Originally Posted by
aquamarinesteph
If I lived in an apartment building, I'd call a cab without a second thought. But we live in a house. And it was drilled into my head from a very young age that you never call a cab to the house when going to the train station/airport. I'm sure that will be overly cautious for many people, but that's the rationale.
In that case you should also be concerned about the check-in agent, the baggage handlers, the hotel employees at your destination, and probably twenty or so other people who will have a combination of (i) your name, (ii) your address, (iii) other contact details, (iv) your dates of travel, etc.