It can be difficult to organize day tours, whether you’re running a business or simply trying to put together a tour for you and your companions. Days tours have become popular in recent years, especially in big cities. People might fly into a city, with only a day or two to get the most out of their sightseeing — and therefore, it’s easier for them to move in groups versus jumping from cab to cab. Most of the time, the most convenient way to do this is through a bus tour — either a single day bus tour or a multi day bus tour. Often, single day tours are chosen for special events like family reunions or even birthdays, and are great ways through which people can take in the sights and sounds of the city without spending too much. Perhaps the best way to manage a single day bus tour is through booking a charter bus. Chart buses are known great for those who want to tour the city, while at the same time having the freedom to get out at popular stops and explore a few things by foot every now and then. Below, we’ll look into some of the reasons why people choose to rent a charter bus for their multi or single day bus tours.
1. Convenience
The great thing about charter buses is that they’re large enough to accommodate a sizable number of people at one time. Typically, the fare for a single day bus tour is best split between a big group — and though it might at first seem hefty, it’s actually much cheaper than your group traveling individually, whether with taxis or rental cars. For that matter, the convenience is unbeatable. Often, single day bus tours in big cities begin with people flying into airports. If you don’t have a car in that city — which most tourists don’t — you’ll often end up spending money renting a car for the short term, or paying for a taxi, which can get quite expensive in tourist cities. A charter bus, on the other hand, can pick your entire group up from the airport, making the entire process much less stressful. With national airports being located in 31 different states, it’s usually fairly simple for your bus to pick you up from the airport and begin your tour soon after you land. This is perhaps especially convenient for those taking short trips, who don’t have time to waste.
2. Efficiency and Environmental Friendliness
Usually, charter buses end up being much more environmentally friendly than a large amount of cars driving at once — and at the end of the day, they tend to be less expensive in terms of fuel as well. It’s estimated that switching to motorcoach travel for the 12,500 miles traveled annually by the average automobile would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4.3 tons per automobile annually. For that matter, motorcoaches are three times more efficient when it comes to reducing CO2 output than commuter rail, and five times more efficient than transit buses. The fact is that people who need to travel by bus often feel somewhat guilty about it — when in fact, by renting a charter bus, you’re probably being friendlier to the environment than you would be if you rented a number of cars or took a taxi everywhere. And at the same time, you’ll probably be having a lot more fun.
3. Comfort
Sometimes there are lags in trips, even when those trips are single day bus tours. And in multi day tours, you can bet that there will be lags. You want people to be as comfortable as possible, and enjoying their trip. Charter buses typically provide more comfortable seating options, as well as air conditioning and sometimes even bathrooms. Another advantage of charter bus travel is that it often provides wifi on board the bus. Some buses outfitted for multi day travel even come equipped with DVD players and television monitors — meaning that travelers will never get bored.
