After looking at affordable alternatives to travel between Boston, New York and Washington DC, I have found the lowest prices on buses. These are not buses we might remember from a decade ago. Today’s buses are maintained better and offer more amenities.
Here’s the latest Megabus.com release about free travel, however, bus travel has been growing dramatically over the past year as airline fares and inevitable delays seem to be rising. For many buses are now an acceptable alternative for budget travel.
NEW YORK (November 19, 2008) – Megabus.com, announces exciting news to travelers today. The express city-to-city bus service which offers fares as low as $1 via the Internet, is giving away 100,000 free seats beginning today.
“Americans are doing all they can to stretch their dollar in the current economy and these free tickets are megabus.com’s way of helping,” said Dale Moser, president and COO of megabus.com. “Megabus.com is rapidly becoming the valued-added choice for quality travel.”
According to an October GfK Roper report, 64 percent of Americans are cutting back on travel due to financial woes, but can still travel on a budget, or even better, for free.
The free seats can be booked via their Website www.megabus.com for travel beginning Wed., Jan. 14 through Wed., March 18, 2009. Customers must enter the promo code greenbus for the opportunity to receive a free seat.
Customers who book free seats will not only get to keep some green in their pockets, but they’ll also be traveling green. Since launching service in April 2006, megabus.com has become one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel.
Traveling in a bus is 16 times more fuel efficient than a single-passenger car per mile and traveling in a double-decker bus is 25 times more fuel efficient than a single passenger car per mile – making it one of the greenest ways to travel.
Free seats will be available on a limited number of departure dates and times throughout megabus.com’s Midwest and Northeast routes to 29 cities.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
