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The 2025 analysis finds motorcoach travel supported nearly 900,000 jobs and generated $28 billion in federal, state, and local taxes.
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Preliminary findings show 98% of operators faced premium increases over the past five years, while shrinking insurer participation is putting added pressure on businesses and customers.
Read More →Q2 sales totaled 514 units, up slightly from 2025, as operators favored pre-owned equipment and public-sector purchases increased.
Read More →Conducted annually by Tourism Economics, the study found that 1,769 companies operating 49,543 motorcoaches are based in the US, while 122 companies operating 1,425 motorcoaches are located in Canada.
Read More →The Foundation produces the report each quarter, using data collected from surveys of major motorcoach manufacturers that sell vehicles in the US and Canada.
Read More →The survey, produced by the ABA’s research arm, the American Bus Association Foundation, reports quarterly on data collected from surveys of major motorcoach manufacturers that sell vehicles in the US and Canada.
Read More →The expanded analysis revealed that motorcoach travel generated a total economic impact of $158 billion in 2024, supporting over 890,000 full- and part-time jobs across the U.S. economy and yielding $27.7 billion in taxes for federal, state, and local governments.
Read More →Prepared by Tourism Economics, the study highlights the industry’s outsized impact from organized charter, tour, and sightseeing trips — excluding commuter and intercity bus service — and its critical role in the nation’s travel and tourism sector.
Read More →The new report reveals motorcoach group travel generated nearly $90 billion in economic activity and supported more than half a million U.S. jobs in 2024.
Read More →American Bus Association (ABA) President/CEO Fred Ferguson said the motorcoach industry’s recovery in 2024 is now slowing due to higher supply chain costs, policy uncertainty, and declining buyer confidence linked to significant trade policy changes.
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