Here is some good news for travelers in the New York City metropolitan area.
I was saddened when BISS TOURS closed its doors a few years ago. BISS, which got into financial trouble when it took over PARKER TOURS, had offered one, two, three-day and longer escorted bus tours of the US and Canada with a pick-up point in Hoboken. I had taken a few which, for the most part, were enjoyable and came off with minimal “hitches”.
With BISS gone my only alternative for escorted motorcoach travel was to schlep all the way down to Trenton for STARR TOURS, which I had done before discovering PARKER and BISS. This requires either rising before the sun to take the train from Newark or incurring additional expense by staying overnight in a motel on Route 1 and again rising in the dark to take a taxi to Trenton.
I enjoy escorted bus trips. You only need to book, pack your bag, and board the bus; everything is taken care of for you. And the cost is relatively all-inclusive and extremely reasonable, even with the single supplement – a substantial savings over doing it all on one’s own.
Just as I was about to request the latest STARR TOURS catalog I saw an ad in the Sunday News for CROSBY TOURS - “New York’s premier tour operator.” As soon as I was back at my computer I checked out the website and discovered that CROSBY had taken up where BISS left off. I promptly ordered a catalog, which just arrived.
It is obvious from the lay-out of the catalog, the description of the trips and tours, and the location of the pick-up points that CROSBY is a re-organized BISS.
Several one-day, two-day and three-day tours have caught my eye – and I will be sure to post the trip narratives here at ABT after I have taken them.
In the meanwhile I suggest that you go to the website and request a copy of the catalog.
TTYL
I was saddened when BISS TOURS closed its doors a few years ago. BISS, which got into financial trouble when it took over PARKER TOURS, had offered one, two, three-day and longer escorted bus tours of the US and Canada with a pick-up point in Hoboken. I had taken a few which, for the most part, were enjoyable and came off with minimal “hitches”.
With BISS gone my only alternative for escorted motorcoach travel was to schlep all the way down to Trenton for STARR TOURS, which I had done before discovering PARKER and BISS. This requires either rising before the sun to take the train from Newark or incurring additional expense by staying overnight in a motel on Route 1 and again rising in the dark to take a taxi to Trenton.
I enjoy escorted bus trips. You only need to book, pack your bag, and board the bus; everything is taken care of for you. And the cost is relatively all-inclusive and extremely reasonable, even with the single supplement – a substantial savings over doing it all on one’s own.
Just as I was about to request the latest STARR TOURS catalog I saw an ad in the Sunday News for CROSBY TOURS - “New York’s premier tour operator.” As soon as I was back at my computer I checked out the website and discovered that CROSBY had taken up where BISS left off. I promptly ordered a catalog, which just arrived.
It is obvious from the lay-out of the catalog, the description of the trips and tours, and the location of the pick-up points that CROSBY is a re-organized BISS.
Several one-day, two-day and three-day tours have caught my eye – and I will be sure to post the trip narratives here at ABT after I have taken them.
In the meanwhile I suggest that you go to the website and request a copy of the catalog.
TTYL
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