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WBJ Viewpoint: Bus Industry Remains Stalled without Pandemic Relief Funds
Peter Pantuso pens an Op-Ed in the Washington Business Journal about the continued struggles for the bus industry during pandemic.
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Bus&MotorcoachNews: Trailways Honors Industry Leaders with Spirit Awards
The Exceptional Leadership Award was given to the American Bus Association (ABA) and the United Motorcoach Association (UMA) in gratitude for their exceptional and unwavering support to the industry and to Trailways members throughout the pandemic.
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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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BizJournals: Another $2B Grant Program is Launching. Here's Who is Eligible.
"$2 billion is nowhere close to being enough."
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CERTS Act Hits 200 Co-Sponsors in House
"Our industry has lost most of our nearly 100,000 jobs since March. Bus drivers, administrative personnel, mechanics, tour directors, accountants and all the other highly skilled workers that help this industry provide safe and reliant transportation want to come back
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The Free Lance-Star: GETTING THERE: Is This the End of the Motor Coach Industry?
The bus industry is not dead—companies are finding ways to survive, for now—but it has been severely pummeled by the pandemic. Like many others, the industry has been left to flutter in the breeze while haggling over relief packages continues
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Daily Nonpareil: Stretched Thin by Pandemic, Motorcoach Company Sends Buses, Drivers South for Laura
"All the official weather reports point to an especially active hurricane season in 2020. However, because of COVID-19, it is increasingly becoming more challenging to obtain buses as the season continues. Many of the motorcoach companies that would normally engage
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Motorcoach Industry Thanks Sen. Susan Collins for Leadership in Efforts to Save Industry
"Senator Collins was looking for a solution that keeps a viable motorcoach, travel and tourism industry operational and their employees engaged."
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CNBC: Motorcoach Industry Looks to Congress to Keep Buses on the Road ...
“It’s just a disaster,” Pantuso said. “Not only do these companies, and these families who have been running them for multi-generations, lose out, but the American public loses out because they lose a major part of the transportation network.”
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As COVID-19 Crisis Lingers U.S. Motorcoach Industry Seeing Devastating Losses
“Life without motorcoaches available will affect millions of people around the country,” said Pantuso.
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