Vikingbus was the official transportation provider for all delegations during the International Olympic Committee’s 121st Session/XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen in October 2009.  They have received a letter praising their efficiency, organization, professionalism and service.  Way to go, Vikingbus!  Letter of Recommendation DK

On behalf of the Shareholders of the International Motor Coach Group, IMG Chairman Steve Klika wishes to extend a welcome to Polynesian Adventure Tours of Hawaii as our new shareholder and member.  The company operates 103 coaches and 60+ mini buses on four of major islands and is in the process of relocating to its new headquarters in Honolulu.  The organization will be represented by Glenn Kawamura and Colin Murphy. We look forward to their involvement and most importantly, getting to know them and make them feel a part of the IMG Family. Welcome guys.

Article 1 / Article 3  RDA President Richard Eberhardt and IMG/GPN President Steve Klika were featured, respectively, in these two articles about the  RDA workshop and one about the town of Pforzheim, the site of the Eberhardt headquarters and where the bi-annual GPN meeting was held in the Spring of 2008.

Vikingbus/GPN Denmark welcomes a 2010 Mercedes Sprinter 519 CDI 12-seater to its fleet.  This VIP vehicle has a full range of modern amenities, such as leather seats, air-conditioning, 2 flat-screen televisions, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, surround sound, bar cabinet, microwave oven and coffee machine, and much more!

                                                                                                                                                                                                   June 21 is summer solstice. This means that the endless bright summer nights we experience in the North will now retreat slowly to what is “normal” and then, in the middle of December it will have totally reversed. We are used to the light nights – as we are used to long, dark winter days. For the past few days we have had wonderful, warm days – even though the temperature hardly ever reaches 20°C. When the Icelanders experience such days they forget volcanic eruptions and financial crises and frolic in the sun, enjoying life.

To a foreign eye Iceland seems to have no trees at all. The road from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik is barren of trees – in fact it consists of a huge lava field on which moss has smoothened out the rough surface. When the first permanent settlers came to Iceland over 1100 years ago the land was said to be “forested  from sea shore to mountain tops”. This might have been a hyped up statement, tempting possible settlers to come to our Paradise island. Deforestation became a fact in Iceland, not due to bad weather, rather to sheep grazing, burning down of woods to create farmlands and using birch as fuelwood.

Nowadays we have had organized forestry for over 100 years and circumstances have been reversed, making Iceland a better place than ever before. In the capital Reykjavik and towns around the country well kept gardens usually surround the houses and many people take pride in trying out all sorts of exotic flowers and trees – even planting fruit trees. The best part is that you are never lost in an Icelandic wood – you just stand up.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            At the Sex and the City 2 premiere, Hampton Jitney was asked to provide shuttle service from Radio City to Lincoln center for the after party. They had 6 of their vehicles wrapped with the SATC2 design for one month and were asked to lead the caravan of vehicles to  the premiere and then to the after party.  View video here: Jitney @ SATC 2 Premiere