Stuart Render

Journalist, routeone
72 Articles

Is the industry seeing a renaissance in continental coach touring?

A look around coach tour operators to understand how tour programmes might…

Stanley Travel: A focus on consistency, costs, and the ‘top yard’

Family-owned Stanley Travel is adjusting to the recent retirement of one of…

Positive relationships and a personal approach bloom for GH Watts

Having celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023, Leicester-based G.H.Watts Coaches has a…

‘London coach parking: We’re forever trying our luck’, drivers report

In July 2023, routeone looked at the state of coach parking in…

Mr and Mrs Bull – is it time for a new chapter in coaching?

It’s 60 years since Roger Bull started his first job in the…

Alligator to Acron – Jumbulance now looks to the wider industry

Coaches carrying stretcher beds and making pilgrimages to Lourdes have been part…

Belle Coaches celebrates reaching 100-year target in 2024

For any coach operator, surviving to celebrate a centenary is undoubtedly a…

Thornes Independent gets on with business in a family way

For a family-run company, the support given by each generation to each…

Jacksons Coaches: Lifelong lesson continues to deliver success

Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, Essex-based Jacksons Coaches found itself in a…

UK cruise growth brings opportunities for the coach industry

The continued growth in the popularity of UK cruising is generating increased…