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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2010

Florida charter owes growth to luxury coach options

Cocoa Beach-based Travelynx has seen 25 percent growth in business since 2009, which it attributes to customers willing to pay more for luxury motorcoach services.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2010

Motorcoach Council up for $250K Pepsi 'Green Travel' grant

The Council is encouraging members and their family and friends to vote for their grant application to “Promote Green Travel and Build Awareness of Green Transportation Options.” Anyone can vote for the campaign daily via mobile phone, desk top, laptop or smartphone.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Prevost delivers H3-45 coaches to Fla.

Matt Brown, operations manager, explains that much of Astro Travel & Tours' business comes from school groups and sports teams, "especially Florida State University, right in our hometown, and the many other colleges whose athletes come to Tallahassee to play the Seminoles."

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2010

ABC delivers Van Hool 2045s to Ind., N.Y. and Pa.

All nine coaches received include three-point seat belts.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Bus company linked to scandal to be sold

West Coast luxury motorcoach operation, MTR Western, founded by Frederick Darren Berg, who is alleged to have defrauded millions of dollars from investors, will be sold to a Seattle hospitality entrepreneur whose family built the Space Needle

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2010

ABA, OMCA launch online travel booking portal

CharterBusConnect.com enables users to request multiple quotes at once from many charter operators for group travel, without a fee. Company profiles on the site include their safety records, insurance coverage levels.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2010

RedCoach expands services to Tampa, Fla.

It currently services eight markets including: Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Tampa, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Pompano Beach, and West Palm Beach. Jacksonville and Daytona Beach will be added to the list of destinations by the end of the year to meet customer demand.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2010

Travel center chain offers rewards card for motorcoach drivers

TA and Petro offers customers diesel and gasoline fueling services, full and quick-service restaurants, heavy truck maintenance services, 24-hour convenience stores, electronic communication (Wi-Fi) and other services — all within large, high traffic facilities.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2010

Yosemite transit system first to purchase Premier seats

Operation hopes to acquire five more in order to complete a fleet of motorcoaches with Premier seats in the next 18 to 24 months.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2010

Express bus services redefining image of business travel

Services such as MegaBus are experiencing double-digit growth by attracting passengers with amenities such as free Wi-Fi connections, electric outlets and in some cases, tables and cup holders.

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