireplace as well. Your NJ Luxury Party Bus awaits!

 


 

24 passenger - Galaxy White H2 Hummer with Butterfly & Jet Doors

 

If you're trying to celebrate all the way from NYC to the Moon, the Galaxy H2 Limousine will take you there!

 

Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ

 

Board the Starship through the Butterfly/Jet Doors, and either relax or turn up the volume with the Flat Screen setup including CD/DVD/iPod hookups. While bumping Your favorite music, accompany the dancing with the Disco Lightshow. Look up, and you'll see the ceiling lighting up for your party as well. In the very back of the steed, there is a private room...with a dancing pole. Good thing you can't go to that space if you're below the age of 18. Take off in this limousine for your next event here in NJ NYC!

 


 

20 passenger - Exotic Pink H2 Hummer

 

This is what we call "the Headturner" Limousine.

 

Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ

 

Nothing says "Let the Good Times Roll" than a Hot Pink Stretch Limo. Definitely the "louder" choice of our Luxury Party Buses. Equipped with Flat Screens and a CD/DVD/iPod hookup, this limo will house any pre/after party perfectly. Between the Neon Lights everywhere and the Wet Bar, how could you not have a good time? This particular Party Bus is a favorite of ours. If you're trying to make people at the party say, "wow, I wish I came to my Wedding in THAT!", you're looking at the right limousine...

 


 

24 passenger - Exotic Party Bus

 

The Classic Party Bus Limousine

 

Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ
Luxury Party Buses | Luxury Ride | NYC NJ

 

Yet still groundbreaking and appealing to anyone who likes to have FUN! Get the party started with the Flat Screen hookup including a CD/DVD/iPod player. Then, move over to the wet bar to loosen up a bit; after that, start breaking it down as you are driven to your Wedding. Neon lights, along with fiber-optic lighting, will be the cherry on top; completing the ambient scene that you will soon be joining. If you're trying to let everyone know "The Boss has arrived", you're looking at the stallion!


Event Planning | Transportation | NYC NJ Luxury Ride | Staging Tips

4 Staging Tips for The High-Scale Events in NYC

EVENT PLANNING STRIVES FOR AN IMAGE OF SEAMLESS FINESSE. SMOOTH TRANSPORTATION IS A MUST TO ACHIEVE THIS - AND A MUST IN THE NYC NJ SCENE.

 

LUXURY RIDE ENJOYS WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN NYC OR NJ IN THE EVENT PLANNING OR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY. WE LIKE SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE.

 

YVONNE CHOURINARD, FOUNDER OF PATAGONIA, ONCE SAID (PARAPHRASED), "IF YOU FIGURED OUT SOMETHING THAT WORKS, SHARE IT"

 


The Event Planning Industry, along with the Transportation Industry, is extremely competitive. Behind the scenes conflict are a norm, and colleagues can be shady. Luxury Ride promotes teamwork - and with that comes the sharing of knowledge.

We understand how crazy things can get, and how far off the ACTUAL can stray from the PLAN. We propose a solution: craft your 10/10 plan in such a way that leaves room for changes.

Map out the general tasks and be sure to achieve such; execution of the tasks are never static and must be adapted on the spot - it is almost impossible to predict exactly how an event will play out, especially in NYC or NJ.


LUXURY RIDE SPECIALIZES IN TRANSPORTATION IN NYC, NJ AND GLOBALLY. EVENT PLANNING IS OUR SECOND NATURE. THE FOUNDATION OF A GOOD EVENT RELIES ON "FLOW". THE "FLOW" IN TRANSPORTATION IS OPTIMAL WHEN STAGED. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN TRANSPORTATION, STAGING IS ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL FACTORS - YOU KNOW THIS.

 

Event Planning | Transportation | NYC NJ Luxury Ride
Event Planning | Transportation | NYC NJ Luxury Ride | Staging Tips

LET'S GO OVER SOME FULL-PROOF LUXURY RIDE TIPS FOR PERFECT STAGING:

 

KNOW YOUR TROOPS

 

Make sure the drivers that are driving for you are your professionals; your Full-Timers. Chauffeurs who know the location, their job, the passenger, and what the passenger wants. When you are being supported by the foundation you have built, Staging will be easier since each car and chauffeur know exactly what they should be doing.

 

KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS

 

In New York City, knowing your location for a Transportation expert is KEY. Know where your cars are & how many. Know what routes they must take to arrive quickly or kill time if they can't park. Know what normally goes on on the street where a fleet may be on Stand-by. Know if there is a business or something of the sort operating on your stand-by street, and if you this will cause conflict with your plan.

 

KNOW YOUR EVENT

 

Try and gain knowledge regarding the event your servicing. Learn the Event's "Flow", and what it means to your "Flow". Although we try to all be on the same page when performing in the Event Planning Industry, things definitely get mixed up, so plan for that. It cannot always go your way. If the Party ends at 6 PM, have cars ready at 5PM for the early-birds & 8PM for the "heavy-partiers".

