Gotobus

GotoBus is an Internet travel agency specializing in bus travel. GotoBus.com sells bus tickets, multi-day bus tours, and guided city tours throughout the United States and Canada. The website also offers vacation packages to several U.S. destinations. The company first started selling bus tickets in 2000 from the website IvyMedia.com. They switched to the GotoBus.com domain at the end of 2005. IvyMedia Corp/Gotobus.com was established by Dr. Xiangping Chen in 2000.

IvyMedia is the only company on the Internet to offer a centralized booking tool that allows bus travelers to search and compare different bus companies. Today IvyMedia/Gotobus.com is the leading online bus ticketing service provider. Customers have the option of buying line-run bus tickets and tours for over 100 different bus companies.

IvyMedia/Gotobus.com partners also use this shopping system to sell products like concert tickets and international flower delivery. Even brick and mortar travel suppliers have an online marketplace to sell their services on this site. The affiliates earn 3% commission on sales.

GotoBus became the first potential competitor for Greyhound Lines, which almost has a monopoly over the US/Canada shuttle bus business. GotoBus has roped in most small bus operators such as Chinatown bus lines to provide a comprehensive bus service. This service covers most major cities in the US and Canada. The competition provided by GotoBus has vastly benefited consumers, both by improvement of services and reduction of fares.