{"id":1868,"date":"2014-06-26T20:45:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T00:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/?p=1868"},"modified":"2015-03-24T11:54:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:54:58","slug":"uber-in-greensboro-winston-salem-30-5-rides-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/26\/uber-in-greensboro-winston-salem-30-5-rides-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber in Greensboro and Winston Salem: $30 + 5 Rides FREE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber-img.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wwm_socialshare_imagewrapper \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Uber-Triad.png\" alt=\"uber in greensboro\" width=\"547\" height=\"307\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>As of November 23, 2014, the $30 Uber Sign Up Bonus has been lowered to $20.&nbsp; The $30 bonus was a fantastic offer while it lasted, but $20 in free credit towards your first ride is still a great deal.&nbsp; The steps below are still correct, except that you will earn $20 towards your first ride instead of $30.<br>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I know I just posted about Uber on Monday with details about their limited time <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>best-ever sign up bonus of $30<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(note that this sign up bonus is valid for new members anywhere, not just in North Carolina)<\/strong>.&nbsp; As of today, you can now use Uber in Greensboro and several other cities around NC.&nbsp; They&rsquo;ve offered service for a while now in Charlotte and Raleigh, but starting today, &ldquo;<em>Everyone&rsquo;s Private Driver<\/em>&rdquo; is now available in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winston Salem<\/li>\n<li>Greensboro<\/li>\n<li>Durham<\/li>\n<li>Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<li>Fayetteville<\/li>\n<li>Wilmington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know there are a lot of Guru readers around the Triad, so I wanted to make sure everyone heard about this exciting news.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">$30 in Free Credit!<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>As I mentioned the other day, Uber normally has a referral program with a $10 sign-up bonus, both for you as a new user and for the user who referred you.&nbsp; For a limited time, however, they&rsquo;ve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>tripled that bonus to $30<\/strong><\/a> towards your first ride (<strong>and this is valid for new members anywhere, not just in North Carolina!<\/strong>)&nbsp; If you haven&rsquo;t signed up for Uber yet, this is the time to do it&hellip;this is the best Uber promo code that&rsquo;s ever been offered.&nbsp; I&rsquo;d of course appreciate the support if you use my referral link, which you can access <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; Once you&rsquo;ve signed up (or if you already have an Uber account), you&rsquo;ll get your own referral code, and you&rsquo;re welcome to post a reply with that link as a comment on this post for other users to use.<\/p>\n<p>When signing up, make sure you see this message at the top (either with my referral code as pictured, or the code of someone else who refers you):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber-img.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Uber-Triad-2.png\" alt=\"Uber Triad 2\" width=\"348\" height=\"255\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">It Gets Better in the Triad<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> The 5 free ride promotion was valid until July 10, 2014 so this offer is now expired.&nbsp; But the free credit towards your first free ride (as outlined above) is still active!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber.html\" target=\"_blank\">sign up<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber.html\" target=\"_blank\"> bonus<\/a><\/strong>, your first<strong> 5 rides around the Triad (up to $25 before July 10) are completely free<\/strong>!&nbsp; So you&rsquo;ll have $30 in your account, but you won&rsquo;t even have to use that for your first five trips between now and July 10, as long as they&rsquo;re under $25.&nbsp; To give you an idea of Uber pricing, here are some fare estimates:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wake Forest University Campus to 6th &amp; Vine: $12-$15<\/li>\n<li>Guilford College Campus to Natty Greene&rsquo;s: $16-$21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/uber-img.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UberWS.png\" alt=\"uber in greensboro\" width=\"238\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UberWS.png 640w, https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UberWS-563x1000.png 563w, https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UberWS-576x1024.png 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really am excited to be able to use Uber in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and surrounding areas!&nbsp; If you have any questions, don&rsquo;t hesitate to reach out to me.&nbsp; I&rsquo;ve used Uber in many cities around the US and have had overall very positive experiences with the service.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wwm_social_share wwm_top_left\"><li class=\"wwm_pinit\"><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of November 23, 2014, the $30 Uber Sign Up Bonus has been lowered to $20.&nbsp; The $30 bonus was a fantastic offer while it lasted, but $20 in free credit towards your first ride is still a great deal.&nbsp; The steps below are still correct, except that you will earn $20 towards your first ride instead of $30. I know I just posted about Uber on Monday with details about their limited time best-ever sign up bonus of $30 (note that this sign up bonus is valid for new members anywhere, not just in North Carolina).&nbsp; As of today, <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/26\/uber-in-greensboro-winston-salem-30-5-rides-free\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Uber in Greensboro and Winston Salem: $30 + 5 Rides FREE<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,19,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-rentals","category-news","category-tips-tricks-and-special-deals"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Uber in Greensboro and Winston Salem: $30 + 5 Rides FREE - Guru of Travel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get $30 in FREE credit plus 5 free rides! 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