Jordan Adam
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You do realise that there are a number of these that have been operating in London for some years now ?
I am, and i seriously just don't get the appeal of them.
You do realise that there are a number of these that have been operating in London for some years now ?
I am, and i seriously just don't get the appeal of them.
Oh, I most certainly do - and the numbers are increasing.
If you're a tourist from, say, Japan, China or USA, there's nothing more typically British than having a ride on a red London Bus - drinking tea and eating sandwiches. A clever move by whoever realised the potential.
Was that for Bustourant?They are already offering a £35 discount after a few days running, so it must not be too busy.
Update on Bustourant. They cancelled the Sunday in Glasgow, so only ran 2 of the 3 advertised days.
Lunch was changed to Fri, Sat and Sun with dinner being every day except Monday but now that has changed again with only Friday and Saturday now for Lunch and Dinner.
Lunch - October - 7 bookings on 5th, 4 on 25th
Dinner - October - every day has no bookings, except 26th which has 6.
Lovely looking bus with livery but it's clearly not working.
As for BBT - last time I seen some of their buses, they were running empty still. I know this time of the year is light on tourism but given the dead mileage to Livi and back, does anyone know how they are getting on?
Not really. It was done in retaliation to Lothian Buses starting up new routes in West Lothian against First. A bit like when Stagecoach started running in Glasgow at the same time First had a go in Ayrshire.Yeah, they cut Services in Glasgow and Aberdeen, yet can afford to operate this fresh-air space of bus?
Nonsense from this company.
Not really. It was done in retaliation to Lothian Buses starting up new routes in West Lothian against First. A bit like when Stagecoach started running in Glasgow at the same time First had a go in Ayrshire.
They are doing fine, yea as you rightly say it is seasonal and weather dependant but on a good day they are very profitable, whether the good days can sustain the bad days only time will tell ,timetable is being altered to take into account the quieter period into October etc.As for BBT - last time I seen some of their buses, they were running empty still. I know this time of the year is light on tourism but given the dead mileage to Livi and back, does anyone know how they are getting on?
Orange looks good anywhere – but perhaps not here? Thanks for bringing back our frame back
@edinburghtour - next time ask before you 'borrow'. #OrangeIsntYourColour #EdinburghButBrighter
Bright bus announced at the end of last week Kids travel free for the October holidays ( dare say because the english are off from next week this offer will be on for the rest of the month.)
Lothian had to price match on this price and have also now got Kids travel free.
Not often in Edinburgh but had a stroll up Waverley Bridge yesterday. Not impressed with the First Bus Tours - not with the buses themselves but the look of the drivers. Sorry but their polo shirts look so scruffy, don't even look as if they fit properly. Looked more like a bunch of truckers (not meaning to insult truckers!) than tour guides.
Compared with LB, who were all very smart and looked professional.
Not often in Edinburgh but had a stroll up Waverley Bridge yesterday. Not impressed with the First Bus Tours - not with the buses themselves but the look of the drivers. Sorry but their polo shirts look so scruffy, don't even look as if they fit properly. Looked more like a bunch of truckers (not meaning to insult truckers!) than tour guides.
Compared with LB, who were all very smart and looked professional.
I have no idea what the drivers look like as I am hardly in that part of town but if what Grumpyscot said is true, that the polo shirts don't even fit properly, then it CAN to some look scruffy and first impressions matter. While they might be looking for the less informal look, it's still important to look neat and tidy especialy if you're the face of a business. I look at LMC drivers as an example (not for local tours as you'd look at Lothain tour bus drivers for that). However, it probably was just one driver who was between sizes for shirt (we have all been there) and erred on the bigger size thus making it look illfitting and baggy. Some polo shirts can look nice as part of a uniform.It's a bus tour, not First Class on British Airways.
They deliberately went for polo shirts as it's less formal.
Bustourant, the dining bus has ceased trading "until next year".
I think it's safe to remove the words "until next year". As I had said with my updates above, they were not selling seats, and most of the time had 28 seats availible, out of 28 seats. When they did have people on board, it were a few at maximum.Bustourant, the dining bus has ceased trading "until next year".
Not a huge shock. I remember asking (only a few posts above this - post 576) if those 7 people who had been booked on the bus were actually from the media, so getting a free meal, or were they actually paying. They were supposed to run Friday - Sunday but in the end, removed the Sunday as it had no sales.I saw it in Glasgow a few weeks back, as expected there was more staff on board than passengers!
Jarvis has said on twitter they’re for the expansion of Edinburgh tours... not revealed what that means though! Guess they’ll be ready for easter.It's probably more likely that they're to replace the older existing deckers.
I believe there will be a new route starting.Jarvis has said on twitter they’re for the expansion of Edinburgh tours... not revealed what that means though! Guess they’ll be ready for easter.