New bus booking service boosts school budgets

A new online bus booking service has launched to help make organising excursions easier, while saving schools thousands of dollars.

Michael Duffy from BookmyBus said BookmyBus.com.au brings together customers and bus operators in a way the marketplace has not seen before.

“It’s like ‘Compare the Market’ for hiring a bus,” Mr Duffy said.

“The free and fully automated online system allows customers to obtain and compare multiple quotes for their bus hire, and select a bus operator.”

With BookmyBus launching last year, schools using the service are finding it easy to hire a bus and can be confident they have the best price, with over 91% of requests received at least 3 quotes.

“If you don’t get quotes or only get one quote, you could be paying over 60% more than the cheapest market price available via BookmyBus.com.au,” Mr Duffy said.

The recent major funding overhaul for schools based on Gonski recommendations means it’s an ideal time for schools to review how buses are hired for sport transfers and excursions.

“School principals know that budgets are tight, so services like BookmyBus that allow schools to get the most out of funds available are a great help.”

“Customers can request quotes online any time of day, which removes the time consuming process of multiple phone calls, emails and unnecessary paperwork.” he said. 

BookmyBus.com.au currently has over 100 bus companies ready to quote on jobs from all over Australia.

To start saving time and money, visit www.bookmybus.com.au today and select “Request a Quote” on the home page.