The two best-known bus travel organizations in the Netherlands, De Jong intra vacations and Oad, are going to collaborate intensively on the export of bus trips to different countries. As of last Monday, the trips of both organizations left from the same starting point in Zeddam (municipality of Montferland-province of Gelderland). (Supply) service lines and taxi transport are also carried out jointly. The trips departed from the joint departure point for the first time on Monday morning.

The Overijssel Bus Services OAD started in 1924 with the purchase of a bus for public transport and later also with the organization of group outings, first in the interior, later also across the border. In the 60s Oad actually started to act as an organizer of arranged bus trips. The first Oad travel guide was published in 1970. Oad was widely publicized with innovations such as the sleeper bus, the ski bus, the low entry bus, the bicycle bus, the wheelchair bus and the spectacular Oad Jumbocamper. For almost 90 years, the bus company has always been a successful part of Oad Reizen. After the bankruptcy of the tour operator, Oad Bus bv, in collaboration with investment company Nobel Capital Partners, made a successful restart in October 2013.

The current market situation has made it clear to us that there is a need to cooperate. Coby van Dongen, commercial director De Jong Intra vacations, and Arjan Koster, director Beans have frequently spoken to each other in recent months, and that is what ultimately led to this collaboration. 'We fit together very well in terms of customer and product portfolio', says Arjan Koster. 'We save costs, among other things by jointly running the service lines, which is necessary in these times.'

Coby van Dongen adds: 'Our original switch point in Beek recently went bankrupt as a result of the corona crisis. From Oad we immediately got the helping hand to start from Zeddam, the changeover point of Oad. It is great that these kinds of collaborations arise in these difficult times. '

2020 is a very disappointing year for both organizations. However, with the new partnership, both are looking to the future with confidence.

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