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With the kick off of the UN Decade of action for road safety, the bus and coach industry, as a key contributor to safer mobility, is showcasing its achievements and targeted initiatives in this domain. Coaches are also becoming serious competitors to air and rail travel, as they are made increasingly comfortable for long distance trips, while retaining their flexibility, safety, fuel-efficiency and affordability advantages.
So follow the example of the Italian Tourism authorities, which have heard the industry’s proposals for better coach tourism services, and…make the Smart Move!
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UN Decade for Road Safety: buses and coaches in the UK deliver
Travelling by bus or coach is by far the safest form of road passenger transport in the UK. It is over seven times safer than a journey made by car. Fewer cars on our roads also mean lower congestion and ultimately fewer accidents.
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Bus is the Most Cost Effective Means of Public Transportation in the US
A new study released by The American Bus Association Foundation, Federal Subsidies for Passenger Transportation, 1960-2009, shows that the private commercial bus industry is the most cost effective mode of public transportation in the United States.
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Belgian bus and coach industry focuses on road safety
The Belgian Bus and Coach Federation, FBAA has been conducting various activities aimed at promoting road safety for years, including an online campaign for promoting road safety on www.voyagescolairesecurite.org in French or www.veiligeschoolreis.org in Dutch.
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A cocoon in a coach: feel at home when travelling long distance!
The coach company, Willer Express, in Japan has transformed a coach into a luxurious mode of transport by designing the interiors of the bus as the first class cabins of wide bodied aircrafts. The extremely luxurious seat modules are called cocoons.
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Italian tourism department to address coach travel and tourism industry requests
Following the results of the first meeting of the all-Italian Round Table on the outstanding issue of coach tourism entry fees (“bus ticket”) in Italian cities, and the joint intervention of the European travel and coach travel industry, represented by the IRU, ECTAA and ETOA, on 10 May, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Italy has invited the competent Tourism Department to come up with its own observations to the proposals made by the organised coach tourism industry in Italy.
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| Did the fuel price hikes make you change your mobility habits?
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| Localisation technologies & on-demand bus services
In the city of Nantes, thanks to MOBITrans, passengers can obtain real-time information about the next two waiting times at bus and tram stations on their mobile phones. This allows passengers to better plan their time when taking public transport.
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Busworld Kortrijk
Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-26 October 2011
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With the kick off of the UN Decade of action for road safety, the bus and coach industry, as a key contributor to safer mobility, is showcasing its achievements and targeted initiatives in this domain. Coaches are also becoming serious competitors to air and rail travel, as they are made increasingly comfortable for long distance trips, while retaining their flexibility, safety, fuel-efficiency and affordability advantages.
So follow the example of the Italian Tourism authorities, which have heard the industry’s proposals for better coach tourism services, and…make the Smart Move!
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UN Decade for Road Safety: buses and coaches in the UK deliver
Travelling by bus or coach is by far the safest form of road passenger transport in the UK. It is over seven times safer than a journey made by car. Fewer cars on our roads also mean lower congestion and ultimately fewer accidents.
Read More |
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Bus is the Most Cost Effective Means of Public Transportation in the US
A new study released by The American Bus Association Foundation, Federal Subsidies for Passenger Transportation, 1960-2009, shows that the private commercial bus industry is the most cost effective mode of public transportation in the United States.
Read More
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Belgian bus and coach industry focuses on road safety
The Belgian Bus and Coach Federation, FBAA has been conducting various activities aimed at promoting road safety for years, including an online campaign for promoting road safety on www.voyagescolairesecurite.org in French or www.veiligeschoolreis.org in Dutch.
Read More
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A cocoon in a coach: feel at home when travelling long distance!
The coach company, Willer Express, in Japan has transformed a coach into a luxurious mode of transport by designing the interiors of the bus as the first class cabins of wide bodied aircrafts. The extremely luxurious seat modules are called cocoons.
Read More |
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Italian tourism department to address coach travel and tourism industry requests
Following the results of the first meeting of the all-Italian Round Table on the outstanding issue of coach tourism entry fees (“bus ticket”) in Italian cities, and the joint intervention of the European travel and coach travel industry, represented by the IRU, ECTAA and ETOA, on 10 May, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Italy has invited the competent Tourism Department to come up with its own observations to the proposals made by the organised coach tourism industry in Italy.
Read More |
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| Did the fuel price hikes make you change your mobility habits?
