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Noun and Verb

Middle English coche , from Middle French, from German Kutsche , from Hungarian kocsi ( szekér ), literally, wagon from Kocs , Hungary

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

1608, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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• hackney coach

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“Coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coach. Accessed 12 Apr. 2024.

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Small group travel vs coach tours: Which style of travel is best for you?

Because group travel is so much more than the inside of a bus…

Whether you’re exploring your home country or taking an international adventure, the idea of booking a tour can be overwhelming… especially if you’re torn between a coach tour and small group travel. The main difference between the two styles comes down to the size of the group; coach tours use huge motor coaches that hold up to 60 people, while small groups are (plot twist)… small, averaging about 10 travellers per group and often utilising custom vans and local means of transportation.

Over the past 30 years, Intrepid has figured out what travellers really want on a group tour; ease and peace of mind of travelling with others and a mix of local secrets and authentic experiences so you can experience the pulse of a destination… and not just see it. Just because you’ve handed over the planning and logistics to a tour company shouldn’t mean you need to sacrifice on comfort or settle for mediocre experiences.

We’ve weighed up the biggest factors to consider when booking a trip, so whether you’re in your 20s and embarking on your first trip to Europe , or you’re a senior who’s always dreamed of seeing the Grand Canyon , you’ll be able to decide which style of travel is right for you. We may be biased, but the winner is pretty clear…

Ok, so you’ve made all the important decisions, like where you want to travel and when. But when you’re daydreaming about your perfect trip, how many people are travelling alongside you? Do you picture blending in with a crowd of 50 from your home country? Or getting to know an intimate group of travellers from all over the world?

If your answer leans more toward the latter, small group travel is definitely for you. While group size can vary depending on the destination and type of trip, Intrepid averages about 10 people per tour — the perfect number to hop on a local bus, squeeze into a hole-in-the-wall restaurant and get to know people on a deeper level.

Intrepid travellers are folks of all ages and backgrounds, so you could spend your time with a combo of solo singles in their 20s, couples in their 40s, seniors, retirees and beyond. If travelling en masse and zoning out with a prerecorded headset is how you envision your holiday, a coach tour might be more your vibe, but for those looking for a unique adventure, more isn’t always merrier.

As the name implies, coach tours are just that: tours that utilize massive coach buses for long-distance travel. All fun and games until you’re filing off to grab lunch, right? Getting off a coach bus takes much longer than you’d think (especially if you do it multiple times a day), and don’t even get us started on the headache of choosing seats.

The benefit of travelling with small groups is you can explore like the locals do; think small 4WDs on a South African safari , tuk-tuks in Thailand and overnight trains in India . Travelling with a tight-knit crew will give you all the benefits and authentic experiences you’ll get if you go solo, minus all the stressful logistics and safety concerns.

We realised pretty quickly that when exploring a new destination, you need more than a guide … you need a local. Intrepid’s leaders aren’t just tour guides; they’re teachers and friends who know their country inside and out. They’ll be by your side for the major highlights, of course, but they’ll also happily provide recommendations for the best street food, help you learn the local language and steer you away from any experiences that don’t feel so… Intrepid. Unfortunately, not all coach tours can say the same, so it’s essential to work with a company that supports local economies, respects local cultures and protects the places we love to visit.

The small group sizes of Intrepid Tours provide the perfect guide-to-traveller ratios, and you’ll never have to worry about not getting 1-1 time. Have a question about a local custom or want to chat about a football rivalry over dinner? Not so easy with a group of 50, but all part of the experience when your travel crew is small.

Itineraries

We’ve all been there… you’re stressing about needing a bathroom or a snack break but don’t want to be  that  person making the entire group stop. When you travel on a small group tour, bathroom breaks, snack stops, and photo ops can be as frequent you’d like. Plus, with fewer people to keep track of, you’ll never have to worry about your driver leaving you behind (does everyone have this recurring nightmare or is it just me?). Strict timelines and feeling like you’re being herded around just aren’t our speed.

Our speed is more like this: hitting the major highlights like the Acropolis, the Great Wall of China and Machu Picchu while also including some out-of-the-ordinary experiences in unexpected places. Think: sampling your way through a family-owned Greek pistachio farm, learning the art of Chinese cuisine at a homestay in Beijing, and sipping pisco sours with Peruvian locals. We speak from experience when we say these moments, the ones you never even knew existed, leave the longest-lasting memories.

