Nov 7, 2007
A "luxury bus" between Boston and Washington, D.C. is offering fierce competition to Fung Wah and other rock-bottom-priced buses
If you've been following the cut-throat battles of the Chinatown bus companies, offering bargain fares ($35 round-trip) and rather basic service on trips to Boston or Washington, D.C. from New York City (and vice versa), then you'll want to know about the recently-established www.dc2nycom "luxury buses" charging five dollars more ($40 round-trip) but offering free wi-fi and bottled water (which is why it's called a "luxury" bus). It's operated by, of all people, a former executive of Marriott named Richard B. Greene, and it's the latest in a long line of courageous adversaries (www.vamoosebus.com, www.washingtondeluxe.com) to the pioneering Chinatown company that started it all, Fung Wah. If you'll go to the luxury company's website, DC2NY, and click on "About Us" and then "Press Room", you'll read write-ups by various free weekly newspapers quoting satisfied, luxury-loving bus riders. Websites listed above have all the pick-up spots in New York, Boston and D.C., phone numbers, and electronic reservations forms for getting the cheapest fare.Write and read comments about this post.
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