Virginia Beach rolls it out for motorcoaches
Group tour venues offer more than enough to see and do By David Hubbard Virginia Beach is a motorcoach kind of town that goes to great lengths to appeal to group tours. In fact, the Virginia Beach CVB...
View ArticleThe 2010 Hounds of the Mother Road reunion: A review
Word from Tom McNally is the April Scenicruiser 2010 Hounds of the Mother Road reunion in Amarillo and Adrian, TX, was a total success with 85 people showing up in 10 Scenicruisers and three GMC model...
View ArticleABA connects with Tours.com to expand travel
The American Bus Association (ABA), Washington D.C. announced a new partnership with Tours.com to offer expanded access and increased consumer exposure for ABA operator members looking to reach other...
View ArticleNTA and Edelman coach tourism pros through oil spill disaster
The National Tour Association (NTA) and Edelman, an independent public relations firm, recently offered free counsel on crisis management and media relations to more than 100 tourism professionals in...
View ArticleColumbus readies for The Experience Lab
Destination marketing executives and travel suppliers will be in Columbus, OH September 28-30 for The Experience Lab, a framework of actionable strategies and tools to engineer experiential tourism...
View ArticleWorldStrides Announces Rebranding of Divisions
WorldStrides, one of the largest educational student travel organizations in the nation, is rebranding its primary programs and divisions into three cohesive brands. Since 1967, WorldStrides has...
View ArticleBarbados Vies to become top Caribbean Religious Travel Destination
A local pastor is appealing to the church community in this country to work together to help make Barbados the most preferred religious destination in the Caribbean. The call is coming from Senator...
View ArticlePat Boone Family Theater to Open in Myrtle Beach
The Pat Boone Family Theater, across from Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is scheduled to open Saturday, Oct. 1. Over the next few weeks, construction crews and theater staff will be...
View ArticleReligious Groups Travel to Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is Georgia’s capital and largest city. Atlanta has many attractions as well as over 1,000 places of worship, making the city a great destination for religious group travel. Mark Vaughan,...
View ArticleModus operandi: Expect the Unexpected
Master’s Touch passengers travel in comfort on one of three T940 Van Hools. Master’s Touch Christian Charter Service & Tours By David Hubbard Drawing on his education in counseling and pastoral...
View ArticleThe only choice in the central U.S.
Cavallo Bus Lines’ safety and service attracts an international tour market By Richard Tackett International tour operators appreciate the Cavallo safety record and a handsome fleet. Cavallo Bus...
View ArticleFamiliarity breeds customer satisfaction
By David Hubbard Canadian operators welcome international tourists with two-door Van Hools The time it takes to unload 50 passengers for routine breaks on the road has always been a concern for two...
View ArticleThanks for the ride
To those motorcoach operators who sometimes feel underappreciated for the great service and heaps of new business they routinely bring to the communities they visit, the Las Vegas Convention and...
View ArticleLaughlin says thank you!
Motorcoach Appreciation Week welcomed operators by the hundreds The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), Las Vegas, NV, put the word out: “Cheer up and come to Laughlin,” the invite...
View ArticleBrand USA facing an uncertain future
A topic for discussion during the 2014 NTA Congressional Travel Fly-in, June 23-25 As the nation’s first cooperative destination marketing organization, the mission of Brand USA, Washington, D.C., is...
View ArticleTampa to host ThinkTransit conference
The technology conference by Trapeze Group will run for three days in April By Skylar Griego The transition into spring brings many things to look forward to in North America: blooming plants, longer...
View ArticleFlixBus plans Texas, East Coast expansion
The company’s business model is intended to affordably bring digital marketing and technological capabilities to small and mid-sized bus operators For a business to thrive in this digital age, it seems...
View ArticleAnnual international mobility summit to discuss multimodal ecosystems at 2019...
The annual Movin’On Summit will be held in Montréal from June 4 to June 6 By Skylar Griego For many people, summer is the ideal time for traveling. Be it by bus, train or plane, the warmest season is...
View ArticleKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – On a Mission to Inspire, Educate and...
Since the dawn of America’s space program, to the present-day renaissance of both public and private space exploration, today’s modern Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has a long and storied...
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