Although most Intrepid tours have a base itinerary, there’s always time set aside for your own exploration or downtime. When dealing with a smaller group of people, itineraries can be reasonably customisable, allowing your guide to make appropriate, impromptu changes based on the group’s preference. For example, if you’re on a small group tour in Italy and half of your group is feeling museum-ed out… no problem! With guidance and tips from your expert local leaders, you’ll have the freedom to embark on a tour de pizza or a gelato crawl instead.

Accommodation

At Intrepid, one of our favourite ways to get to know a place is through its people… which is why we employ local guides, eat at family-run restaurants and incorporate community homestays into most trips. On coach tours, hotels usually have to accommodate 50+ people at once, so you could end up at a chain hotel that feels far from the centre of the action.

That might be cool if you simply want to scratch the surface, but Intrepid does things a little differently. A community-based tourism approach allows you to get to know a place through a local’s lens and ensures that you’ll be travelling in a way that positively impacts the communities you visit.

Some of our favourite Intrepid experiences are the ones that won’t show up on Google Maps or get reviewed on Tripadvisor; we’re talking about playing volleyball with indigenous locals on an overnight in Lake Titicaca, sharing a homecooked meal with a family during a rural Cambodian homestay, or getting a lesson on local traditions on a Varanasi homestay in India. Imagine trying to organise this with 50 people? Impossible.

The choice seems pretty clear. Small group travel is not only more comfortable and enjoyable, but it’s just an all-around better way to see the world. As the world’s largest travel  B Corporation , Intrepid wants to change the way we all see the world by creating positive change through the joy of travel. We want you to leave your trip with more cultural understanding and the knowledge that your trip benefits local people, communities and the planet. 

With a range of trip styles and themes catering to a diverse group of travellers, we’re confident there’s a small group adventure for you. Feeling inspired? Let’s go!

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What does the noun coach tour mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun coach tour . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun coach tour is in the 1920s.

OED's earliest evidence for coach tour is from 1921, in Courier (Dundee) .

coach tour is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: coach n. , tour n.

Nearby entries

• coach party, n. 1778–
• coach pole, n. 1688–
• coach pot, n. 1789–
• coach road, n. 1710–
• coach screw, n. 1808–
• coach-screw, v. 1874–
• coach smith, n. 1746–
• coach smithing, n. 1824–
• coach stand, n. 1721–
• coach station, n. 1827–
• coach tour, n. 1921–
• coach trade, n. 1717–
• coach treats, n. 1607
• coach trimmer, n. 1777–
• coach wagon, n. 1619–
• coachway, n. 1614–
• coach wheel, n. 1594–
• coach-wheeler, n. 1686–
• coachwhip, n. 1654–
• coach-wise, adv. 1795–
• coachwoman, n. 1786–

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Banica, M. 2016. Coach pilgrimage: Religion, pilgrimage, and tourism in contemporary Romania. Tourist Studies 16 (1): 74–87.

