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Old 05-31-2021, 05:30 AM
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When Workman changed their name, they announced that's all they did. Their parent company was Workman, and the Villages Transportation was an arm of that company. But at some point they realized, that people who use the Villages Transportation don't notice that the company offers much more than just van service to the airport. So they ditched the Villages Transportation name, and ported everything over to the parent name of Workmans.

Whether that's true or not, I can't say. But that was how they explained it. No one bought anyone out. Villages Transportation has always been an arm of Workmans, and now their name reflects that.

As such, they absolutely can drop you off and pick you up from home - because Workmans Transportation offers more than just airport service from 2 spots in the Villages. You have to schedule it in advance and pay extra. They do other types of transport service as well. They offer day-trips and multi-day trips to places like Biloxi Mississippi, the Smoky Mountains, lunch and a show in Tampa, etc. etc.

We've used Workmans/Villages Transport exclusively but we've heard very good things about Groome.