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The Road to Recovery with Group Travel

April 27 2021

John Gallery, marketing director at World of James Herriot, writes about the importance of coach travel to the business, and the benefits group travel brings to the surrounding area.

Don’t avoid coach travel, this is our opportunity to reinvent it!

April 21 2021

Colin Jones, General Manager at Mainline Coaches writes this week’s blog post for CPT, looking to the future of coach tourism in Wales and how the industry can thrive.

Looking to the future for bus and coach in Wales

April 14 2021

It’s been a busy month for CPT Cymru with the launch of two key documents ahead of the 2021 Senedd elections. CPT Cymru Director Joshua Miles provides an update on what the documents mean for the bus and coach industry in Wales.

Recovering from Covid-19: The essential role of the coach industry

April 01 2021

CPT’s Policy Manager Rebecca Kite writes about what we are calling on the Government to do to help the coach industry play its full role in the Covid-19 recovery.

Transport Select Committee recap: evidence session on coach

March 25 2021

In this week’s blog CPT’s Head of External Relations Tom Bartošák-Harlow recaps yesterday’s Transport Select Committee, where the topic of discussion was the coach industry.

Josh Miles: What is next for bus and coach in Wales

March 17 2021

This week’s blog post is from CPT Cymru Director Josh Miles, who writes about what is next for Wales’ bus and coach industry, from the election in Welsh Parliament to the return of home to school transport.

Valuing a diverse workplace; a reflection on First Bus and my personal journey

March 08 2021

Jess Lomax, Head of Organisational Development at First Bus, writes about the work First Bus are doing to continue improving equality, diversity and inclusion, and reflects on her own journey.

Kirstie Bull: I saw a female bus driver and thought “I could do that”

March 08 2021

Kirstie is an Operations Manager for Brighton & Hove Buses. In 2020 she won the Everywoman in Transport Award in the ‘Above & Beyond Customer/Passenger’ category.

Chloe Leach-O’Connell: there is a sense of change on the horizon

March 08 2021

Chloe Leach-O’Connell is one of the founder members of The Diversity and Inclusion Bus Group, it was launched back in 2018 and it forms part of Women in Transport. The group was set up to help accelerate gender equality, and all aspects of promoting diversity and inclusion within the bus industry. The story behind it, is a simple one, a group of like-minded people came together to really try and make a difference.