Big Bus Tours, the world's leading operator of open top double decker bus sightseeing tours has once again broken records for growth and expansion.

Big Bus Tours is the largest operator of hop-on hop-off sightseeing tours in the world and now operates in sixteen cities across three continents – Europe, Asia and North America. The company has a combined fleet of over three hundred buses carrying in excess of four million passengers per year. 

Within the United States, Big Bus Tours has wholly owned businesses in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, Washington DC and most recently, New York City.  With the launch of the New York operation on 1st March 2014, and with continued plans for growth and expansion, Big Bus Tours is working hard to ensure that it remains in position as the industry leader.

Innovation is a key feature of the success of Big Bus Tours and the latest announcement about the launch of paperless ticketing demonstrates the investment that the company is making in improvements to the sightseeing experience.

“We operate within a very competitive marketplace”, said Chris Crompton, Regional Director USA, “and it is important that we constantly seek out the competitive advantage wherever possible.  The launch of our newest destination, New York, and the rollout of mobile, paperless ticketing are two great examples of the direction that the company is taking – consistent growth through expansion into new destinations as well as strong investment in our own internal systems to improve the transactional process for our customers”.

“Travel and tourism is an economic engine for the United States, outpacing other sectors in terms of recovery," added Malcolm Smith, Vice President of Business Development for U.S. Travel, and General Manager of IPW. "The success of companies like Big Bus Tours further exemplifies the industry's ability to grow and thrive. At IPW, the power of travel is in full effect, and we are proud to have Big Bus Tours as partners in this premier event."

Big Bus Tours is the largest operator of open top double decker buses in the world and currently has operations in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, Washington DC, New York, London, Paris, Vienna, Istanbul, Rome, Budapest, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

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