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GroupTour: American Bus Association Brings Tour Operators, Suppliers, and Associates Together
Group Tour Magazine spoke with ABA Communications VP Melanie Hinton about how ABA helps members grow their business.
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Housing is Now Open for ABA’s Marketplace & Busworld North America
Housing for ABA's Marketplace and Busworld North America in Detroit, Feb. 4-7, 2023 is now open for booking.
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Member Alert: NYC Proceeds with Congestion Pricing Plan, Fight Now to Exempt Motorcoaches
If You Operate in New York City, Congestion Pricing is Coming Fight for a Motorcoach Exemption New York City is moving forward to implement a congestion pricing toll program for the Central Business District of New York City, referred to
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Attention Musicians: ABA Jam Band is Looking for Musicians to Play at #ABADetroit
This year, the ABA Jam Band is looking for additional musicians; specifically, saxophone and trumpet, but we’re looking for folks that are solid players with any musical instrument or vocals.
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ABA Disappointed as Senate Fails to Pass Small Business Economic Assistance Package
“We are disappointed that S. 4008 did not receive the necessary votes to pass, as it provided much needed relief funding for small businesses still struggling from the pandemic – including the motorcoach, school bus and passenger vessel industries.
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We Need YOU to Take Action: Contact Your Senator Today!
The U.S. Senate plans to take up S. 4008 – The Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 – which provides additional $2 billion to the CERTS program (as well as funding for other small businesses) - early next week.
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TSA Mask Mandate No Longer in Effect
The White House issued a statement in response stating that the Transportation Security Administration would no longer enforce the mandate and that it is up to an individual whether to wear a mask.
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Stateline: Residents Left Behind as Pandemic Hurts Bus Companies
In the meantime, Pantuso said recovery has been fairly slow. He doesn’t see his industry coming back until late 2023 or early 2024.
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ABA Foundation Motorcoach Sales Report Shows Huge Drop in Sales Because of COVID-19
While new motorcoach sales in January are 36 percent above where they were during January 2021, the three-month moving average is still just 92 percent of sales during the last month prior to COVID.
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Driving Force: Best Hiring Practices Shared
The Driving Force recently hosted a Best Hiring Practices Webinar featuring Greg Hendricks from Salt Lake Express and Patrick Slater from DATTCO, Inc. Here is a quick hit list of top hiring practices they use to recruit drivers.
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