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May
17, 2002
Greyhound Travel Services Now the Largest Owner of Gray Line Franchises
in The World
GTS Showcases New Acquisitions at TIA's International Pow Wow
DALLAS, May 17 (PRNewswire) -- With the acquisition of 16 Gray Line franchises in the last six months, Greyhound Travel Services (GTS) and its affiliates are now the largest owners of Gray Line franchises in the world, serving more than 24 cities in North America including: Victoria, Vancouver, Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, San Diego, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Dallas/Ft Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans, Biloxi, Baton Rouge, Orlando, Padre Island and Albuquerque. Through its Gray Line franchises, GTS offers hundreds of daylong and multi-day sightseeing and vacation tours in major cities.
"GTS is excited about expanding our Gray Line ownership to many of
North America's vacation destinations and convention cities," said
Gordon Barr, president, GTS. "This expansion combines Gray Line,
the world's largest and most recognized name in sightseeing with Greyhound,
the largest provider of intercity bus service, reinforcing Greyhound's
commitment to expand its products and services beyond its industry leading
position in the intercity coach business."
GTS will showcase many new services and products at Pow Wow including:
-- The company's new Web site http://www.greyhoundtravel.com/
, offers another convenient way to book vacations online for travel agents,
tour operators, wholesalers and individuals.
-- A new charter and tour company in Las Vegas called Roesch of Las
Vegas that offers 20 motorcoaches for charters and shuttles in the
Las Vegas area. Sightseeing tours are available to the Hoover Dam,
Grand Canyon and the famous Las Vegas strip called the Neon Lights
tour.
-- In Seattle, Pacific Northwest Coaches, a GTS company, offers
20 motorcoaches and two Double Deckers for charters and sightseeing
tours in the area. The Double Deckers offer a unique Hop-on Hop-off
sightseeing tour around Seattle.
-- For cruise lines and independent travelers, GTS offers CruiseLiner
Express, professional shore services in select ports across North
America, providing airport transfers, sightseeing, meet-and-greet,
and event and charter services.
-- Discover America with the Greyhound North America Discovery Pass and
travel for less than US$10 a day. Passes include 4 to 60 days of
travel to any of the 3,700 locations Greyhound goes, as well as any
locations offered by connecting bus lines.
"GTS will continue to expand its quality products and services throughout North America, and we are excited to offer these fantastic new destinations and services to our customers," said Barr.
To find out more about the company's new products and services, visit GTS at TIA's International Pow Wow booth number 1152 and 1150 May 25-29 in New Orleans, or call 800-440-3885.
Gordon Barr has been chairman of the board for Gray Line World Wide for seven years, and a member of the board for the past 12 years.
Greyhound Travel Services is a unit of Greyhound, the largest North American provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,700 destinations with 20,000 daily departures across the continent. Greyhound Travel Services offers vacation and sightseeing packages, ground transportation, shore services, destination management and resort services. Call the Greyhound travel and reservation center at 800-440-3885 for more information or visit greyhoundtravel.com .
