There are no more Secrets?

So what does wikileaks and momentum coach hire in common – we both believe (whether we like it or not) that there are no more secrets in a digitally connected world!
With that in mind Momentum has taken the decision to publish every single review (subject to customers right to opt out) every single rating a …

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There is no irony in Equality

Recently announced figures show that the percentage of coach drivers from the fairer sex is steadily on the rise. Quite rightly equality is spreading in the coach hire industry to mirror the rest of society.
Meanwhile after years of rich men arguing that pre nup contracts should be recognised in the eyes of the law isn’t it a …

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Plain English Comes to Momentum

Momentum has decided to embrace the Campaign for plain English and has redrafted its Terms and Conditions for the consumer market in plain english!
Whilst it would be unfair to say no lawyer has looked at the T’s and C’s we can guarantee not a single line has actually been drafted by a lawyer.
For good measure we …

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Lies, Damn Lies and the Internet

Just how much of what we find on the internet is true and how do we trust the internet as much as we do?

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The case for Cuts!

Here at Momentum Coach Hire we think we run a pretty tight ship – our entire cost base amounts to less than 15% of sales.
Nonetheless – after the summer peak – we always have a little look at our spending in all areas and check we are getting value for money.
This summer we have reduced …

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Christmas is Coming?

So after last years no show – the coach industry is wondering will the Christmas Corporate party seaon happen in 2010. The Christmas party season whilst reasonably important to the Coach hire industry but more importantly is an important barometer which indicates where the Corporate market stands in terms of discretionary spend on events, travel …

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Happy Birthday to Us!

The momentum coach hire was launched on the 31st August 2006 – that makes us 4 year old today. The site from humble beginning booked 132 coach trips in September 2006. This escalated to 4,640 so far in the month of August 2010.
Thanks to a lot of people – too many to mention – but particular thanks to those …

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Mark Rowley – Surrey Police Chief Constable – your forces attitude is a disgrace

What happens when you catch a criminal in the middle of the act of committing theft – over £500’s worth – and you have him on one of your coach hire vehicles? Well it appears if you are in Surrey absolutely nothing!!!
This is what happened to the bemused Momentum coach hire staff today.
As it happened …

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Its Alton Towers Again!

So yet another year when Alton Towers is the most popular sinle desination for coach hire here at Momentum. Given our national coverage it would appear likely that this is a reasonable representation of the industry as a whole. Top 5 results are listed below:
Alton Towers    7.5%
Thorpe Park     5.8%
Blackpool     1.3%
London     1.2%
Brighton     1.15%
Customers have also been very …

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Momentum volumes up 104% in 7 months to July 31st

In the first 7 months of 2010 Momentums volumes climbed significantly compared to 2009. In the first 7 months the Company fulfilled 14,906 coach hire trips a 104% increase on 2009.
In terms of our internet traffic this showed an increase to 215,000 unique visitors to our website with individual web page clicks increasing to 2,380,000.
Our service …

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