2013 Top 100 Events in North America Announced - American Bus ...
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one of the world's richest rodeos, one of Canada's largest festivals and a significant touristattraction for the city.Now <strong>in</strong> its 31st year, the <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> <strong>Events</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong> is published as a guide for travelprofessionals and the general public to use when plann<strong>in</strong>g group tours and vacations.Each spr<strong>in</strong>g, the <strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> selection committee, which is comprised of group travel professionals,selects the w<strong>in</strong>ners from among hundreds of nom<strong>in</strong>ated fairs, festivals, parades, exhibits, theatersand shows based on their broad appeal, accessibility to large groups arriv<strong>in</strong>g by motorcoach andother criteria.Although ABA does not rank the events, it does give special recognition to “Annual <strong>Events</strong>.”Annual <strong>Events</strong> receive separate recognition because they have been consistently selected as a<strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> Event <strong>in</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong>, cont<strong>in</strong>ually attract group and motorcoach bus<strong>in</strong>ess and offer<strong>in</strong>ternational appeal.There is also a new feature <strong>in</strong> this year’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> <strong>Events</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong>. ABA’s “<strong>Events</strong> toWatch” feature was created by a panel of ABA member bus and tour operators to highlightevents and festivals that were not selected as a “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> Event” but are great examples of newmotorcoach-friendly events that show potential to become future “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> <strong>Events</strong>.”“On behalf of the entire <strong>America</strong>n <strong>Bus</strong> Association, I would like to congratulate all of those<strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the events selected for the <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> <strong>Events</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong>,” said ABAPresident and CEO Peter Pantuso. “The events of Gettysburg <strong>in</strong> 1863 wrote a new chapter <strong>in</strong><strong>America</strong>n history, and ABA is proud it was selected as the number one event <strong>in</strong> the UnitedStates. The national and <strong>in</strong>ternational image of Calgary is very closely tied to the Stampede,generat<strong>in</strong>g more than $225 million for the regional economy.”Pantuso cont<strong>in</strong>ued, “The events <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> represent the best of the diversearray of group travel attractions available to motorcoach groups throughout the cont<strong>in</strong>ent.”The <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>100</strong> <strong>Events</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong> was published as a special supplement to theSeptember/October issue of Dest<strong>in</strong>ations magaz<strong>in</strong>e. You can also f<strong>in</strong>d a full list<strong>in</strong>g of thew<strong>in</strong>ners at http://www.buses.org/News-Publications/<strong>Top</strong>-<strong>100</strong>.About the <strong>America</strong>n <strong>Bus</strong> Association###The <strong>America</strong>n <strong>Bus</strong> Association (ABA) is the trade organization of the <strong>in</strong>tercity bus <strong>in</strong>dustry with more than 1,000motorcoach owner and tour company members <strong>in</strong> the United States and Canada. Its members operate charter, tour,regular route, airport express, special operations and contract services. Another 2,800 members are travel andtourism organizations and suppliers of bus products and services who work <strong>in</strong> partnership with the <strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong>nmotorcoach <strong>in</strong>dustry.