Greyhound Offers Columbus Day Weekend Fare Sale In The Northeast

DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Greyhound, the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in North America, today announced a fare sale that gives customers 30 percent off their fare on trips from the Northeast to any of Greyhound's 3,800 destinations. Between now and Oct. 9, customers can get the discount on future travel that takes place between Oct. 11 and Dec. 13, by simply typing in the promo code EXPLORE30 at checkout when they book their travel on Greyhound.com. 

"We already offer low fares, but now customers can save even more this holiday weekend, which we know is a big holiday for our customers in the Northeast," said Andy Kaplinsky, chief commercial officer, Greyhound Lines, Inc. "Along with the discount, customers will enjoy traveling on our modern buses with premium amenities, such as free onboard Wi-Fi, power outlets, reclining leather seats and extra legroom, allowing them to stay connected and travel comfortably."

Greyhound customers in the Northeast also now can use e-Ticketing, which allows them to board the bus with a simple flash of their ticket on their mobile phone. In addition, the company is adding new buses in the Northeast, which are equipped with on-board entertainment systems, enabling customers to enjoy movies and television shows, play games, surf the Web, and read the latest news ? all completely free and from their own Wi-Fi enabled device.

Members of Road Rewards, Greyhound's loyalty program, were able to take advantage of the fare sale a day early ? beginning Oct. 5 ? and receive a higher discount of 35 percent off future travel. During the fare sale, customers can receive discounts on routes such as Springfield to Boston at prices starting as low as $5; New York to Washington, D.C. at prices starting at $10 and Baltimore to Philadelphia with prices starting at $13.  

Fare discounts are applied to the full fare. Tickets are valid only on the date and schedule for which they were purchased. Some restrictions may apply. For more information and to purchase tickets, customers can visit www.greyhound.com or call 1-800-231-2222. Customers can choose to receive more special offers like this one simply by enrolling in Greyhound's Road Rewards loyalty program and opting in to receive emails.

About Greyhound
Greyhound, a First Group plc company, is the only national provider of scheduled intercity coach services in the U.S. and Canada. Based in Dallas, Greyhound provides scheduled passenger services to 3,800 destinations carrying approximately 18 million passengers a year. The company's point-to-point service, Greyhound Express, serves more than 135 markets and also operates brands for local markets including BoltBus, Lucky Streak casino service and Greyhound Connect. Greyhound is the first U.S.-based intercity bus company to operate domestic service within Mexico as well as international connections to Texas. For fare and schedule information and to buy tickets call 1-800-231-2222 or visit the website at www.greyhound.com. For the latest news and travel deals, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GreyhoundBus, Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GreyhoundBus, follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/greyhoundlines, download a high resolution photo at www.bit.ly/GreyhoundBusPhotos, or follow our award-winning blog, The Hound, at http://www.bloggreyhound.com.        

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