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What is Motor Coach ?

A Motor coach (bus) is a type of vehicle used for Travelling passengers on Journey and on longer-distance intercity bus service between cities—or even between countries. Not like transit buses designed for shorter journeys, coaches have a luggage hold that is separate from the passenger cabin and are normally equipped with facilities required for longer trips, including comfortable seats, Air Condition, some times bathrooms and etc.

Executive Motor Coach Executive motor coaches offer a high level of comfort and luxury and

are great for special business and social Occasions It is a mobile office , and a bathroom on wheels An executive bus may have a conference room, gallery, shower, and

luxurious seating. An executive motor coach is ideal vehicle for groups to traveling any

long distance. It is also a good option for local outings, such as corporate meetings

or transporting wedding parties, when you want a more special things for your group.

Features Comfortable seats that may include a folding table, armrests, and recliner.

Comfort is considered to be an important feature in coaches. Luggage racks above the seats where passengers can access their carry-on

baggage during the journey Baggage holds, accessed from outside the vehicle, often under the main

floor or at the rear, where passengers' luggage can be stowed away from the seating area

Passenger service units, mounted overhead, on which personal reading lights and air conditioning ducts can be controlled and used by individual passengers with little disturbance to other passengers

On-board rest rooms fitted with chemical toilets, hand basins and hand sanitizer.

On some coaches, on-board entertainment including movies may be shown to passengers

On-board refreshment service or vending machines Wheelchair accommodation, possibly including a wheelchair lift for access Curtains, useful on overnight services On-board Wi-Fi access

Advantage of Travelling by Motor Coach No Driving Hassle free planning Expertise of tour guide Socialize Safety It’s great for environment Enjoyable Luxuries Travelling

History Of Motor Coach Horse-drawn chariots and carriages ("coaches") were used by the wealthy

and powerful where the roads were of a high enough standard from possibly 3000 BC. In. soon Hungary, during the reign of King Matthias Corvinus in the 15th century, the wheelwrights of Kocs began to build a horse-drawn vehicle with steel-spring suspension "cart of Kocs" became popular all over Europe. The imperial post service employed the first horse-drawn mail coaches in Europe since Roman times in 1650, and as they started in the town of Kocs, the use of these mail coaches gave rise to the term "coach“. Stagecoaches (drawn by horses) were used for transport between cities from about 1500 in Great Britain until displaced by the arrival of the railways.

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History Of Motor Coach One of the earliest motorised vehicles was the charabanc, which was

used for short journeys and excursions until the early years of the 20th century. The first "motor coaches" were purchased by operators of those horse-drawn vehicles in the early 20th century. by operators such as Royal Blue Coach Services, who purchased their first charabanc in 1913 and were running 72 coaches by 1926.

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How Motor Coach Works with Tourism

Motor Coach for Daily Transport The Motor Coach is the most reasonable and practical mode of transportation. Therefore people select motor coach(bus) for their daily or weekly transport

Tour guides or tour operators simple chose the motor coach for there all tour group travelling. Because they can save money with out spending lot on other expensive travelling methods .They can take one group from one bus or they can join 2,3 groups who taking same destinations.

Hotels use motor coach for pick their tourist customers from air port. Also

they arrange hotel tours for their customers, take them to visit places, for all those purposes they use motor coach

Lot’s of tour organizing companies groups or couples packages to stay 4,5 days luxuries in executive motor coach in some geographical areas. Also anybody who chose this tours they can cook by them self and they have with driver and with out driver packages.

Gambling tours by motor coach to the casinos centers also they have the casino motor coaches

Every countries use motor coaches for transport the sport teams(local & International) like cricket teams, foot ball teams & etc.

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