Take the Facebook Smart Move Poll ! |
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| Localisation technologies & on-demand bus services
In the city of Nantes, thanks to MOBITrans, passengers can obtain real-time information about the next two waiting times at bus and tram stations on their mobile phones. This allows passengers to better plan their time when taking public transport.
See other practical solutions |
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Busworld Kortrijk
Kortrijk, Belgium, 21-26 October 2011
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Reissu Ruoti has a brand new coach, a 66-seater Scania OmniExpress 360. It is the biggest coach in the company’s 50-plus- year history. Group sizes have grown in Finland, and the need for big coaches has also increased over the last few years. The new 66-seater coach is 14,95 meters long. It is called “Jumbo” because of its large size. The local company Lahden Autokori Oy made this coach especially for Reissu Ruoti, and it will be most of the summer season in Helsinki for cruise tourist shore excursions.
At the beginning of June, Finland has a bus exhibition in the city of Lahti, where you can see our Jumbo on display. The Bus2011 exhibition brings together coach companies from all over the Finland every year. This year, it will be held in Lahti. There you can also see many of Charter Finland and GPN Finland members. If you are interested in knowing more about the Bus2011 Lahti exhibition, you can contact Bus Travel Oy Reissu Ruoti, Tel. +3583 7878120, or reservation@reissuruoti.fi
Marti’s 5-star-coaches spoil their customers with comfort and luxury, while remaining the most environmentally friendly means of transportation. For the new travel season, Marti has just received a delivery of eight new Setra coaches that all meet the highest European EEV emission standards.
EEV reflects the highest emission standard applicable for commercial vehicles in Europe. EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) exceeds the current Euro-5 emissions standards through substantial reduction of particulate matter and nitric oxide. Marti has voluntarily invested in becoming a leader in coach ecology, since EEV is neither required by Swiss regulations, nor is it subsidized.
The new coaches also exceed the well-known comfort standards of the Marti fleet. All service facilities (extensive onboard kitchen and toilette) have been moved into the rear of the coach in order to provide for extra comfortable entryways that meet the requirements of a demanding clientele. Luxury seats in an offset mounting guarantee for optimal seating comfort and the 5-star classification standards from the German gbk-organization allow for a generous distance of 90cm between seats.
Marti is one of Switzerland’s leading coach operators. The annual investment in new vehicles is part of the quality strategy of the 109-year-old, family-owned company.
Summer knocked on Reykjavik´s door on May 2 at 12:30. The previous day, Labour Day, it snowed. As soon as summer arrived and the temperature rose to 11°C, the saturnine inhabitants of the capital shed their moody attire and smiled at the sun. Young and old, girls and boys were all of a sudden skipping ropes and playing outside the houses without being clad as they were going to the North Pole. Some say it will be a good summer – others are not so optimistic. The Icelanders love all kinds of rhymed, four line stanzas and some people know an infinite number of such rhymes for every occasion. Those who can ad lib deliver rhymes are considered clever and wise, the ones you can read backwards are the most famous – giving an opposite meaning to the words. A clergyman that lived in the North of Iceland at the beginning of the twentieth century wrote rhymes in Icelandic and English as he had studied in Scotland and lived in Canada for years. One of his best known rhymes is about an unknown girl – maybe his immortal beloved. The clergyman however remained a bachelor all his life. She is fine as morn in May. Mild, divine and clever. Like a shining summer day. She is mine forever. Agnar is busy as ever having all his busses prepared for our summer guests – we have added 8 brand new busses to our fleet – 3 VDL Bova coaches and 5 MD Sprinters. Hopefully there will be a lot going on in Iceland to tempt people to come and see us and travel with us – even though we cannot promise an exciting volcaninc outburst like last year. We send all our friends at GPN our best wishes for a wonderful summer, may your business „bloom and grow forever“!
We are pleased to inform you that CarTour received our TWO BRAND NEW COACHES, thus increasing and modernizing our fleet. This is the new model Irizar I-6 which, apart from having the eco engine Euro 5, incorporates the most modern and luxurious interior elements of body (see pictures). We are very proud to be able to use them with your clients and to be your transport provider. Please feel free to contact us for further information or more pictures.
The U.S. Department of State has replaced its previous Travel Warning dated March 29, 2011, for U.S. citizens planning to travel to Egypt, with a Travel Alert. This improvement is due to the steady stabilization of the security situation in Egypt. Although Egyptian Security Services have not yet been fully redeployed, the U.S. Embassy has resumed normal operations, and the most popluar Egyptian resorts report that the situation is calm. Read more here: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5443.html
