{"id":9915,"date":"2019-02-13T09:14:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T08:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:31","slug":"uber-suspends-services-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/02\/uber-suspends-services-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Suspends Services in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There have been some protests in Barcelona against Uber staged by taxi drivers. Cab drivers feel that their business is being dragged through the mud.<\/p>\n<p>Uber has decided to suspend its services in Barcelona after new regulations were implemented. The Catalan government imposed that Uber make a 15-minute delay before picking up passengers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-47071710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-47071710<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. What do you think of Uber&#8217;s decision to suspend its services in Barcelona?<br \/>\n2. What&#8217;s your stand on the rivalry between ride-hailing companies and traditional taxi companies?<br \/>\n3. Do you think Uber should continue its operations in Barcelona and in all of Spain?<br \/>\n4. What are the benefits and drawbacks of the existence of businesses with the same business model as Uber?<br \/>\n5. What do you like and dislike about Uber&#8217;s services?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate There have been some protests in Barcelona against Uber staged by taxi drivers. 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