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Please note: Bustalk LIVE is currently paused and no longer takes place.

Industry meet-up since 2020

Bustalk LIVE, the get-together by and for the coach industry

For years, coach operators met every Tuesday at 10 a.m. for a digital exchange, open, honest and about the topics that really matter to the industry. Plus regular in-person meetings. The format is currently paused.

Previously: 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, and 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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.

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.

Looking back

How Bustalk LIVE worked

Anyone who values the coach as a climate-friendly, flexible and comfortable mode of transport was warmly welcome, operators, drivers and tourism professionals alike. Here's how taking part worked:

  1. 1

    A short message with the subject "Bustalk LIVE" was all it took to get in touch.

  2. 2

    We added those interested to the mailing list and sent access details for the next session.

  3. 3

    Join on Tuesday at 10 a.m. and have your say.

The format is currently paused. As soon as there is a new date, we will let you know here.

Bustalk LIVE is currently paused

For years the get-together was a fixed meeting point for the industry. Right now it is not taking place. We will announce any new dates here.