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Definition of tour noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• a walking/sightseeing/bus tour
• tour of/round/around something a coach tour of northern France
• They embarked on a tour around the country.
• a tour operator (= a person or company that organizes tours)
• a business trip
• a five-minute trip by taxi
• a long and difficult journey across the mountains
• a tour of Bavaria
• the first expedition to the South Pole
• We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
• The children were on a day’s outing from school.
• We had a day out at the beach.
• a(n) foreign/​overseas trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition
• a bus/​coach/​train/​rail trip/​journey/​tour
• to go on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion/​outing/​day out
• to set out/​off on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• to make a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• have/​take (British English) a holiday/ (North American English) a vacation/​a break/​a day off/ (British English) a gap year
• go on/​be on holiday/​vacation/​leave/​honeymoon/​safari/​a trip/​a tour/​a cruise/​a pilgrimage
• go backpacking/​camping/​hitchhiking/​sightseeing
• plan a trip/​a holiday/​a vacation/​your itinerary
• book accommodation/​a hotel room/​a flight/​tickets
• have/​make/​cancel a reservation/ (especially British English) booking
• rent a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a holiday cottage
• (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/​bicycle/​moped
• stay in a hotel/​a bed and breakfast/​a youth hostel/​a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a caravan
• cost/​charge $100 a/​per night for a single/​double/​twin/​standard/ (British English) en suite room
• check into/​out of a hotel/​a motel/​your room
• pack/​unpack your suitcase/​bags
• call/​order room service
• cancel/​cut short a trip/​holiday/​vacation
• apply for/​get/​renew a/​your passport
• take out/​buy/​get travel insurance
• catch/​miss your plane/​train/​ferry/​connecting flight
• fly (in)/travel in business/​economy class
• make/​have a brief/​two-day/​twelve-hour stopover/ (North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
• experience/​cause/​lead to delays
• check (in)/collect/​get/​lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/ (especially North American English) baggage
• be charged for/​pay excess baggage
• board/​get on/​leave/​get off the aircraft/​plane/​ship/​ferry
• taxi down/​leave/​approach/​hit/​overshoot the runway
• experience/​hit/​encounter severe turbulence
• suffer from/​recover from/​get over your jet lag/​travel sickness
• attract/​draw/​bring tourists/​visitors
• encourage/​promote/​hurt tourism
• promote/​develop ecotourism
• build/​develop/​visit a tourist/​holiday/ (especially British English) seaside/​beach/​ski resort
• work for/​be operated by a major hotel chain
• be served by/​compete with low-cost/ (especially North American English) low-fare/​budget airlines
• book something through/​make a booking through/​use a travel agent
• contact/​check with your travel agent/​tour operator
• book/​be on/​go on a package deal/​holiday/​tour
• buy/​bring back (tacky/​overpriced) souvenirs
• We met a group of Italians on a tour in Peru.
• They made a whistle-stop tour of the five major towns.
• This summer we went on a walking tour around Provence.
• We're going on a tour of Bavaria.
• You can join an organized tour or you can visit independently.
• I'd like to do a tour of Belgium on foot.
• international
• on (a) tour
• tour of duty

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• We were given a guided tour (= by somebody who knows about the place) of the palace.
• a virtual tour (= shown on a computer) of the Taj Mahal
• a tour of inspection (= an official visit of a factory, classroom, etc. made by somebody whose job is to check that everything is working as expected)
• a tour guide
• tour of/round/around something Our host gave us a quick tour of the house.
• Come on, I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.
• I made a lightning tour of the office to say goodbye.
• She takes tourists on ghost tours of Edinburgh.
• The next tour will begin at four o'clock.
• Garden tours are offered throughout the summer.
• After a whirlwind tour of the temples, it was time to find a hotel.
• tour of inspection
• The band is currently on a nine-day tour of France.
• on tour The band is on tour in France.
• a concert tour
• a world/European/UK tour
• The prince will visit Boston on the last leg (= part) of his American tour.
• a book/lecture/speaking tour
• Are you doing a tour for this new book?
• The group will shortly go on a ten-city European tour .
• We are going back to Prague as part of a small tour.
• The president embarked on a whirlwind tour of the provinces.
• Simon and Garfunkel's 2003 reunion tour
• The band is just back from a sell-out Asian tour.
• The group will shortly go on a ten-city European tour.
• a promotional tour for her new book
• the couple's first official overseas tour
• Dolly Parton's tour bus
• He wasn't selected for England's tour party to Australia.
• Phone for details of the band's tour dates.
• The team's tour manager called a press conference.
• on the tour He's been on the European tour for several years.
• The stand-off between the competing tours needs to be resolved.
• She's one of the most popular tour players.
• He served tours all over the world during his 35-year career.

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• tour of duties

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What is a Coach Bus And How Many Seats Does it Have?

Despite the increasing variations in coach buses and their interior designs, most will be able to seat between 36 and 60 passengers. This will be largely dependent on the comfort and luxury levels offered as well as on-board amenities to facilitate smoother travel. 

If you are planning a long-distance group trip and you want to know how many seats a charter bus offers, you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading below to find out everything you need to know about the seating on a charter or coach bus.

Definition of a coach bus

A coach bus or a charter bus, is by definition, a bus that is used for large group travel over long distances. These buses generally have a smaller seating capacity than standard public transportation buses and they do not cover circular routes with many stops along the way but instead, they cover predetermined routes with a fixed pick-up and drop-off point for the passengers. 

Designed with comfort and luxury in mind, charter bus sizes tend to be similar in size to public buses. However, in terms of design, they have an elevated floor, meaning that there is luggage space in the undercarriage compartment. This is something that standard public buses do not have. 

In addition, charter buses generally have amenities on board such as a private restroom, wider and more comfortable reclining seats, USB ports and other facilities for the use and enjoyment of electronic devices, monitors and screens, PA systems, radios, CD and DVD players, an AC and central air heating system, among others.

