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Travel Agents / Tour Operator

 Coach USA
Information on any of their scheduled bus routes, exciting group and individual tours, fun city sightseeing tours, and first class charter service is just a click or two away.



 City Sightseeing Worldwide - # 1 Open Top Tour Operator in the World
San Francisco [ The only open-top double-decker tour of San Francisco. See the sights from the top deck of an original London bus ], St Louis [ Visit St. Louis and experience a wide spectrum of culture. Explore everything this City has to offer ].
 Affordable Tours  -  Escorted Bus Tours
 Starline Tours [ Tour Company in Los Angeles ]
California Coast Tours, Las Vegas & Grand Canyon, Best of California.

 Gray Line [ Canada ]  -  Vacation Packages, Sightseeing Tours
Niagara Falls - Ontario, Ottawa - Ontario, Toronto - Ontario and Yorkville - Ontario

Guides / Bus Related Books

GM Intercity Coaches 1944-1980 Photo Archive 
By Brian Grams (Author), Andrew Gold (Author)
During 1943, General Motors purchased the minority interest in Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Co., and effective October 1, 1943, Yellow became a division of GM under the name GM Truck & Coach Division. It is the coaches of this latter company that are discussed in this book.The first GM buses were built in 1943 when the War Production Board (WPB) authorized production of 1,340 transit buses. The first highway GMs were built in 1944 when 700 parlor cars were allowed by the WPB.Between August 1923 and May 1987 approximately 128,000 buses were built by Yellow/GM plus approximately another 12,000 were built in Canada by GM Diesel, Ltd. The buses built in Canada were transit types. All the buses shown in this book were built in Pontiac, Michigan including those for delivery in Canada.
Paperback: 128 pages; Publisher: Iconografix, Inc. (November 2003); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1583880992; ISBN-13: 978-1583880999
Buses of Motor Coach Industries: 1932-2000 Photo Archive
by William Luke (Author), Brian Grams (Author)
This is the first and only book to cover Motor Coach Industries, one of the largest producers of motor coaches today. The company got started manufacturing buses in the mid-1930s, and has been the primary supplier of buses to Greyhound as well as many intercity bus operators ever since. Motor Coach has even exported to South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, and South America. Also get a look at the newest luxury models from Motor Coach. A rare find for bus enthusiasts!
Paperback: 128 pages; Publisher: Iconografix (May 13, 2001); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1583880399; ISBN-13: 978-1583880395
Trailways Buses 1936-2001 Photo Archive
By William Luke (Author)
This exciting Photo Archive portrays the powerful history of the Trailways bus organization, one of the largest systems of independent motorcoach operators in the world. Today there are over 2,500 coaches operating in the Trailway system serving 500 destinations in 27 states, as well as Canada and Mexico. Through these historic photographs you can experience the enormous variety of bus makes and models used by the company, as well as many interesting and unusual designs. A book no bus lover should be without!
Paperback: 128 pages; Publisher: Iconografix (October 23, 2000); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1583880291; ISBN-13: 978-1583880296


Links

 ABA  -  American Bus Association
The American Bus Association, the trade association of the intercity bus industry, represents the motorcoach industry's interests in Washington, D.C. It also facilitates relationships between North American motorcoach and tour companies and all related segments of the travel and supplier industries and promotes travel by motorcoach to consumers.

Members :

** Motorcoach Operator  - operators own motorcoaches and provide services such as charters, tours, sightseeing, scheduled service, school bus service, special operations, and/or local receptive operations.
** Tour Operator - organizes tours without owning equipment and contracts for coach and other transportation, for hotels, attractions and other travel suppliers to offer a package. The tours are primarily to locations away from the company's hometown.
** Travel Industry  - Tourism-related companies and organizations include travel / tourism / destination marketing organizations, accommodations, attractions, food service organizations, and tourism service professionals such as receptive operators who specialize in tour planning for a local area.

 Busbank.com  -  The easy way to charter a bus® ...anywhere in North America!
The BusBank is the industry leader in providing a single source for chartering a bus any time, anywhere in North America.
 USA Bus Charter
Bus Charter, Charter Bus, Tour Bus, Limo Bus, School Bus, Shuttle Bus, Entertainer Coach and Sleeper Bus service is just the beginning of what USA Bus Charter, Inc. can provide for your group. Experienced since 1983, USA Bus Charter, Inc. is one of the nations most highly regarded authorities on charter bus rental service.


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