Share Uber with family using the Uber Family Profile

Family life is of course wonderful, but it’s also frequently busy – especially when it comes to travel. Family members often need to be at different places at different times: maybe someone has to go and pick up mom while your son or daughter needs a ride home after hanging out with friends in town. Even if you just want to go out for dinner together, the logistics can be a real challenge if relatives are coming from different places. The Uber Family Profile can help take care of all those “who’s driving who” negotiations.

If you want to use Uber for a family of 5, this feature lets you add family members to an Uber family account, allowing them all to ride on the same account. Just head to the Settings section of the Uber app to set up an Uber Family Profile. You can also set different default payment methods for different family members, remove members or disable the feature at any time so that you have full control over who is using the profiles and how it’s being used.

Uber family sharing makes it easier to use Uber with kids and others for any kind of family activity, whether you’re going out for a weekend family meal somewhere, ferrying your children between school and other activities, or if you just want to get elderly relatives across town to your house so you they can join you for dinner there. If you need to order Uber for another person, such as family friend, you can also add them to the Uber family profile – no one need miss out on your next family get-together.

Or perhaps your children are students at university but don’t yet have their own cars? Again, the Uber Family Profile can help, by allowing them to take rides on your account without having to worry about the cost – it’s also a good way of making them come home more often!

For busy families, spending quality time together is extremely precious. Luckily, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have plenty of places where you can do just that – and the Uber Family Profile makes getting there much easier: Zabeel Park, for example, offers greenery and breathing space near the heart of the city, or you could cool off at the creek by jumping aboard an Abra boat for just one dirham per ride.

Either way, make sure the elders can join you by requesting a ride on the Uber family account. If you’ve set up Trusted Contacts for them, you’ll also be also be able to see their live journey to your location to make sure they have arrived safely. If you’re keen to immerse younger family members in local history, learn about the Arabian Peninsula’s Iron Age at the Saruq Al Hadid Museum in Dubai’s historical district – it’s one of the area’s newer attractions.

Meanwhile, if you’re based in Abu Dhabi, consider heading to one of the city’s latest draws and get lost in the mobile maze at Umm Al Emarat Park. With the configurations of the maze changing frequently, it’s an excellent place for a regular family bonding session – that’s assuming the kids choose to work together with you rather than trying to make you even more lost.

And, of course, the Uber Family Profile makes it easier to organise that next big family get-together. Whatever restaurant you’re heading to in Abu Dhabi – whether it’s the ritzy Terrace on the Corniche or the laid-back Cabana Bar and Grill, all you need to do is make the reservations and make sure that your relatives and their families are all connected to the Uber family account. With the questions about who’s driving who home afterwards out of the way, you can just focus on catching up and enjoying the time together.

Life is short – so hop on board with the Uber Family Profile and make time together count with all your loved ones.