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Coronavirus / COVID-19 Update

We hope you and your family are healthy and safe and send our condolences for those who have lost loved ones during this time. With the ever-changing landscape of the COVID-19 epidemic, we continue to adapt our operations and business to address all aspects of the health and safety of our customers, vendor partners, and…

BusBank Acquires Buster to Bring Leading-Edge Technology to the Group Travel Market

BusBank, the group transportation booking platform of choice for professional sports teams, music festivals, Fortune 500 companies, and event planners, has acquired Buster, the tech-savvy startup that makes it easy to book group transportation online. The move will bring better technology to the bus market, making it easier to both book and operate a bus…

What’s on the Road Ahead for Buster

Buster is kicking off 2017 with exciting news! You may have noticed the new look, and it is more than meets the eye. Whether you are a frequent Buster booker or were just introduced to the site, there are some new features that are sure to make your trip planning a breeze. A TRIP DOWN…

This Week in Travel Startup Funding: Airseed, Buster and More

We’re in good company!  Check out Buster’s profile in Skift’s latest weekly roundup of travel startups. Launched in 2012, Buster lets travelers compare and book private group charters. At the heart of its operation is its ability to connect groups and charter operators more easily while providing operators with online tools to reach their target markets.

Who are the people behind the chat box?

We’re robots! Not really. Maybe on Halloween. In real life, we are Ben and Caleb. Here we are in our truest form, mirrored in a Buster vehicle: We’re the vendor operations team at Buster. That means we are the people who meet with every charter company Buster works with, and step on board all the vehicles…

5 Festivals to Road Trip to This Summer

Ready for some summer vibes? Set the ultimate summer mood with a music festival road trip. Grab your friends, get your ride, and don’t forget your sunglasses. Whether you go for a bare-bones vibe with a van and camping, or an ultra-luxe party bus and VIP hotel suite, arrive in style. Here’s your guide to…

Why we’re doing artist collaborations at Buster

Ever seen a picture of a bus, and felt instantly inspired? No? Me neither — but I’m working on it. Two weeks ago, we announced our first Buster artist collaboration, a sticker by Hiller Goodspeed. Hiller is an illustrator out of Vancouver you might know from his 2010 project, E.D.P.E.D. The sticker is a simple start to an aspiration we have…

Announcing our first artist collaboration: it’s a sticker

You don’t see a lot of bus art out there. But we’re working on it. We’re excited to announce what we hope will be the first of many, many Buster artist collaborations. It’s a limited series of stickers by illustrator and designer Hiller Goodspeed. Without further ado, your sticker, dear reader: We were familiar with…

On hosting Hatch

Heard of Hatch? It’s a monthly meet-up of creative, entrepreneurial women (a #girlboss network, if you’re into that). It’s not a snooze-fest networking event – more like a really good dinner party at your friend’s house where she invited all her interesting, driven friends you secretly follow on Twitter and Instagram. Hatch came to my attention this…

Fun with wheels: Rollerskating edition

We recently realized that we are fated to collaborate with bicycling cool kids the Cyclones of New York, because of our mutual interests: things that have wheels. And they’re opening our eyes to whole new worlds of wheel-driven enjoyment. Buses, limos, and vans we knew, but here come bicycles! And now? ROLLERSKATES. *weeping openly* We’re so…