Standard seating capacity of a coach bus

The typical charter bus seating or coach bus capacity with Bus Connection’s full-size motor coach is up to 56 passengers. Although charter bus sizes will vary from one service provider to the next, the general answer to the question how many seats are on a charter bus will range from 36 to 60 seats.

Are there variations in seating capacity?

Wondering how many people fit on a bus ? The answer is that it depends on the type of bus that you choose. A public transportation bus will normally be able to fit in a larger number of passengers due to both seating arrangements and the poles built into the bus for passengers that stand. 

In contrast to this, charter bus seats are generally fewer in number because they tend to be larger in size and more comfortable for passengers, giving them enough legroom and sufficient space to reclien their chair, should they wish to do so. These latter options are not available on public buses.

Seating configurations

Despite the variety in seats on a public bus vs. a coach bus, seating configurations are quite similar. In the case of coach buses, the seating consists of rows of two seats on either side of an aisle. 

Factors influencing the number of seats

When it comes to how many seats are on a coach bus as well as what is the tour bus capacity , it is important to note that every provider’s spacing and seat numbers will vary. 

This differentiation is due to the luxury and comfort levels that a coach or charter bus company offers, onboard amenities such as a private restroom, as well as the fact that it is mandatory to have wheelchair-accessible space for individuals with disabilities. 

The number of wheelchair-accessible spaces will also depend on the service provider although in most cases, it is necessary to allocate at least one spot on the bus for a wheelchair.

Where is the safest place to sit on a Coach bus?

Coach buses are designed with safety in mind throughout the vehicle. Statistically, there’s no definitive “safest” seat. However, some safety experts suggest that sitting towards the middle of the bus, away from the front and rear, might offer added protection in case of frontal or rear-end collisions. It’s also advisable to always use the provided seat belts, if available, regardless of where you’re seated.

What are the best seats on a coach bus?

The “best” seats often depend on personal preference. Some passengers prefer front seats for a better view and quicker boarding and disembarking, while others might choose rear seats for proximity to the restroom. Middle seats can offer a smoother ride, as they’re centrally located and less affected by the bus’s motion. For those looking for extra legroom, seats located just behind the exit or access doors or those behind a bulkhead can be preferable. It’s always a good idea to reserve your seat in advance if the bus company allows it, especially during peak travel times.

Do all Coach buses have toilets?

While many modern coach buses are equipped with on-board restrooms, especially those designed for long-distance travel, it’s not a universal feature. The inclusion of toilets depends on the bus operator, the specific service being offered, and the intended travel distance. Before booking a trip, it’s always a good idea to check with the bus company or look at the bus specifications to ensure it meets your needs.

Does a coach bus have a TV?

Many coach buses come equipped with entertainment systems that can include centralized monitors or individual screens for each seat. These are often used to play movies or other entertainment during long journeys. The type and quality of the entertainment system, again, vary depending on the bus operator and the service level. Some high-end luxury coaches even offer on-demand video services, similar to what you might find on an airplane.

Do Coach toilets flush?

Yes, toilets on coach buses are designed to flush, but they’re different from your standard household toilet. Most coach toilets use a chemical sanitation system, which breaks down waste and reduces odor without using a lot of water. Instead of a traditional flushing mechanism, they might have a button or pedal to dispose of waste. Passengers are often advised to use the toilet only for liquid waste, and many buses provide waste bins for other types of waste to prevent clogs.

Can you use the bathroom while the bus is moving?

Generally, yes, you can use the restroom while the bus is moving. In fact, on-board toilets are a key feature for long-distance travel to ensure passenger comfort. However, for safety reasons, passengers are usually advised to use the restroom only when the bus is traveling on smooth, straight roads and to avoid using it during stops, sharp turns, or rough patches.

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What Is A Travel Coach And How Are They Different From Travel Agents?

When you think about getting some help with your vacation, the first person to come to mind might be a travel agent . A travel agent presents you with some travel options, helps plan your itinerary, and makes the proper arrangements, such as booking accommodation, while trying to earn a commission. You know, typical travel agent stuff.

A travel coach, on the other hand, is more of a life coach but for travel. While a life coach helps you navigate your life and career to hit your goals, a travel coach focuses on your travels. While travel agents zoom in on the details, a travel coach will guide you to have a bird's-eye view of your travel plans. In other words, travel agents deal with the whats and the hows while a travel coach deals with the whys.

