Open and on equal terms
Here we speak plainly: about the situation, digital topics and the cohesion of the industry. No sales pressure, just operator to operator.
Industry meet-up since 2020
Bustalk LIVE – the get-together by and for the coach industry
Every Tuesday at 10 a.m., coach operators meet for a digital exchange – open, honest and about the topics that really matter to you. Plus regular in-person meetings.
Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m.
For operators, drivers & tourism professionals
Online & in person
The idea
Getting coach operators around one table
Talking openly and freely about the topics that genuinely matter to you as an operator – that idea has been with us for a long time. A period when the industry stood still accelerated it: what began as a spontaneous video chat is today a fixed date in the industry's calendar.
The roughly 20 participants at the first call turned into a reliable group. By now, Bustalk LIVE also takes place in person again – the personal exchange has stayed.
Timeline
How a video chat became a movement
From the first call in April 2020 to a fixed industry meet-up – the key milestones.
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7 April 2020
The first call
At a time when the industry had all but ground to a halt, we called for a digital get-together via video chat on Webex. Around 20 coach operators joined the very first session.
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7 May 2020
The first coach demo
Out of the exchange came the first coach-only demonstration in Germany: around 130 coaches rolled through Hamburg. The hashtag #busretten and busretten.de grew out of it.
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Since 2020
A fixed date: Tuesday, 10 a.m.
The group grew larger and Tuesday morning became a fixed date. Coach tourism professionals meet week after week for an open exchange.
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July 2020
Bustalk LIVE in person
The first in-person Bustalk LIVE in Hamburg – a successful start. Since then, meeting face to face has complemented the digital format.
In numbers
What the get-together has produced
130
coaches at the first coach demo
Hamburg, 07/05/2020
250+
members in the WhatsApp group
a quick line between sessions
20+
operators at the first call
around 20 became a regular group
What makes Bustalk special
More than talk
From talking to doing
The first coach demo, #busretten, the campaign site busretten.de – all of it grew out of the conversations at the get-together.
Connected beyond the session
The WhatsApp group with more than 250 members keeps the circle together: share content, discuss quickly, stay in touch.
Much of the content on our campaign site www.busretten.de and the hashtag #busretten grew out of this exchange.
Join in
Be part of the next Bustalk LIVE
Anyone who values the coach as a climate-friendly, flexible and comfortable mode of transport is warmly welcome – operators, drivers and tourism professionals alike. Here's how to get in:
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Send us an email with the subject "Bustalk LIVE" to info@hansemondial.de.
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We add you to the mailing list and send you access details for the next session.
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Join on Tuesday at 10 a.m. – and have your say.
Become part of the Bustalk community
Connect with colleagues from across the industry – regularly, openly and directly.