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ChauffeurDriven: CERTS Tax Exemption Bill Gets New Life
Motorcoach associations like the American Bus Association (ABA) are celebrating the reintroduction of a bill that would eliminate the tax burden for those who received CERTS Act money during the pandemic.
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ABA Applauds the Re-Introduction of CERTS Tax Fix Legislation in the House
This legislation would eliminate the tax burden associated with the $2 billion CERTS grant monies provided to the motorcoaches, school buses and passenger vessels industries.
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SustainableBus: Demand for Travel in the US Takes Off. In a Changed Environment.
Peter Pantuso talks with Sustainable Bus about the state of the bus industry and trends that are currently being seen in the bus and tourism industry.
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GroupsToday: New ABA Foundation Research Sheds Light on Driver Shortage
The ABA Foundation recently conducted a survey to estimate the driver shortage gap in the private motorcoach industry. The results show a large gap (21.4%) between the need for drivers to help the industry recover and the number of drivers
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Award-Winning All Aboard America Driver Selected for ABA's Motorcoach Driver of the Year
All Aboard America driver Wade Stewart named the 2023 ABA Motorcoach Driver of the Year.
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The ABA and ABA Foundation Welcome New Board Members
"It is our volunteer leaders that make ABA and the ABA Foundation what we are today. Their dedication to ensuring we provide our members the resources, research, scholarships and programming they need to succeed in this industry is priceless," said
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New ABA Foundation Research Shows 21.4% of Demand for Bus Drivers is Unfulfilled
"As the industry continues to climb its way back from the devastation that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked, the lack of drivers to help make trips happen is a major setback,” said Peter Pantuso, president of the ABA Foundation.
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ABA’s Pantuso To Step Down in September 2024 After Nearly Three Decades of Accomplishments
The American Bus Association, the leading industry association representing the bus, motorcoach, tour, and packaged travel industry, announced that its longtime leader, Peter J. Pantuso, will retire in September 2024.
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Group Tour Magazine: Group Travel’s Crystal Ball
ABA's Peter Pantuso talks to Group Tour magazine about what the next year look like for motorcoach and group travel.
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BloombergLaw: Nursing Worker Protections to Expand as Carveouts Rattle Nerves
“Many of our passengers connect with airlines or they connect with trains or they connect with other bus systems. If they’re charter they’re scheduled to be at a theater at a certain time for tickets,” he said.
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