And, while travel agents might go to a destination to experience what it offers travelers, a travel coach has traveled to or lived in the area for years. They most probably have been in your shoes before too. So, travel coaches know a destination — and your situation — better than travel agents typically would.

How a travel coach can help you

Travel coaches go beyond providing advice on destinations and booking travel arrangements, straddling the line between travel advisor and life coach. Most travel coaches are travelers with extensive experience and expert knowledge in a certain destination or way of traveling, such as cruising or backpacking. Some even specialize in a niche that you would be hard-pressed to find, such as traveling with food allergies or a disability, relocating, gap years, or volunteering.

They bring this subject matter expertise to the table to help you achieve your travel goals. And that's also a big reason they exist. "Travel coaches help people set intentions for their trips," Travel Coach Network founder Sahara Rose De Vore told The Washington Post . "When you can identify the 'why' for your trip, you can better decide where to go. You can also decide when to go, who to go with, how long to go for and what you need to do during your trip. That will help you gain the outcome, transformations and experiences you desire."

So, a travel coach can help you uncover the forces that are driving you to travel, whether that's for adventure, relaxation, family bonding, or other reasons. Another big part of these transformative travel experiences includes overcoming your fears — the fear of traveling, fear of being alone, or fear of the unknown. They guide you to process your fears and other travel issues and provide the tools necessary for you to overcome or solve them.

Finding a travel coach

Similar to travel agents, travel coaches can have certifications too. The Travel Coach Network issues such certifications and its database is a good place to start. Or, go to the International Coaching Federation (ICF) website to find or verify a coach. If you travel to know yourself more, improve, or grow, the Transformational Travel Council offers a list of travel coaches who can lead you down this path. And, if you enjoy crossing the pond to quench your travel thirst, the family-run Euro Travel Coach offers custom itineraries and travel coaching.

You can also ask for referrals from friends or acquaintances who travel frequently. Or go on Google and try searching for [destination] coach tour [minus] bus [minus] tours or similar keywords to find more relevant results. As always, your first find doesn't mean the final one. Do your due diligence: Ask for references, do an interview, and research their reputation. Try typing [name] + review or [name] + complaints on Google and see if anything comes up.

Expect to be asked many questions but also inquire about their travels and experiences. Once you find a travel coach you like, be prepared to shell out about $100 or more per hour. Their services don't come cheap, but remember you're paying for their time, knowledge, expertise, and tools. You could do it all yourself, but having a travel coach can eliminate the stress of travel planning and that might be invaluable to you.

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What Is An Orientation Tour? Coach Holiday Terminology

• 19 February 2024

Have you seen the phrase ‘orientation tour’ and wondered what it means?

Do you know what the difference is between an orientation tour and a guided tour?

There are some key differences you need to know about.

Read on to learn all you need to know about this coach trip terminology and what it might mean for your holiday experience if you see this on your itinerary.

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Orientation Tour Meaning?

In relation to coach holidays, an orientation tour is a tour led by someone who is not a qualified local guide. Its purpose is to give you general practical information to help you find your way around. The tour should not include detailed historical or cultural information as this should only be conveyed by a qualified local guide.

On a coach holiday, an orientation tour is likely to be a tour led by the Tour Manager who is with the group and not by a local guide. As a Tour Manager taking groups, I am not legally allowed to guide tours of places that I am visiting with the group unless I am a qualified guide for that area. For example, I cannot lead a tour of London because I am not a Blue Badge guide. Becoming a qualified guide generally involves lots of hard work, study, exams, and of course expenses.

Once these trained guides are qualified the rates that they charge are generally set by the guide licensing agency and they can start earning back some of the money they spent training.

This applies to most cities and localities that coach trips visit on holiday. Each city and locality will likely have its own trained guides who are experts in that particular area, having spent a long time learning all the history and knowledge that any visitor might want to know.

This often applies to particular attractions and museums. A Tour Manager going to the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg for example is not allowed to take the group around the museum, the group has to go with a museum guide who are specialist in the museum and its treasures.

As such when you see that a tour is an orientation tour it means it will not be run by a local guide because this is the only type of tour a Tour Manager is allowed to do when visiting cities etc. These tours are supposed to be just about orientation, giving details of where things are rather than what things are.

They are supposed to be about things like how to get to attractions, how to get around, where shops such as pharmacies are, how to use the local transport and to help find things that you might want to visit, do or places to eat at.

