Best Tours & Travel’s recent reopening saw sellout tours and a continuing recovery in their private charter operations thanks to nonstop outreach throughout 2020’s shutdown months, which continues today.
The ABA’s Peter Pantuso and UMA’s Larry Killingsworth discuss the state of motorcoach operations today, the fight for emergency funding, and what the future may hold in a post-pandemic world.
The Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act will provide $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding, in the form of grants — no less than 50% of total funding — and other economic assistance.
Larry Killingsworth, an industry veteran, will step in as interim president/CEO and lead the search for Tetschner's replacement.
METRO Magazine's awards will be presented at UMA's Expo in Nashville and ABA's Marketplace in Omaha, Neb.
Aiming to keep partial fuel tax exemption; educate Congress about industry's laudable record on safety and fuel efficiency.
Heavy rains have led to declarations of emergencies in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin and a disaster proclamation in Iowa.
The group, which includes the ABA, UMA, IMG, and more said the shutdown has harmful economic effects to the U.S. and its tourism industry.
Making the education of the incoming Congress on the issues facing the industry was also a major focus at this year's Expo held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Hiring and retaining drivers is the greatest challenge facing motorcoach operators, according to 70% of respondents of METRO Magazine's 2019 Motorcoach Survey. The public transit industry is not immune to this issue either.
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