The Coach Tourism Association says it has a seat at the table of TIER – the Tourism Industry Emergency Response group – talking directly to ministers to mitigate the tourism crash and plan for recovery. John Wales, the CTA’s Chairman, told Bus and Coach Buyer that the key to emerging from the health crisis strongly […]
Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, has put in place interim guidance on financial standing in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The Senior Traffic Commissioner has directed that a Traffic Commissioner may rely on a previous satisfactory financial check which meets the new prescribed sum, within the last 12 months, as evidence to support the granting […]
Shearings is under fire from customers, having cancelled its tours until the end of April and now refusing to give refunds, claiming a ‘force majeure.’ The Wigan-based company is using a European Union proposal, which is understood to currently be changing the Package Travel Regulation to remove the onus to refund monies paid for tours, […]
Despite mass cancellations of bookings in the industry due to the pandemic, Hunt’s Coaches of Lincolnshire has had Mrs Ware and Mrs Pulham book a break later this year. They are not the only ones either, as the company reports many of its customers who have had tours cancelled have requested their bookings are transferred […]
CPT is urging ministers to support the industry now or risk what it describes as the decimation of a national bus network that is getting critical sector employees to work during the current crisis. It described the sector as being central to communities and regional economies all year round. The trade body claims that as […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport has urged government to maintain contract payment for home-to-school services even when schools are closed to protect the services. Graham said: “This is an understandable decision and one which the Government has made in the best interests of tackling this outbreak. “We also need to have one eye on the […]
Due to the affects of the coronavirus, the IRTE Skills Challenge is to be postponed until later in the year. The organisers emphasise the importance it puts on everyone who wishes to take part being able to do so. They acknowledge that as the COVID-19 situation develops, staff shortages, restrictions on travel and school closures […]
Tony Shaw, Senior Duty Manager, looks pleased as he casts his eyes across the screen at the map showing the whereabouts of the operator’s Tees Flex fleet. Tony said: “It’s 11am on a Wednesday morning and they’re all busy.” Tony is the man that presides over the service, keeping a careful eye on the screen […]