RHA’s Coaches division will launch on 1 March, said the trade association, as it announced the appointment of Andy Warrender to a major steering role. Memberships will be accepted from 19 February, with fees fees from £150 to £800 depending on fleet size, and early applicants will qualify for a range of extra, free benefits. […]
A ministerial statement in a House of Commons debate on tourism this week has offered a small ray of light for those coach tour operators who have not been successful in gaining access to Covid grants because they don’t have a retail premises selling direct to consumers. Minister Nigel Huddleston acknowledged that coach tour operators […]
National Express has welcomed new legislation coming into force on 1 February 2021 banning the use of tyres over ten years old on buses, coaches, minibuses and HGVs. The transport provider has put its full support behind the change that will make it illegal to operate any Public Service Vehicles, including coaches, with tyres over […]
Sittingbourne-based Chalkwell Coach Hire have successfully bid for funding under the Government’s Kickstart scheme. The scheme was launched as a way of getting 16-24 year olds into work who would otherwise be unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme covers the wages for each placement at National minimum wage for 25 hours per week, […]
The Coach Tourism Association (CTA) has joined with other tourism trade bodies to challenge government policy on allocating discretionary grants to support the sector’s businesses affected by Covid lockdowns. CTA, alongside The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP), Confederation of Passenger Transport, English UK, ETOA, Tourism Alliance and UKinbound, has expressed despair and disbelief that […]
When considering the recent developments of the growing number of trade bodies putting forward their case for representing the best interests of our coach sector I wonder why and how this situation has arisen. I guess born out of frustration, boredom and maybe impatience, the desire to make things happen can draw people to […]
The future of Bonded Coach Holidays (BCH) has been secured following the formation of a strategic alliance between ABTOT (Association of Bonded Tour Organisers Trust) and the Confederation of Passenger Transport. CPT is authorised to run the BCH consumer protection scheme by BEIS under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. However, […]
VisitEngland let four coach operators explain their blueprint for success as the UK emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic in a webinar, Coach Travel: building towards recovery. The event saw Robert Shaw, of Harry Shaws, John Johnson of Johnsons Coaches, Lucy Osborne, UK Product Manager for Leger/Shearings, and Paul Cartwright of A&P Travel urge operators to […]