Word: greyhounds
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...1980s and '90s, an unassuming Thai boutique called Greyhound did respectable business in Bangkok's Siam Center shopping mall, selling reasonably priced clothes that melded international urban chic with local tastes. For its co-owner and designer, an advertising executive named Bhanu Inkawat, the shop was little more than a weekend hobby. But in 2003, with Thailand starting to become more fashion conscious, Bhanu saw an opportunity: he quit his day job and poured his energy into Greyhound. Today, Bhanu, 50, presides over a growing style empire with 12 designers, 14 clothing stores and seven caf?s in Bangkok, franchises...
...More important, inspired by David Neeleman, whose JetBlue shook up the airline industry, Wong hopes to remake the bus-trip experience into a paragon of customer service. Wong and his four partners, one Spanish and the rest Chinese, are emphasizing service. "I don't want to copy from Greyhound," says Wong, who earned his M.B.A. from Indiana State University's business school. "My model is JetBlue...
...they improve service, the 40-odd Chinatown bus companies are becoming a growing threat to Greyhound Lines Inc. along Eastern seaboard routes. Greyhound has been shrinking its national network because of a string of financial problems. "We have no objection to competition as long as it is on a level playing field," says Kim Plaskett, director of corporate communications at Greyhound, which now offers a special online ticket rate of $18 on its New York City--Boston route, vs. the normal $35 fare...
...less students, ended up driving down to New Haven on Friday night. While shuttle tickets cost $20 for a one-way ticket and $30 for a round-trip after the UC subsidized $6,000 of the $55,000 contract, some students had to pay $60 for a round trip Greyhound bus ride. Others were unable to get to the game at all. Although the UC did offer more buses than last year, the committee acknowledged that ticket sell-out problem could have been avoided. “There are a lot of options for how to resolve the problem...
...shuttle promised “the closest you’ll get to the college football experience while you’re at HLS.” For those who still haven’t found transportation, options include renting a car or taking the train or a Greyhound bus to New Haven. As of yesterday, a two-day rental of an SUV from Enterprise Rent-a-Car for a round trip to New Haven cost approximately $285, including gas. On Amtrak’s website yesterday, prices for a round-trip ticket from South Station to New Haven averaged...