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asyouare405 wrote:They pride themselvs on the the class of acela. Seems to me the legndary "Chinatown bus" (which i know nothing about) competes with regionalPlease. Limoliner doesn't get to choose their competition. Limoliner may prefer a rivalry with Acela because in many ways--comfort, particularly--Acela is the gold standard for traveling between Boston and New York. But it's totally an aspiration on their part. Apart from the attendant with snacks and the two whole channels of satelite TV on the Limoliner, the service they offer doesn't seem that much different than the Regional in terms of accomodations, speed, or price. The Limoliner is certainly much closer the Regional in all these as well as market segment than the Chinatown bus, which caters to a much different demographic. Don't drink the Limoliner KoolAid!
travelrobb wrote: Please. Limoliner doesn't get to choose their competition.
Chinatown bus, which caters to a much different demographic. Don't drink the Limoliner KoolAid!
So who knows.....not me, thats for sure.
It's a bus, albeit a luxury bus, that's subject to getting stuck in traffic at all of the well-known highway bottlenecks between Boston and ManhattanAmen to all of the above Tom. And to your list, I would add "weather." Any way you slice it bus travel is one of the lowest activities man can sink to in life.