Open Loop New York Explained

Open Loop New York
Parent:RATP Group
Founded:May 14, 2014
Ceased:2017
Headquarters:New York City
Service Area:New York City
Service Type:Open top bus tours
Depots:1
Fleet:36
Website:www.openloop-ny.com

Open Loop New York was a hop on hop off, open top double-decker bus, sightseeing tour company based in New York City. It was a subsidiary of the RATP Group.

History

Open Tour New York commenced operating on May 14, 2014, with 15 open top buses.[1] [2] [3] As part of a global rebranding, it was renamed Open Loop New York on September 3, 2014. It ceased operations in 2017 with operations incorporated into those of Big Bus Tours.[4]

Operations

Open Loop New York operated four routes: The Uptown, Downtown, Night and Midtown Route, each with stops at tourist destinations, including: Times Square, SoHo, Manhattan, Central Park, Empire State Building, Little Italy, Brooklyn, United Nations, Greenwich Village, Columbus Circle, Harlem, Washington Square Park and Bryant Park.

Open Loop New York also operated New York sightseeing tour packages that include Helicopter tours, the Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum, Statue of Liberty cruises and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Fleet

Open Loop New York operated a fleet of 36 Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Gilligs.[2] [4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The RATP Group operates sightseeing buses in New York City . RATP Group . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140521024002/http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/r_111588/the-ratp-group-operates-sightseeing-buses-in-new-york-city/ . May 21, 2014.
  2. RATP Dev starts Open Tour with 15 buses in NYC . . May 15, 2014.
  3. News: Salinger . Tobias . New French Bus Tour Company Opens in Midtown . Commercial Observer . August 14, 2014.
  4. RATP's Extrapolitan quits New York sightseeing . . 751 . October 2017 . 19.
  5. Web site: Break-through business, new products and frontier technology, as ADL keeps its foot on the pedal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221074810/http://www.alexander-dennis.com/news/break-through-business-new-products-and-frontier-technology-as-adl-keeps-its-foot-on-the-pedal/ . December 21, 2014 . Alexander Dennis . October 2, 2013.