Rediscovering the bus * USA - Frustrated drivers, fliers boost low-price carriers
Riding the bus: cool again
Boston,MAS,USA -The Boston Globe, by Ross Kerber & Ashley L. Traupman -March 11, 2008: -- Greyhound Lines Inc. plans to start offering its low-cost BoltBus service between Boston and New York City starting next month, a spokesman said yesterday, the latest move by a major carrier seeking to capitalize on the popularity of cheap bus travel... With fares starting at $1, wireless internet access, and curbside drop-offs in New York, BoltBus is Greyhound's latest salvo in its long-running rivalry with operators such as Fung Wah Bus Transportation Inc... BoltBus plans to keep fares low in a large part by selling tickets mainly online, which cuts operating costs. (Just 10 percent of Greyhound tickets are sold on the Web)... BoltBus aims to attract young people, business travelers, and tourists who are flocking back to motorcoaches and boosting traffic across the industry after years of decline. Reasons include rising gas costs and frustration with driving in traffic jams and standing in airport security lines... (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff - Passengers boarded a Greyhound bus for New York yesterday afternoon. The line's lower-cost service will start next month)Labels: new services
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