SOUTH AFRICA | Busbud has continued its expansion across African tourism markets through 12 new partnerships with transportation companies.
Busbud, a global ground travel booking platform, has announced partnerships with 12 South Africa-based operators offering transportation across South Africa and the broader Southern Africa region.
These new partnerships will offer travellers more than 70 routes, including some of Southern Africa's most in-demand destinations, that can now be booked through Busbud. Busbud will help these partners significantly expand their online presence bringing them in front of millions of travellers every month.
These new partners include prominent national operators such as National Express Coachlines, Trans Africa Tours, Two Tours, and Impala Shuttle EA, alongside niche providers like PotchMyGou, BM Tours, Gxaweni, Mini Mobile, Ramalo, and Imperial Shuttle EA. These operators offer a variety of transportation services, including buses, shuttles, ferries, and trains.
"Our mission is to make travel easy, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone," said LP Maurice, Busbud's CEO.
"By partnering with leading operators across South Africa, we're offering travellers more choices and easy, convenient access to some of the country's most important destinations. For travellers visiting the country, we want to empower travellers to spend more time exploring and less time planning or standing in line at a bus station for tickets."
With these 12 new partnerships, Busbud strengthens its position as South Africa's preferred platform for intercity travel. The addition of 24 new shuttle routes, two ferries, and two train services from Impala Shuttle EA alone underscores the company's commitment to diversity and convenience.
In addition to its online marketplace, through Busbud's sister brand Ratality ground transportation operators can use the suite of B2B products to help manage their operations more efficiently and expand their sales in the online market. The suite is used by over 350 partners worldwide and has powered hundreds of millions of tickets worldwide. Operators can leverage tools for inventory and revenue management as well as platforms to sell tickets on their own channels in addition to Busbud's marketplace, and third-party platforms, driving efficiency and profitability.
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