EXPO opening feels like long-awaited reunion to UMA Members
The first day of UMA Motorcoach EXPO felt like a long-awaited reunion for UMA Members who have faced business and, in some cases, health challenges…
Driver recruiting firm Kelly Anderson Group expands to the coach industry
After two decades of working with trucking companies, the Kelly Anderson Group has expanded into the motorcoach industry. Bus…
Mary Rydel will lead UMA’s digital media sales
The United Motorcoach Association has secured the services of Mary Rydel, of the MDR Group, to lead digital ad sales for the…
UMA EXPO to include special event: Breakfast with the Buses
The United Motorcoach Association will introduce its first-ever Breakfast with the Buses at the upcoming EXPO in Orlando.
The April 24 breakfast runs from 8-10…
Echoes of past frame today’s issues for UMA
In many ways, the issues facing the United Motorcoach Association (UMA) in 2021 — with the exception of the COVID-19 pandemic —…
Updated BusRates.com generates leads with higher web traffic
BusRates.com is back, and the timing couldn’t be better. The retooled website is generating daily inquiries for charter bus bookings in some…
50 Years: UMA formed to stand up for industry ‘little guys’ in 1971
Fifty years ago, a dozen small bus and motorcoach operators decided they had had enough of struggling to grow and prosper while major companies —…
UMA congratulates DOT Secretary Buttigieg, looks forward to working together
UMA President and CEO Larry Killingsworth congratulated newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on behalf of the United Motorcoach Association‘s hundreds…
Orlando’s ready to host Motorcoach EXPO: City is Number One in Healthy Meetings
“Meetings and tourism is what we thrive on,” Heidi Baez, Destination Event Sr. Manager at Visit Orlando, told motorcoach operators at today’s Town Hall. She…
TSA directive says masks now required for most U.S. travelers
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a Security Directive on Jan. 31, 3021, to be effective today, Feb. 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM. The directive…