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Managing Risk:  A “Road Map” to Profitability

For the majority of operators in the passenger transportation industry, it appears that the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over, and business is beginning to pick up. However, the road to a full recovery is far from complete. 
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While Others Turn Away Groups, Pigeon Forge Welcomes Group Travel to the Great Smoky Mountains

There is a trend right now with many attractions, hotels, restaurants, etc., that once catered to group travelers coming in on a multitude of motorcoaches ... they are being told they are not welcomed. But in places like Pigeon Forge 
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GOVERNING: Intercity Bus Service Gets No Respect from Government

“The business traveler who’s riding an airplane has a bigger voice than somebody from a poor, rural part of the country who needs basic transportation. 
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CNBC: What’s Next for Bus Operator Greyhound Post-Pandemic

“The pandemic has hit the bus and motorcoach industry really harder, I think, than almost any other segment,” American Bus Association President and CEO Peter Pantuso said. 
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Treasury Updates CERTS Grant FAQs & Guidance

As the CERTS grant process proceeds, Treasury continues to issue updates to its online guidance materials and FAQs. 
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Does Motorcoach Company Culture Affect Hiring and Retaining Drivers?

We found that company culture does fundamentally impact recruiting and retaining drivers. 
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ABA Foundation Second Quarter Coach Builder Survey Shows Signs of Life for Manufacturers

Industry Worries about DELTA Effect on Slowing Down Travel and Job Recovery 
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GTL: How to Adapt and Thrive During Travel’s Rebound

The Group Travel Leader spoke with the heads of four tourism industry associations to get their perspectives on travel’s nascent rebound, the path through these current challenges and the outlook for a return to prosperity in the future. 
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Baltimore Sun: Congress Must Act to Help Bus Companies

ABA Board Member Al Spence wrote an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun about how Congress needs to help the bus industry now before it is too late. 
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CERTS Associations and Stakeholders: Survival Depends on Add’l Funding in Reconciliation Package

ABA, along with nine other organizations representing the motorcoach, school bus and passenger vessel industries, sent a letter to Congressional leadership warning that the industry may not survive without additional funding in the forthcoming reconciliation package. 
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