Kangaroo Cabs launch online bookings

Hemanthi GURUGE

Changing their marketing strategy, Kangaroo Cabs introduced online booking to attract more customers through their web www.2588588.com.

Kangaroo Cabs Chairman Sunil Fonseka, Director, Finance K.K. Fonseka, Director Operations Thushara Fonseka and Executive Director Kusal Fonseka at the launch. Picture by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa

Kangaroo Cabs Director Operation Thushara Fonseka claimed that they have become the market leader in the taxi service with over 70 percent market share. "We have about 225 modern luxury cars and 150 vans with all the facilities," he said.

With an online booking a customer could request a cab immediately or book for a later date. Bookings will be handled promptly and will be confirmed by email. He also said that they will introduce new value added services to their customers such as wake up calls from the next month.

In addition more than a 1000 people have already connected with Kangaroo Cabs via the facebook. According to the latest figures, there are over one million facebook users in Sri Lanka and they could now book their cabs via facebook by logging on to facebook.com/kangaroocabs.

Kangaroo Cabs that was started witn 20 self owned cars has been successfully operating in Sri Lanka for over 23 years. The company operated in Colombo and suburbs at the inception and now they operate all over the country including North and the East provinces. Kangaroo Cabs Call Centre is equipped with the latest equipment and most sophisticated technology enabling them to take care of any amount of calls and cater to all inquiries at any given time.