This order is the largest in the history of VDL Bus & Coach for the Finnish market.
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February 5, 2012
January 31, 2012
Coaches are still the safest mode of holiday transport
Coaches are still the safest mode of holiday transport. This has been confirmed once again by the latest TÜV-Bus-Report (German Association for Technical Inspection). More than 80 percent of vehicles examined became the TÜV sticker straight away, a far higher percentage than for cars and for lorries. Failings, when detected, were often not of a very serious nature, e.g. headlight settings. Only 0.1 per cent of coaches examined were declared unsafe for road traffic, i.e. 25 out of 50,000 vehicles. The RDA International Coach Tourism Federation concludes that the high levels of coach safety are a direct result of coach sector safety initiatives over the past couple of years. Brake defects were rarely discovered by the TÜV. This is good news. Corrosion in body work was mostly discovered in coaches over ten years old and here in less than 5 percent of vehicles examined. RDA President Richard Eberhardt stated that he very much welcomed the fact that the TÜV 2011 Report confirmed that coaches are still – as before – the safest mode of holiday transport.
May 20, 2011
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May 18, 2011
May 5, 2011
Morn in May
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“!
May 3, 2010
All Quiet on the Northern Front
The world media has for the last weeks been reporting on volcanic eruptions in Iceland and the consequences it has had on air traffic around Europe. Among the accounts there are several written by people that seemingly have little or no idea what´s going on. Pictures of people shovelling ash from roof tops with their faces covered by masks have been published all round, making it look like it is part of everyday life in Iceland. This is far from the truth. Everyday life in Iceland is as normal as can be, considering the circumstances. The airplanes are flying again and the airports are open. Spring is tiptoeing nearby and migrating birds like the arctic tern and the golden plover have already come over for their summer habitat. Daffodils are blooming in parks and gardens and multicoloured crocuses flourish, a little late for all standards, but admired and loved by onlookers. The blue colour of the mountains surrounding the capital is slowly taking over the white crust of winter´s snow. The volcano is however still spouting ash and fumes, but not to the extent that it did before. Experts say that it could stop tomorrow, after a month or in a year.
As of May 1, 2010 Kynnisferðir/Reykjavik Excursions will be operated separately – the bus and coach part of the company will from now on be known as Kynnisferðir and the travel agency part will be run under the Reykjavik Excursions logo. The management of the company will be the same as before the separation.
In Iceland we look forward to spring and summer, hoping the aftermaths of the eruption will be minimal. We also look forward to GPN´s meeting in Reykjavík in the early fall and we´ll do our best to make the stay a memorable one.
Business as Usual as Spring Comes to Iceland
April 1, 2010
GPN – Launch Tours with Online Booking
The Global Passenger Network (GPN) have launched both Day Tours and Coach Tours in 5 countries with more to follow in the coming weeks and months.
GPN Tours and Online Booking
At the moment you can view tours in:
1) Denmark
2) Germany
3) Iceland
4) Ireland and
5) Poland
Looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Regards,
GPN Team
**We’re also looking for resellers, email info@gpn.travel to express your interest in working with leading Bus and Coach Tour operators in GPN
March 10, 2010
Vikingbus Hosts 9th GPN Meeting in Copenhagen
On March 3 – 5, 2010, Vikingbus hosted the 9th bi-annual Global Passenger Network meeting, bringing member bus operators from 18 countries to Copenhagen for the 3-day meeting, which was held at the Marriott Copenhagen.
The first day of the meeting was dedicated to the work of GPN’s various committees, which are responsible for sales, marketing, technology and membership issues within the network. The next two days consisted of general meetings. Topics covered were the progress and direction of the committees, transfer optimization of empty legs, internal organization, GPN tours, the 5-year plan for the organization, association memberships, and purchasing programs. During this meeting, GPN was proud to welcome Greece into its group, making for a total of 25 member countries.
Global Passenger Network was created in July of 2006 with 9 member countries, with the goal of bringing together high quality bus operators to offer the best in safety, service and quality worldwide. GPN members are experts in all types of bus services, from transfers to events and congresses to multi-day tours. GPN operators can be contacted through a single website: www.gpn.travel
GPN will be exhibiting this year at the RDA trade fair in Cologne from May 27 – 29, as well as WTM in London from November 8 – 11. The next meeting will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, in November 2010.
October 20, 2009
Hansabuss (GPN Estonia) – a company on wheels!
Hansabuss is the motor coach hire company, which provides a service complying with the requirements of the world’s top clients at a price affordable for everybody. Because it is the only bus firm in Estonia trying to exceed your expectations each time, but not your paying capacity.
Hansabuss offers four classes differentiating by price and level of comfort:
Business Class – On Hansabuss Business Class buses you’ll feel as is you’re behind the desk of a modern, high-tech office, throughout the journey: you can make calls, use the wireless Internet, check the latest news or even chair a conference;
First Class – the highest level of the Estonian bus service;
Classic – the best correlation of price and quality;
Basic – satisfies the simplest travelling needs;
AS Hansabuss started out its business in 1996, winning fame gradually by rendering a carriage service of the highest quality level at the time, transporting passengers by luxurious minibuses. Excellently equipped tourist buses added afterwards and merger with TAK Reisid in spring 2003 make it possible at the moment to cover all sorts of travelling needs in four main fields:
* Motor Coach Tours;
* Representation Tours;
* Corporate Travels;
* Special projects
Hansabuss has five different trademarks: Hansabuss AS, Hansabuss Business Line, Hansarent, City Tour and Mulgi Reisid.
Hansabuss
Thanks to the long-term experience Hansabuss is certainly a suitable partner for clients planning a shorter or longer trip to the Northern countries, The Baltic States, Russia or any European State. And most importantly: buses chosen by the Eurovision stars, the members of Swedish and Danish Royal Families, the President of Iceland, Rolling Stones, Scorpions, A-Ha, Jazzkaar guests and many other celebrities during their visits to Estonia are also affordable for local companies! Could this be the core of the satisfaction of our clients and the secret of our continuous growth?
Besides comfort, pleasant surprises and saving money, Hansabuss offers its clients even more: they notice, that even strangers can become a pleasant and amusing company – a company on wheels! Why not let your personnel or colleagues feel likewise?
In addition, as Hansabuss is a proud member of Global Passenger Network (GPN) then it certifies even more that our service is of high quality and valued all over the world.
That is why: whatever transportation necessity you have, ask Hansabuss for an offer – it can be a pleasant surprise!
Regards,
Taivo Puuorg
Member of the Board
Hansabuss AS
Tel. 00 372 6 713 260
taivo@hansabuss.ee
www.hansabuss.ee
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