GotoBus

{{Short description|Travel website}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = GotoBus

| logo =

| type = Private

| area_served = North America
Europe

| key_people = Jimmy Chen

| industry = Travel
Technology

| num_employees = 25+

| foundation = 2002

| location = Arlington, Massachusetts, United States

| website = {{URL|https://www.gotobus.com}}

}}

GotoBus is a travel website headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gotobus.com/ |title=GotoBus – Bus tickets online and bus charter, compare bus schedules, bus routes, bus reviews – bus travel made easy |website=gotobus.com |access-date=2017-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918075925/http://www.gotobus.com/ |archive-date=2017-09-18 |url-status=live }}

The website provides travel products and services,{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/travel/looking-for-a-bus-or-train-new-sites-aim-to-help.html |title=Looking for a Bus or Train? New Sites Aim to Help |last=Rosenbloom |first=Stephanie |date=October 23, 2013 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2017-09-19 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901102008/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/travel/looking-for-a-bus-or-train-new-sites-aim-to-help.html |archive-date=2017-09-01 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Fredrickson |first=Karen |date=October 28, 2013 |title=Travel By Bus or Train Will Soon Be Easier to Book |url=http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/7670/20131028/travel-by-bus-or-train-will-soon-be-easier-to-book.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405033625/http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/7670/20131028/travel-by-bus-or-train-will-soon-be-easier-to-book.htm |archive-date=2016-04-05 |access-date=2017-09-19 |work=TravelersToday}} such as inter-city bus tickets,{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001730.html |title=Buses – Hit the Road for New York, Atlantic City or the Beach |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 1, 2009 |access-date=2017-09-20 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008145353/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013001730.html |archive-date=2017-10-08 |url-status=live }} sightseeing tours and hotel accommodations{{Cite news |url=https://petergreenberg.com/2014/07/24/travel-tip-book-bus-train-travel/ |title=Travel Tip: Apps to Help You Book Bus & Train Travel |date=July 24, 2014 |work=Peter Greenberg Travel Detective |access-date=2017-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228211129/http://petergreenberg.com/2014/07/24/travel-tip-book-bus-train-travel/ |archive-date=2015-12-28 |url-status=live }} to those traveling among destinations{{Cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-take-the-chinatown-bus-from-new-york-to-atlanta-2015-12/#first-lets-do-a-little-comparison-shopping-here-is-what-airfare-looks-like-1 |title=I took an 18-hour bus ride from New York City to Atlanta for $40, and I liked it better than flying |work=Business Insider |access-date=2017-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011357/http://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-take-the-chinatown-bus-from-new-york-to-atlanta-2015-12#first-lets-do-a-little-comparison-shopping-here-is-what-airfare-looks-like-1 |archive-date=2017-09-12 |url-status=live }} in both North America and Europe.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-10 |title=Learning Bus Traveling Throughout the Vacations |url=https://www.lowcostcoachhire.co.uk/blog/5-tips-to-learning-bus-traveling-throughout-the-vacations/,%20https://www.lowcostcoachhire.co.uk/blog/5-tips-to-learning-bus-traveling-throughout-the-vacations/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |language=en}}

History

The company, which operates exclusively online at GotoBus.com, was founded in 2002{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=4152784&page=1 |title=Greyhound revs up with a revamp, face lift |date=January 25, 2008 |work=ABC News |access-date=2017-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524143429/https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=4152784&page=1 |archive-date=2015-05-24 |url-status=live }} by CEO and Cambridge resident Jimmy Chen. In 2011, TakeTours.com was introduced as a spin-off from GotoBus.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gotobus.com/aboutus/ |title=GotoBus About US |access-date=2019-04-15 }}

Locations

Since then, GotoBus has opened additional offices in Los Angeles, CA; Hangzhou, China; and Bratislava, Slovakia.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

See also

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