SURVEY * USA - 92 Percent of Megabus.com Travelers Turn to Intercity Bus Service to Save Money
Reinvention of bus travel in a down economy leads to 4 millionth customer
New York,NY,USA -Reuters -Nov 4, 2009: -- A survey by megabus.com found that 92 percent of trheirs customers chose bus travel over other forms of transportationto save money. An ongoing increase in the popularity of bus travel has helped megabus.com to recently serve its four millionth customer... After launching the first intercity bus service with fares as low as $1 in April 2006, it took two years for megabus.com to reach one million customers. However, with the decline of the economy, megabus.com's introduction of double-decker buses and service expanded to 28 cities, the company sold its most recent one million tickets in only five months... Not only are travelers switching to low-cost, express bus services such as megabus.com to save money, 83 percent say the low fares have allowed for them to travel more frequently, according to the survey... (Photo from boston.com: new Megabus)
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