Jessica
Family reunions can be a time of great happiness; however, they can also be extremely stressful, especially if they involve reuniting a particularly large family. Big families tend to spread out, and while people want to stay in touch, it can be all too easy for cousins and brothers and sisters to be scattered across the United States. Recently, it’s become popular for family reunions to involve travel of some kind. It can be a lot of fun for families to act as a sort of tour group, traveling across the country — or for that matter a somewhat shorter distance, it’s all up to you — to sightsee. You can get a lot accomplished when you’re all traveling together, and in a relatively short amount of time at that. But if you want to do this, the question is less of why and more of how. How do you get your family together in one space that is both efficient and comfortable? The answer is by using a charter bus service. Charter bus services offer a means of travel that can keep your entire family together and comfortable, while at the same time not breaking the bank. Charter buses have really progressed over the years, becoming less like the buses you may in mind, and becoming more like mobile conference rooms and leisure areas. Below, we’ll look at some of the top advantages of using a charter bus service.
1. Energy Efficiency
Compared to traveling via a caravan of personal vehicles, a charter bus service is much more energy efficient — which leads to it being more environmentally friendly, and more cost-effective as well. It’s believed that, in general, motorcoaches are able to travel 206.6 miles per gallon of fuel, whereas typical single-occupant cars usually make it about 27.2 miles on the gallon. This means that ultimately, you’ll not only have to pay less for fuel — you’ll also find that you have to stop less for gas. This means that you’ll get the most out of your trip, both in terms of time and energy consumption. For that matter, you won’t have to worry as much about the amount of damage a motorcoach does to the environment — something that your more eco-friendly relatives will appreciate. Compared to commuter rail, motorcoaches are three times more effective in reducing CO2 output, and they’re six times more effective than transit buses. In every way, these buses are a far cry from the typical buses you’re used to.
2. Connections
Some of us would love to go on family reunion trips, but we find it a bit unrealistic because we can’t just drop everything and stop working entirely. Many of us need to be connected to our workplaces in some way, even if we aren’t actually there. The great thing about charter bus travel is that, in more recent years, they’ve reached the ability to function as mobile conference rooms. Thanks to traveling wifi connections and, in some cases, private spaces on the bus, it can be easy for you to do the work you need to do and still enjoy your trip. Even if you don’t need mobile conference rooms, it can be good to at least be connected. Nobody can really say no to the perk of mobile conference rooms — they just add a benefit that may or may not be used, especially in the cases of families that have members in more corporate work positions.
3. Comfort
Comfort is so important on family reunion trips, which often include a diverse range of people — though women account for 55% of travelers and men 45%. The great thing about charter buses in this day and age is that they tend to have air conditioning, and certainly have upgraded their seats. For that matter, these buses are often equipped with wifi, as previously mentioned, as well as DVD players. This allows people to distract themselves during the long, empty stretches of the trip with the Internet and movies.