They are not supposed to be full of historical information, cultural information, and detailed facts about the place you are visiting because that would make them a tour.

Of course, this is a bit of a grey area.

I have certainly done orientation tours and included some aspects of history and culture because learning that sort of information is what I love doing before a tour. However, I haven’t given a blow-by-blow historical account of the city, town, or area and I haven’t spoken in length about the history of any particular building or monument.

Likewise, I have also done orientation tours which have been focussed on where things are. Showing the nearest cashpoint machines, pharmacies, supermarket, bus stop, train station and all that more practical type of information.

As you can see understanding coach trip terminology in relation to tours is really important as they can be very different.

Orientation Tour Meaning

2. What an Orientation Tour Actually Is?

My point really is that if you see “orientation tour” in the description of what is included in your coach holiday, don’t expect a full-blown tour with a local guide. You are not going to get that.

You should expect an orientation tour focussing on what is nearby and how to get around – anything more than that is a bonus.

Over the years I have seen companies move away from using local guides with some companies now expecting the Tour Managers to do all the guiding for all the excursions and all the commentary on the coach as well for the duration of the coach trip. Given the coach trip can be a couple of weeks that’s quite a long time!

It seems clear that they have been doing this as a matter of cost saving. Logistically it can also be quite challenging to sort out local guides, confirm all their details, and sort out with them where the tour needs to go and what you need to see. Each local guide has a different way of doing things which can also be challenging for a Tour Manager to deal with.

No tour is generally the same when you use a local guide in the same way that each Tour Manager is different. I have worked with my fair share of local guides who weren’t great and I have even sent some of them home.

That said a local guide is generally a local expert, able to give much more in-depth information about a place, museum, or area. Often they will have personal experiences and stories to add to their tour which I think always helps.

A good local guide can help you see a place in a new way and having done tours to the same places with different guides I have really noticed all these differences and learned a great deal accordingly.

From a tour point of view, it can be quite monotonous if the only voice you are hearing is that of the Tour Manager. If they are doing all the guiding, all the coach commentary, and all the practical information about the coach holiday as well that is certainly a lot of talking.

A local guide can add a change of voice, a change of tempo, and a change of focus and interest.

If you see several “orientation tours” on your coach trip brochure it might be worth asking a bit more about this.

In fact it might be worth asking more about who will be doing the guiding for your coach trip whatever the wording on the brochure says.

Doing a bit of research into coach trip terminology can help ensure you fully understand the differences between holidays and help find the right tour for you.

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3. Orientation Tour – Conclusion

• As with many other things, a bit of research pays dividends when it comes to coach holidays.
• It’s always worth double-checking the meaning of the coach trip terminology you see in your itinerary. This can help avoid disappointment and avoid confusion on your holiday.
• As with many things if in doubt don’t assume – making the wrong assumption about what coach trip terminology means, whether an orientation tour or something else can lead to disappointment on your holiday.

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What Is A Tour Bus? Definition, Features, and Benefits Explained

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Posted on Last updated: January 30, 2024

If you’re passionate about travel and love the idea of exploring new places without the hassle of organizing accommodations, a tour bus might be your best bet. But what exactly is a tour bus, you ask? Imagine a hotel on wheels that not only takes you to exciting destinations but also provides you with comfort and convenience each step of the journey. Stick with us as we delve into the world of tour buses, highlighting key features and revealing why they complete your puzzle for a perfect vacation!

A tour bus is a type of bus that is designed to transport groups, typically for sightseeing or long-distance travel. It often features luxurious accommodations such as reclining seats, WiFi, TVs, and ample storage space for luggage. Tour buses are commonly used by holiday tour operators, entertainers, and other groups traveling long distances. They offer comfortable and convenient transportation options for both leisure and professional purposes.

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Understanding What Constitutes a Tour Bus

In its simplest sense, a tour bus is a motor vehicle designed to transport passengers on extended trips for recreational or commercial purposes. When it comes to defining what constitutes a tour bus, however, the answer becomes more complicated due to the many types and variations available.

In general, though, tour buses are typically chartered for long-distance travel with overnight stays. They come equipped with seating and accommodations that far exceed what you might find in standard passenger vehicles.

Seating and Accommodation Features

Tour buses are designed to offer both comfort and practicality, providing amenities that make lengthy road trips more manageable.

For instance, seating features may range from traditional benches to recliners with ample legroom, and some even have tables for working or playing games. Additionally, most tour buses include features like air conditioning, heat and ventilation systems to keep passengers comfortable in any weather conditions.