 

ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION & ALWAYS HAVE ALTERNATIVES

 

As mentioned, Event Planning gets wild. It is important, as a leader, to be paying attention to everything. When I say everything, I MEAN EVERYTHING. Find a problem before it becomes a problem, adapt quickly. If something happens that destroys your plan - have another plan ready to set in action. Car accident on your Staging Block causing traffic? Move cars out immediately to back-up Staging spot. Guests leaving early? VIP cars are set. Guests coming out late? Great thing we have a few cars waiting right behind us! Point is: BE MINDFUL OF YOUR P'S & Q'S AND GET READY TO SWITCH THEM UP IF YOU MUST!

 

IF YOU HAVE A SOLUTION, SHARE IT.

want more advice or insight? Check out our Good Friends @ Luminique Events Group for all things Event Planning!

4 Staging Tips for The High-Scale Events in NYC


JFK Terminal 4 | Luxury Ride

Surviving JFK Terminal 4

 Surviving JFK Terminal 4 “T4”

 


 

For those of you who travel, especially internationally, you know what we mean by “Surviving JFK Terminal 4”. Although T4 is a beautiful piece of architecture, it is still an Airport that transports billions of people annually – and because it is an airport, there will always be an issue and/or setback of some level of magnitude.

 

There is no larger setback than the multiple entrances/exits to Terminal 4 at JFK International.

 

After riding a 10+ hour international flight into the US, you are most likely tired – and most likely have a driver of some sort waiting to pick you up. When arriving to the terminal, it is only natural to desire a seamless and easy pick-up from your driver. Yet, due to the multiple entrances/exits, “seamless” seems unattainable.

 

There are two things that Executives desire when traveling:

  1. Punctuality
  2. Minimum-stress levels when concerning transportation from Point A to Point B

 

UNFORTUNATELY, STRESS-LEVELS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AT JFK TERMINAL 4

JFK Terminal 4 | Luxury Ride
JFK Terminal 4 | Luxury Ride

 

(MAP OF TERMINAL 4 AT JFK – SPECIFYING WHERE PASSENGERS ARRIVE)

 

As specified in the picture above, travelers come off their flight and begin to make their way towards the main exits – because they were told that their driver will be waiting for them near or around the exit.

 

BUT WHICH EXIT?!

 

Here at Luxury Ride, we have heard countless stories of clients/drivers waiting for their appointment in the complete wrong location, on the wrong side of T4. And we simply want to help travelers and drivers alike perform and travel more pleasantly and efficiently.

 


 

ALLOW LUXURY RIDE TO OFFER SOME SOLUTIONS

 

    • Problem Awareness
    • Let Others Know The Problem
    • Last Minute Changes

 

 

PROBLEM AWARENESS

 

Luxury Ride has been taking care of many transportation needs for a very long time now, so we are no stranger to the common problems that companies and clients both experience; one of which being Terminal 4 at JFK. We notice there is a severe organizational issue with T4, and being that it is our duty to provide a high standard of excellence to our clients – it is also our duty to solve this issue.

 

LET OTHERS KNOW THE PROBLEM

 

With every ride we book at JFK, especially Terminal 4, we notify the passenger of the common issue regarding locating their chauffeur and also assure them that Luxury Ride is working to solve this issue.

If one of our passengers books a ride with us at JFK at T4, we quickly email that passenger with a Full-Proof map that specifies where they will be entering from and where their chauffeur will be.

 

JFK Terminal 4 | Luxury Ride
JFK Terminal 4 | Luxury Ride

(A MAP OF TERMINAL 4 IN JFK SPECIFYING WHERE OUR CHAUFFEURS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU [beneath the Security Checkpoint])

 

 

LAST MINUTE CHANGES

 

Flight delay? We’ll still be waiting for you. You arrived at T4 through another entrance that you did not expect and think you will not be able to find your chauffeur? Just give us a quick call on our toll-free international number (1-888-774-4847) and we will have your chauffeur come to meet you at your new location, no problem.

 


 

The key to Surviving JFK Terminal 4 is COMMUNICATION

 

The foundation of transportation companies, ground and air alike, is built from communication. And it is also every transportation company’s mission to provide each passenger with a pleasurable travel experience. The only way to do that is if each point of transportation is working with the other: which is exactly what Luxury Ride is doing for their clients coming into Terminal 4 at JFK.

 

It seems that many transportation companies, and especially airports, have mastered the art of miscommunication.

 

Luxury Ride strives to fix this ongoing confusion – and we encourage others to constantly be clear and concise so there will be no mix-ups; ultimately causing your travel experience to be what was once unattainable: seamless and efficient.