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| MTips
– M is for Mary, M is for Mayflower, M is for Mimi... |
July,
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The
other day I heard disparaging remarks from someone
who lamented the fact that the airlines had gotten
so bad that they were nothing more than ‘flying
Greyhound busses.’ I found this remark insulting
- insulting that is to Greyhound and other companies
who provide that type of service.
Why
so?
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Boarding
and disembarking a motorcoach is over in a matter
of a very few minutes – try that on an airplane. |
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On
a Greyhound you never get a middle seat –
you either get an aisle seat or a window seat. |
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You
never pay five dollars for a can of beer because
they don’t sell beer on the coach. |
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You
never have a tiring, expensive cab ride from the
terminal to downtown, as Greyhound’s terminals
are all in the heart of cities. |
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They
never lose your luggage because you’re standing
next to the coach when they load and unload your
bags. |
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You
can buy a ticket right at the time of departure,
and not worry that you have overpaid. And you could
change departure dates or give your ticket to a
friend, without a severe ‘change of name’
penalty. |
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Clouds
don’t block the scenery. |
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another note, there are some folks who think motorcoaches
on the highway take up too much space, and pollute the
air. Well, 40 people in one motorcoach take up 40 feet
of highway, whereas 40 people in cars (four to a car)
take up 400 feet of highway. And that one coach, compared
to ten cars, would only put 1/7th the particulates into
the atmosphere.
See what I mean? As the late comedy star Rodney Dangerfield
used to say, “I get no respect!” It really
is time to give motorcoaches their fair respect.
Mayflower Tours operates deluxe escorted holidays. Our
unique selling feature is that on every tour there is
a professional Tour Manager who is a social director,
concierge and business manager. Our mode of transportation
varies. We travel by airplane, motorcoach, train and
river vessel. Although we don’t use Greyhound
(we hire only late model coaches that are expressly
set up for touring) at Mayflower we choose traveling
by motorcoach as it is a consistent and high quality
product. The best surprise is no surprise. |
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