Coach Tourism News

Social business occasions instead of business networking events?

Next year’s pre-Day of Coach Tourism 2012 Get-Together takes place on Sunday, 8thJanuary 2012 in the phaeno in Wolfsburg. This is an important social evening where RDA members and conference...

World’s largest toboggan run in the Autostadt Wolfsburg

The 30th Day of Coach Tourism on Monday, 9th January 2012 in the Autostadt Wolfsburg does not just promise plenty of lively discussions but also a rapid and exciting descent on the world’s largest...

30th Day of Coach Tourism in the Autostadt, Wolfsburg

Coach holidays are not on the way out: Innovations in the coach and group tourism sectors!The Day of Coach Tourism has been providing the international coach tourism sector with valuable impulses and...

"Red Bus 2012" – the prize for innovation and marketing in the coach tourism sector

RDA member companies are cordially invited to enter the new-look “Red Bus 2012” competition. This is, indeed, a wonderful opportunity for you to present your top services to your industry colleagues...

30th Day of Coach Tourism in the Autostadt, Wolfsburg

Coach holidays are by no means on the way out – innovations in the coach and group tourism sectors!The Day of Coach Tourism has been providing the international coach tourism sector with valuable...

Italy: ‘Bed Tax’ in Florence from 1st July 2011

From 1st July 2011 overnight guests in Florence, Italy, have to pay a tourism ‘bed tax’ directly to the hotel where they are staying. This tax is dependent upon the category of hotel in question....

New UK website for finding coach holidays

A new UK website promoting tours by coach – www.findacoachholiday.com – was recently launched. It is a simple, user friendly guide to finding excursions, short breaks or escorted coach holidays to...

The Royal Wedding and the 56th Eurovision Song Contest 2011 – two excellent PR occasions for coach travel

The recent Royal Wedding was a marvelous historic occasion. The marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton was attended by some 1,900 guests in Westminster Abbey and followed live by billions...

The German holiday market in 2010 and holiday trends in 2011

The good news from the 41st FUR RA 2011 research into German holiday travel presented at the beginning of March at the ITB Berlin indicated that 2010 was a very good year for German tourism and that...

Old-timer bus chosen as a symbol for tourism success: Germany is still as attractive as ever to visitors from abroad

Beaming sunshine at the Brandenburg Gate on 9th February 2011 in downtown Berlin: Media representatives were welcomed in an old-timer bus by Rainer Brüderle, MP and German Minister of Economics and...