How to Find the Best Tour Deals

It finally feels like summer and families everywhere are trying to squeeze in a late summer getaway. Some of our customers have asked us how to find the best deals on our web site so that they can make the most of their budget. Well, today is your lucky day! Here are some tips to help you find the very best prices GotoBus has to offer.

1. A great place to start to look for the best prices are on the GotoBus homepage and deals page. These places are where we feature new sales and our most popular tour packages.

2. If you already know your departure city, select it from the drop down tour search menu and click "search." On the results page you can further filter your search (located below the search box on left hand side of the screen) and check "Promotion Only." This will narrow your search so that you only see our promotions like the Buy 2 Get the 3rd Ticket Free options. Another option is that you may select "Sort By: Prices from Low." This way you can see the cheapest overall options right away.

**Bonus Tip: Travel with family and friends to save more money. Booking a double, triple, or quadruple occupancy room will score you a lower price per person.

Getting what you came for- How to select the best touring option

Many travelers ask us about our services and what they can expect from their tour guide. Will I be tied to the hip of my guide or be left to navigate on my own? The answer to that question is “It depends.” Before booking a tour you should think about your personality traits and the needs of your traveling companions. Selecting the tour that best fits your personality will allow you to make the most of your vacation and ensure that you get what you were expecting.

GotoBus currently offers three levels of touring options. You can find the tour level listed in the tour details.

Level 1:
If you like to wander free and explore new places on your own then a Level 1- Unescorted tour is your best bet.

Level 1-- Unescorted Tour: Essentially a self-guided tour. You will have transfers between activities and accommodations but there will no one organizing activities for you.

Check out a Level 1-- Unescorted Tour

Level 2:
If you prefer having someone around to answer questions and troubleshoot problems a Level 2—Semi-Guided Tour would be a good option.

Level 2—Semi-Guided Tour: Tour guide will organize the group and arrange for any optional attractions and meal stops. These tours are perfect for those who like some structure to the day, but want more free time and meals on their own. Tour guide will be available to assist passengers if any problems arise.

Check out a Level 2—Semi-Guided Tour

Level 3:
If you enjoy having a knowledgeable guide who can tell you about the historical significance of the sites you are seeing then I would recommend a Level 3--Fully-Guided Tour.

Level 3--Fully-Guided Tour: Tour guide will organize the group and arrange for any optional attractions and meal stops. In addition, the guide will conduct an informative tour of sights throughout the trip. The tour may be conducted in more than one language.

Check out a Level 3--Fully-Guided Tour

Top 10 Customer Favorites from August

This past August was filled with a lot of bad news. Unemployment was on the rise and the economy is still not doing well. Many are being pressured by soaring prices at the pump and some even settled for a “staycation”, believing that they could not afford a real holiday. Too bad they didn’t find us! Bus travel is convenient, cost effective and provides a much needed getaway from life’s daily pressures.

Our customers are keenly aware that a fabulous vacation can be had on a shoestring budget. If you missed out this past month, it’s not too late to book a fall trip. Autumn is a great time to travel with cooler temperatures and less tourists. Our top attractions for the month of August were as follows:

1. Niagara Falls
2. Washington D.C
3. Philadelphia
4. Boston
5. Newport, RI
6. 1000 Islands
7. Baltimore
8. Toronto
9. Las Vegas
10. Grand Canyon

Customer Feedback: East Coast 5 Day Deluxe Tour Package, $345

"We are now home after taking the pat2247 trip with Mike as our guide. We think he was just wonderful and that the trip was out of this world, we saw so much and enjoyed it all very much. Our only regret was that we could not keep up to everyone due to our age, lots of walking, the rooms were super, the driver good & safe, our fellow passengers all very nice, it was perfect, we loved the trip and will tell everyone how good it was. Thank - You Mike. ps we also enjoyed Mario."

For more information about the East Coast 5 Day Deluxe Tour Package, $345, please visit
http://www.gotobus.com/cs/c168/vacationpackages_newyorkdeparture_/eastcoast5_daydeluxetourpackage.html

Customer Feedback: New York to Washington D.C. 2 Day Tour

This is an email from one of our customers who took the NYC to DC two day tour.

"Hello, I would like to thank you very much for the tour to Washington DC last weekend. It was really great. Everything was organized very well. The tour guide (Steve) gave us a lot of interesting information, the pace and the timing were perfect. Thanks once more."

Please find more information about our NYC to Washington D.C. 2 Day Tour, $85, at: http://www.gotobus.com/cs/c128/newyorktowashingtondc2_daytour.html

Again, thanks Steve and all our terrific tour guides who take pride in their work and try their best to give our customers a lifelong experience. :)

Customer Feedback: NYC-Niagara Falls-Washington D.C. 3 Day Tour

I will start posting some feedback from our customers and so you can get some insider scoop of our tours! :D

"Dear Sir/Madam:
I must comment on the most enjoyable trip with your company on 23rd to 25th of April to Washington and Niagra Falls with yor company. Could you pass on our thanks to Jason the courier and the driver, they both did a tremendous job. The hotels were exellent, we couldn`t have asked for better. There was only one fault and that was with the bus, there were a couple of windows that were misted over due to the seals being broken and this did effect the views from the bus when travelling. Apart from this the tour was previously stated extremely good and value for money."

The tour is a three-day tour from NYC to Niagara Falls and Washington D.C., $155. It is one of our most popular tours. For more information, please see the URL: http://www.gotobus.com/cs/c693/nyctoniagarafalls_dc3_daytour.html

And Jason, you are the star.