::Date: 16 November 2000, 2.30 pm
City Sightseeing takes over London Pride
In an unexpected move Citysightseeing Ltd purchased
long-established sightseeing operator London Pride sightseeing in a multi-milllion
pound deal that was completed on Thursday 16 Nov 2000.
The acquisition added a further 90 vehicles to the Citysightseeing fleet which
are all used on its high profile London hop-on hop-off service. The service
will be immediately integrated into the Citysightseeing consortium.
Tickets will allow passengers tour discounts in other cities as well as allowing
incoming passengers to use existing tickets from other cities to gain a discount
on the London operation.
It is expected to put the first fully repainted Citysightseeing London bus on
the street within 14 days further increasing other high profile operations worldwide.