Bucket List Tour Planning Ideas

Ideas for shaping a bus tour around what is on your list, and what to ask before you book.

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  • Bucket List Tour Planning Ideas
  • Tell Barb your ideas
  • Collect ideas from your travel group
  • Pick a tour near Lancaster
  • Try a Hershey area outing
  • Consider a multi-day bus trip
  • Ask where the bus leaves from
  • Ask which hotels are used
  • Ask which bus company drives
  • Ask who travels with the group
  • Ask about pricing up front
  • Call at a sensible hour
  • Use the phone number on file
  • Browse the company website
  • Ask about the Manheim office
  • Look at an outbound US tour
  • Ask about the coach trip schedule
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Bucket List Tours by Barb says it's all about you and what's on your bucket list. It takes your ideas, mixes them with other clients' ideas, and builds the package from there. So get your ideas in shape before you call: day trip or multi-day, who's coming, where the bus leaves from. This list sticks to what the sources say about bus tours around Lancaster, PA, and the Manheim business behind them. It leaves out prices, because neither source lists any. Think of it as homework you do before the phone call.

Why these items are on the list

  1. Tell Barb your ideas. Barb's company says it takes your ideas and mixes them with other clients' ideas.
  2. Collect ideas from your travel group. Your ideas get blended with other clients' ideas into one package, so say what matters to your group.
  3. Pick a tour near Lancaster. Executive Coach says its partners run individual tour packages around Harrisburg, Lancaster and Hershey.
  4. Try a Hershey area outing. Executive Coach names three areas for individual packages, Hershey among them, so ask what's on offer.
  5. Consider a multi-day bus trip. Multi-day bus tours are part of the mix, so decide how long your group wants to be away.
  6. Ask where the bus leaves from. Barb's company says its bus packages start in Lancaster, PA, with more departure stops along the route.
  7. Ask which hotels are used. Barb's company says multi-day bus trips use Hilton and Marriott brand hotels when possible. Ask which you'd get.
  8. Ask which bus company drives. The company says it uses top-of-the-line tour bus companies. Ask who, specifically.
  9. Ask who travels with the group. Knowledgeable staff are said to be on each tour.
  10. Ask about pricing up front. The company says it strives to keep prices low and quality high, so get an actual number first.
  11. Call at a sensible hour. Nextdoor lists 9 AM to 8 PM most days, with one shorter 1 to 4 PM day. Check the listing.
  12. Use the phone number on file. Both sources list 717-201-7566 for Bucket List Tours by Barb.
  13. Browse the company website. bucketlisttoursbybarb.com is the address both sources give.
  14. Ask about the Manheim office. The business is based in Manheim, PA, and says staff are also available at its office.
  15. Look at an outbound US tour. Executive Coach says its partners also run outbound tours throughout the US and abroad.
  16. Ask about the coach trip schedule. Executive Coach says to contact it for its current trip schedule or to book a future trip.

Think of it as homework for the phone call: keep it open on your phone while the group talks it over, tick what everyone likes, then read the winners out to the planner. Nobody has to agree on the first pass.

When to use it

Use it before you contact a tour planner, ideally while the group is still deciding.

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