A lot of executives are afraid to fly a stewardess told me. I knew a guy that hated it too. He was a VP of the company, but took a train for 2 days (to get to California) instead of fly for 4 hours.
Instead of paying $1000 r/t to fly, pay $1000 r/t to take an Executive Bus. Maybe the max it would take is 10 people. There would be drinks on board, TVs, DVDs...real executive fair.
I don't see this out there, & i am wondering why. Firms seem to start new airlines' everyday. Why not an executive bus service?
2006-08-25 00:35:46 · 7 answers · asked by Ted Jordan 5 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
You may be on to something....Really. I've heard of several celebrities who are afraid to fly, as well. Luxury bus service seems like a good idea.
2006-08-25 00:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by pvpd73127 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take a Greyhound bus trip for a lengthy period. Say New York to Chicago. If you improved the service by 100% you would not get any customers. Buses, no matter how good, do not ride like cars. Drivers have to stop every two hours. There are delays in loading and unloading. Figure that a trip by bus is going to take 50% more time than by car.
The cost might be more than by air. You may have to stop 10 times to drop off and pick up passengers.
How many CEO's are afraid to fly, how often do they have to travel, and how many are going from the same starting point to the same destination at the same time, and can afford to lose the time? My estimate: none.
2006-08-25 00:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an executive or anything but I'm more afraid of taking a bus than I am of flying. Granted I've taken Greyhound only a couple times and not a high-end executive bus service. But, statistically, buses are less safe than flying.
It would seem that exexutives are intelligent people, and in general willing to take risks. They should stop being losers and just fly.
2006-08-25 02:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by Mike R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first time I saw this question I thought you were kidding.
At the off chance you are being serious, let me just say that you can't be serious. Busy executives can't really take three or four days (each way) to go from New York to LA for a one day of work.
If this bus can go from New York to Atlanta to Dallas and back to New York in three days then maybe you are onto something.
What are operating costs including purchase price of the bus, fuel, driver, maintenance, insurance etc? What will you have to charge per mile to break even?
There is no way to make this anywhere near cost effective.
2006-08-25 03:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a good idea and all but buses are small and cramped people will pay for a plane a couple hours no prob train they can walk around stretch lay back drink but bus people think greyhound and run for cover have you ever been on a greyhound bus ride for more then 2 hours its like getting your teeth pulled while getting a root canal and someone twisting your nipples all at the same time :)
2006-08-25 00:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by OZoNE 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my experience, those men and women who have what it takes to achieve that level of success will fly anyway, even if they hate it. For short trips, say 200-500 miles, they would probably use their own private limo. For longer trips, driving just takes to long. If they've got the hutzpa to become CEO's, they'll just pop a valium and take the plane anyway.
2006-08-25 00:41:41 · answer #6 · answered by horizonaut 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well how would they travel abroad? plus most business trips only last a few days so why would anybody drive for 4 days and stay somewhere for 2? if they hate flying that much they should get a psychatrist to prescribe xanax.
2006-08-25 00:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by i_go_to_community_college 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