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How to Plan a Group Trip to New York City

How to Plan a Group Trip to New York City


Taking your best friends, family members or coworkers on a trip to the Big Apple is an exciting way to celebrate an important event in life. Whether you want to spend a day sightseeing or take a few days to soak in the excitement of the big city, you can plan a fun outing to …

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How to Plan a Group Trip to Buffalo, New York

How to Plan a Group Trip to Buffalo, New York


Buffalo, New York, is a great destination for group travel, with plenty of things to see and do. Buffalo is known for being an access point to Niagara Falls, which is definitely worth the trip — but Buffalo itself has so much to offer, too. Our guide has everything you need to know about planning …

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Marketing Tips for Charter Bus Companies

Marketing Tips for Charter Bus Companies


  Charter bus companies must fight to earn customer loyalty and brand awareness in a fiercely competitive marketplace. Becoming a preferred charter bus company means growing your business with marketing tactics that attract and retain passengers. Potential customers learn about your charter bus business through digital and traditional marketing. You must capture prospective passengers’ interest …

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Charter Bus Pricing


There are countless reasons to rent a charter bus. Whether you are out with a big group of friends to celebrate a birthday or wedding, attending a family reunion, or on a company-wide retreat, group travel is effortless with a charter bus rental.  When most people think of a charter bus, they likely think of …

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What’s A Party Bus?


There are a few terms on the Internet that are more confusing than “party bus.” If you sat in a room with 20 people and asked them to describe what a party bus is, what it looked like, and what you do with one, you would get 20 different answers. As the most-searched-for bus term …

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What You Need To Know When Booking Transportation For A Group


Booking group transportation does not have to be hard! If you want to know how to work with those companies who offer this service, here are five tips that will make your next group transportation booking go smoothly. Tip #1: Know what you want… or at least what you think you want… When it comes …

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Understanding The FMCSA Safety Rating System


Getting the Real Scoop on Bus Operators BusRates.com was designed to help charter-seeking customers book directly with their local operators. By booking directly with local operators, the customer can avoid commissions imposed by brokers, agents, or “specialists,” and ensures that the customer’s requests and trip details are communicated directly to the service provider; lessening the …

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Safety tips when choosing a transportation provider.


What is the most important part of picking a company to work with when it comes to transportation providers? Is it price, is it equipment, is it drivers? The answer may not be as simple as you may think. Safety Tip #1 Companies should always be happy to talk about what they do to keep …

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How to Crowdsource a transportation event.


Bus travel is the most affordable way to move a large group. Period… but that does not make it any more or less challenging to deal with the question about who is the one who is going to actually sign the contract and put their credit card down on the “table”. Imagine a group of …

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25 Things to Use A Bus For


Standard coach, luxury coach, minibus, executive coach, trolley, school bus…buses come in all different shapes and sizes. That means that no matter the occasion, it’s almost certain that a bus will be just what you need to transport your group. Need a few ideas on how you can use a bus? No worries. We’ve got …

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