Low-cost, express, city-to-city bus service offers travelers a way to save green

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.

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About megabus.com
Megabus.com is the first intercity, express bus line dedicated to bringing high-quality, low-cost travel options to 17 Midwest cities and 12 Northeast cities for as low as $1 via the Internet. Service for megabus.com operates daily. Fares shown are one-way and include all government taxes. Since its launch on April 10, 2006, megabus.com has served nearly 2 million travelers. Northeast cities served by megabus.com include: Albany, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, ON., New York, Philadelphia, Rochester, Syracuse, Toronto and Washington D.C. Midwest cities served by megabus.com include: Ann Arbor, Bloomington-Normal, Chicago, Champaign, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Madison, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Toledo. Visit www.megabus.com for additional service routes to and from the listed cities.

Chicago-based megabus.com is a subsidiary of Coach USA. Paramus, N.J.-based Coach USA owns and operates more than 20 local companies in North America, some that have been in business for more than 35 years, which operate scheduled bus routes, motor coach tours, charters and sightseeing tours. Megabus.com is also a sister company of Gray Line New York Sightseeing which has been operating in New York since 1926.

Posted: November 19, 2008 at 2:28 pm by Amanda