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NLA President Robert Alexander
National Limousine Association (NLA) President Robert Alexander of RMA Worldwide has announced the launch of a new campaign entitled On the Road Again.
Designed to allow members to promote their businesses’ high levels of quality, safety, and service provided every day, the campaign will offer a free customizable video. Accompanying the video will be supporting material and information on digital and social media marketing, media outreach, and much more.
“After over a year of challenges, I believe many of us are more optimistic than we've been in quite some time,” said Alexander in an email to NLA members. “In spite of all of these challenges being thrown at us, one thing I have been grateful for as NLA President is the opportunity to connect with and listen to so many members about their experiences. I have then in turn been able to work with so many volunteers, vendors, and others to provide guidance, materials, and support to our members and the industry.”
Alexander will appear live on the NLA Facebook page on Wednesday, May 12 at noon ET to officially launch the campaign, and to offer details on the initiative.
Visit limo.org for more information.
[05.07.21]
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Alison Klein Sherman of Klein Transportation
The Greater New Jersey Motorcoach Association (GNJMA) has announced that Alison Klein Sherman, president of Klein Transportation, is joining their Board of Directors.
The GNJMA Board of Directors has six committees. Klein Sherman has elected to serve on the Membership & Bylaws Committee.
“I look forward to representing Klein Transportation on the Board of GNJMA,” says Klein Sherman. “While this is a difficult time for our industry, COVID has also provided us with the opportunity to re-evaluate our businesses, continue to develop the positives and make changes to and improvements in the areas where they are needed. The relationships built through GNJMA have always been important and are even more invaluable during this time. I am excited to work with the Membership & Bylaw committee and to see the progress of all the members and how we can help each other in the coming years.”
Klein Transportation has been family owned and operated since it started with student transportation in 1957. Klein Sherman is now the fourth generation excited to continue the family business by providing safe, quality transportation with motorcoaches and school buses. She is involved with the hiring of all employees to ensure the company focus on customer service is carried through with every employee. Previously, Klein Sherman spent many years at Klein as a tour sales representative and tour planner, then VP of Finance before being promoted to president recently.
Klein Transportation offers luxury motorcoaches and air-conditioned school buses to meet the travel needs of all groups.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is our privilege to continue to have the Klein family serve on our Board. We welcome Alison and her positive energy and commitment to the industry,” says GNJMA President Tim Stout of Stout’s Transportation.
Visit gnjma.com for more information.
[05.07.21]
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Several industry associations—including the Global Business Travel Association, Meeting Planners International, and the U.S. Travel Association—were among the nearly 50 travel and tourism organizations that addressed a letter to both U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an effort to restart the once-robust travel between the countries. The two leaders will be meeting during the G7 Summit in the UK this June.
Noting the increase in vaccinations and the safety measures that both governments and the travel industry writ large have implemented, the associations implored the leaders to jointly reopen those critical pathways that contribute to the respective country’s GDP.
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the impact of COVID stalling travel has been sobering—representing a £148B loss (or a staggering 62.3 percent drop from 2019) in the UK in 2020, and a $766B loss (41 percent drop from 2019) for the U.S.
“Separately, travel and tourism are essential economic engines in both the U.S. and UK and in 2019, contributed 8.6 percent and 10.1 percent respectively to each country’s GDP, UK visitors were the second largest source of inbound international tourism revenue for the U.S. economy while U.S. visitors were the largest source of such revenue for the UK economy. The tourism and hospitality sector has been one of the hardest hit by COVID-19 in both economies and safely restoring the U.S-UK air travel market will have a significant impact. If travel restrictions are lifted by this June, we expect the market will start to recover and approach 70 percent of 2019 levels by the end of the year buoyed primarily by summer season traffic. According to a study by Compass Lexecon, a reopened corridor could respectively generate 3.7 billion USD and 1.9 billion GBP in incremental activity this summer for both economies and help to restore lost jobs in the hospitality sector. By contrast, ongoing restrictions through the end of 2021 will result in billions in lost economic activity,” read the letter.
In the U.S., Biden has signaled that the country will be largely open by July, with an ambitious goal of achieving a 70 percent vaccination rate of the U.S. population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 44 percent of the country has received at least one dose, although the officials worry due to declining daily numbers. In the UK, 50 million doses have been administered (according to the National Health Service).
The full letter can be read here.
[05.04.21]