MGM Springfield generating 2,000 trips a week for Uber
Uber, MGM Resorts’ corporate partner in the ride-hailing market, reported this week that riders have made an average of about 2,000 Uber trips a week to and from MGM Springfield since the casino opened in August. Most of these trips are at night, with hundreds happening between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. The most popular destinations are to hotels in Springfield, to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and to Springfield’s Union Station, Uber said in a news release. According to Uber’s website and trip estimator utility, the trek from MGM Springfield to Bradley, a 20-mile drive, costs $22.45. A ride from MGM Springfield to Union Station, just a few blocks north of the casino, is $6.90