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Taxi and limousine companies play an exceedingly

important part in tourism. Local transportation

companies perform vital services for air, bus, rail, and
shipping lines.

Businesspersons and tourists alike would have a

difficult time getting from place to place if these
services were not available. Inclines and aerial trams

serve as a form of taxi service and are of a special

interest to visitors in scenic tourist destination areas as

a form of recreation and sightseeing .
The Taxicab, Limousine, and Paratransit Association

(TLPA) in Kensington, Maryland, is the major taxicab

association. TLPA has eleven hundred members who
are fleet owners operating thousands of passenger

vehicles, including taxicabs, limousines, liveries, vans,

airport shuttle fleets, and minibuses. The association

sponsors an annual convention and trade show, is
involved with political action, and publishes

Transportation Leader quarterly.

The National Limousine Association, located in
Marlton, New Jersey, was founded in 1985, has two

thousand members, and is made up of limousine

owners and operators and limousine manufacturers
and suppliers to the industry. It seeks to promote and

advance industry professionalism, the common

interests of members, and the use of limousines. It

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