Consumer Corner

[1] Today's motorcoaches are luxurious, energy efficient [2] and comfortable [3]. They offer travelers amenities that include reclining upholstered seats, personal climate control, audio and video entertainment, footrests, and lavatories. But modern motorcoaches do lack one feature available on most airlines - middle seats.

As modern motorcoaches have moved upscale, they haven't sacrificed the core attribute that has appealed to travelers for decades - they are still the most hassle-free, convenient and affordable way to travel from one destination to another. And motorcoaches put America in motion, providing more choices of services to more locations than any other mode of transportation. Motorcoach operators provide intercity, charter, tour, sightseeing [4], scheduled, commuter [5] and airport shuttle services with an emphasis always on old-fashioned customer service that is becoming all too rare in the travel experience today.

Motorcoaches provide airport connections for air travelers and commuter services for workers traveling between homes and offices. In many rural areas, they are the only mode of commercial intercity passenger transportation, going where air and rail do not. Motorcoaches fight gridlock, with each full bus removing up to 55 single-occupant autos from the roads. For student and tour groups, they offer educational, recreational, and sightseeing trips to American's urban, cultural, historical and scenic attractions.

In our Consumers Corner section, we demonstrate why motorcoaches are an ideal choice for mobility; describe the variety of services motorcoaches offer; provide tips on choosing a motorcoach and tour company; and document that motorcoaches are the greenest way to travel [6].

Take a tip from more than 631 million travelers a year: go by motorcoach!

Sit Back And Enjoy The Trip

• Hassle-Free Mobility
• Safest Vehicle on the Highway [7]
• See, Rather Than Fly Over, America
• Most Fuel-Efficient Mode Of Travel
• Economical & Convenient

Types of Service

• Charter
• Tour
• Sightseeing
• Airport Shuttle
• Scheduled
• Contract Commuter
• Private Commuter