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August 2002The New Zealand dollar rate continues to attract overseas visitors however the catastrophic event of September 11 continues to impact on international travel. American visitor numbers especially have reduced and this trend continues today although to a lesser degree. No one could ever have predicted such a catastrophic event. There are very few people who were not directly or indirectly affected by that tragically historic day. Our drivers experienced the fear felt by stranded tourists, many of them Americans desperate to get home safely and be secure with their families. For the tour coach industry the ripple down effect was impossible to predict, the effects took some months to impact on the tour coach industry, indeed some operators are still affected by the events of that day. As a result there is some degree of industry uncertainty at the onset of the 2002 - 2003 tour season. Risk Management is the 'in' term for business management, but as September 11 has graphically illustrated risk is difficult to predetermine. Reesby's actively ensures that at all times travel is safe, luxurious and worry free.
To reflect the market demand for smaller coaches we have contracted with Allan Denning of Brisbane to build two 39 seaters, the specs for these coaches can be viewed on the fleet description page. These will be completed by September 2002.
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© 2000 Reesby
Coachlines |
Safety is our highest concern and to ensure our coaches are of the highest
quality and safety standards we operate only late model coaches. Our ongoing coach
replacement strategy is aimed at reducing the maximum coach age to a minimum of seven
years of manufacture date. The enclosed graph illustrates our current annual replacement
rate of 1.8 new coaches. Over the past few years we have used Mercedes Benz chassis for
large coach replacement and M.A.N, Spartan and Freightliner chassis for midi coach
replacement. All coaches from year 2000 onwards and the 17 seater coach have seat belts
fitted throughout.