GotoBus

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GotoBus
TypePrivate
Industry Travel
Technology
Founded2002
Headquarters Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
Area served
North America
Europe
Key people
Jimmy Chen
Number of employees
25+
Website www.gotobus.com

GotoBus is a travel website headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [1]

Contents

The website provides travel products and services, [2] [3] such as inter-city bus tickets, [4] sightseeing tours and hotel accommodations [5] to those traveling among destinations [6] in both North America and Europe.

History

The company, which operates exclusively online at GotoBus.com, was founded in 2002 [7] by CEO and Cambridge resident Jimmy Chen. In 2011, TakeTours.com was introduced as a spin-off from GotoBus. [8]

Locations

Since then, GotoBus has opened additional offices in Los Angeles, CA; Hangzhou, China; and Bratislava, Slovakia.[ citation needed ]

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References

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