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Travel Sustainably: Choose green travel options like motorcoach transportation, pick LEED rated hotels, and bring sustainable products like reusable water bottles to decrease your environmental impact. Be Adventurous: Try new things! Whether that’s booking a group trip with people you don’t know or journeying to a new region, you won’t regret trying something new. Hit …

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Are you planning a trip and trying to figure out your mode of transportation? We’ve all been there. Something that might help your decision is learning a few things about the type of transit you want to take. If you’re interested in motorcoach travel, here are a few coach facts: The Coach Industry Makes Jobs: …

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In 2020, travel is more accessible to more people than ever before. That means there are also more awesome travel tips and trends than ever before. Whether you’re a globe trotting novice or a nomadic pro, you’ll want to check out these top five 2020 trends. Ecotourism: More travel = more CO2 emissions. In 2020 …

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Traveling is one of the best ways to release stress and get out of the daily grind, however, preparing to hit the road can be stressful. No worries though, we’ve got some great tips to help your travel prep go smoothly: Take Care of Bills: Finances are the last thing you want on your mind …

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The holidays are here and ‘tis the season to give. No matter if you are giving your time, your talents, and/or your resources, this time of year is the perfect time to reach out to others. Make it easy for your service group to travel to your service destination by chartering a motorcoach. Coaches are …

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There are 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 …

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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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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 chance …

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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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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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