But what sets tour buses apart is also their accommodation space which can feature bunk beds, a master suite, a full bathroom(s). Many luxury offers lounge areas complete with kitchens where travelers can cook meals on the go without having to stop at expensive restaurants. GPS and other technological driving aids make navigating unfamiliar roads much easier, while onboard Wifi keeps guests connected online during long trips.

Furthermore, since bands and performers often use these vehicles as mobile homes while touring around the country on concert tours, they may have additional rooms or compartments for equipment and musical instruments. In summary, tour buses offer luxury features that make long-distance travel comfortable and convenient.

Purposes and Clients of Tour Buses

Tour buses are not your everyday mode of transport, given their specialized nature. They are primarily used for sightseeing, holiday tours, events transportation, and even by celebrities or sports teams on long-distance travel. These vehicles have specific features that cater to the unique needs of their clients, such as comfortable seating arrangements, storage compartments, entertainment features like WIFI connectivity, televisions screens, refrigerators and kitchenettes. Charter bus companies can customize the interior features to meet the needs of their clientele.

• Tour buses are specialized vehicles that cater to the unique needs of sightseers, holiday tours, event transportation, and even celebrities or sports teams. They offer features like comfortable seating, storage compartments, entertainment options, and customizable interiors to meet client demands.

City Tours and Sightseeing Services

City tours and sightseeing are some of the most popular uses for tour buses. These services are widely available in most major cities around the world because they offer a convenient way to see all the sights without having to worry about finding parking or navigating narrow streets. Tourists can relax in comfortable seats while being taken through famous tourist attractions while listening to an experienced guide. The vehicles feature wide windows that allow tourists to enjoy panoramic views with ample space for storage, meaning they need not worry about carrying luggage around on a city exploration trip.

For instance, a Berlin tour bus may enable visitors to explore historic landmarks such as the Berlin Wall or Brandenburg Gate while appreciating scenic views overlooking the city’s beautiful skyline. The tourists’ experience is often enhanced by a knowledgeable tour guide who offers commentary on historical sites and other cultural points of interest.

Tour buses also offer a convenient way for groups attending events to move along designated event routes quickly. Whether it’s picking up participants from several locations or transporting them between different venues during an event day, travel logistics become much easier.

Some examples of clients renting tour buses include:

• Tourists visiting new places
• Bridal parties or wedding guests
• Sporting teams traveling for tournaments
• Entertainment acts going from one show to another
• Large families traveling together
• Corporate groups attending conferences and meetings

While it’s evident that tour buses have their advantages, they also come with a few disadvantages. For instance, while they can accommodate large groups, customized arrangements may be quite expensive for smaller groups without budgeting for customizations. There’s also limited flexibility on the part of tourists to deviate from pre-planned routes or visit out-of-the-way places.

Overall, however, tour buses remain an excellent option for people who want to explore new destinations conveniently and in comfort while enjoying picturesque views and having fun.

• According to the American Bus Association, in 2019, there were approximately 36,000 motorcoaches (which include tour buses) operating in the United States.
• A research conducted by Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development in 2019 found that buses, particularly tour buses and charter buses, are one of the safest modes of transportation with an accident rate of only 0.05 accidents per million passenger miles.
• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that as of 2023, modern tour buses may see up to 15% improvements in fuel efficiency due to technological advancements.

Events and Group Transportation Services

Tour buses are a popular mode of transportation for events and group transportation services. They offer comfort, amenities, and convenience that make it easy to transport groups of people in comfort and style. This is particularly beneficial when organizing large events such as school trips, weddings, sports competitions, professional conferences or even family holidays. By providing ample seats and onboard entertainment, tour buses are becoming increasingly popular in today’s world.

Imagine a wedding planner needing to transport guests from the ceremony to the reception site. A tour bus would be the ideal choice for guest travel because it allows for easy navigation around unfamiliar areas, plentiful storage space for luggage, and comfortable seating allowing guests to relax en route.

Differentiating Types of Tour Buses

Tour buses come in different shapes and sizes depending on their specific use. It’s important to distinguish between commercial tour buses used by sightseeing companies and private tour buses used for traveling purposes.

Think of it like selecting a car based on its intended use: An SUV versus a sedan – one suits off-road activities while the other is designed for road trips.

Commercial tour buses typically have larger seating capacity ranging from 30-60 passengers, highlighting the importance of efficient loading and offloading at every stop during city tours. They also tend to focus on panoramic perspectives with large windows across both sides, an onboard guide/interpreter service, public address systems, sound systems, air-conditioning units and TV screens to enhance sightseeing experiences.

On the other hand, private tour buses commonly feature fewer seats (20-40), designed mainly for long-duration trips with overnight stays. Accommodations may include bunk beds or master suites with full bathrooms – features essential for bands/music groups who must spend extended time periods traveling between gigs or clients.

Features such as GPS systems and Wi-Fi connectivity ensure uninterrupted work productivity while smaller storage compartments are available in private tour buses since bulky equipment is not required.

Commercial Tour Buses

Understanding the primary differences between commercial tour buses and luxury tour buses is essential in deciding which one would be a good fit for your specific needs.

Luxury Tour Buses

Commercial tour buses are the standard vehicles used for long-haul trips, such as those between different cities or states. These kinds of buses generally have basic amenities like reclining seats, air conditioning, and a restroom. Often utilized by schools and universities for field trips or companies organizing day tours, these buses are more concerned with efficiency than luxury.

However, despite being bare-boned in appearance, commercial tour buses are actually quite reliable, powerful machines that can provide comfort and safety to passengers. With a large storage area under the bus perfect for luggage and equipment, it’s suitable to accommodate any adventure you set out on.

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Tour Bus Use

If you want to enjoy a first-rate traveling experience, then luxury tour buses might just be what you need. These vehicles offer high-end amenities often reserved only for expensive hotels or resorts – king-sized bunk beds, fully-equipped kitchens, Wi-Fi hotspots, multiple televisions with state-of-the-art audio systems – the works!

Luxury tour buses cater to many needs. It’s not just private concerts or exclusive events that they’re utilized for. In fact, luxury tour buses have become increasingly popular for family vacations or couples traveling in style.

While it might seem over-the-top to some travelers, renting a luxury tour bus is cost-effective if you consider how many people will be traveling together and the number of luxurious inclusions that come with it.

For a side-by-side comparison between commercial and luxury tour buses, see the table below:

As you can see, there’s a significant contrast between the two vehicle types. While luxury tour buses offer travelers unparalleled amenities and comfort, choosing a commercial tour bus might be more feasible for those looking for an economical option.

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For successful performance coach Julie Elion, there’s nowhere to hide

With ascendant wyndham clark, stephan jaeger and now akshay bhatia, elion reluctantly embraces her moment.

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Julie Elion, the performance coach, was at THE PLAYERS Championship last month when she was approached by a veteran who had fought in Afghanistan. He said he’d seen Wyndham Clark’s episode of “Full Swing” with its focus on mental health (including plenty of screen time for Elion) and had been moved to get help for his PTSD.

“I was tearing up, he was tearing up,” she said. “His wife was there. It was amazing.”

Such is life these days for golf’s most recognized sports psychologist, who until recently was so allergic to attention that she went by the nickname “Stealth.”

“It’s too late now,” Elion said. “I’m not ‘Stealth’ anymore.”

That’s probably an understatement.

Akshay Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open on Sunday to qualify for his first Masters this week. You can draw a line back to Elion via Ryan Davis, who works for her company, Center for Athletic Performance Enhancement (CAPE), and is Bhatia’s mental coach.

Two weeks ago, Stephan Jaeger won the Texas Children’s Houston Open for his first PGA TOUR title at age 34. You can draw a line back to Elion, who calls him one of her hardest workers and predicted a win was imminent while being interviewed for this story.

Stephan Jaeger closes out first win at the Texas Children's

Last season, Wyndham Clark won the Wells Fargo Championship and U.S. Open and was the biggest turnaround story in years, and, again, you can draw a line back to Elion.

When it comes to the "Elion Effect" on the PGA TOUR, she could scarcely be any bigger. Things have gone well enough to invite comparisons to Bob Rotella, although she’s so in demand it might be better to call her a sort of Butch Harmon of the brain.

And it’s not just PGA TOUR pros. Players on the Korn Ferry Tour, LPGA and DP World Tour; junior golfers (or their parents) and collegiate stars – all have seen the example of Clark and called Elion to say, in essence, “I’ll have what he’s having.”

“I couldn’t be any busier,” she said. “Would I make an hour for Rory? Yeah, I would.”

That might sound brash if it didn’t come from the self-effacing Elion. