For Immediate Release
March 2, 2001

Contact: Patricia M. Lonsbary  
Vice-President & General Manager

Private Motor Coach, Inc. participates in

International Tourist Guide Day

Private Motor Coach, Inc. of Gibsonia donated its services in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, February 24, 2001 for the observance of the International Tourist Guide Day.  Together with the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, D.C., a two-hour guided tour of our national monuments and memorials was offered aboard the luxury motorcoach.

Because of the unique “house-on-wheels” interior design of Private Motor Coach, Inc., company president Ed Lonsbary escorted a select small group of Washington dignitaries.  On board were: Virginia E. Hayes Williams, mother of Washington’s Mayor Anthony Williams; Judith Whitt of the American Bus Association; President of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington Jane W. North; and Licensed Tour Guide Sandra Sheskin.

The group’s tour began at the National Building Museum and included Capitol Hill, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the White House, Arlington Cemetery, and the Kennedy Center.

Private Motor Coach, Inc. provides escorted, motorhome travel for up to 8 people through the USA, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. The luxury coach features a lounge area, kitchen, queen size bedroom and bathroom. 

Private Motor Coach, Inc. was one of the 18 American Bus Association member motorcoach companies who participated in this special event. International Tourist Guide Day was first held in 1990 to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, to promote the appreciation of tourism, and to recognize the contribution of the professional tour guide.

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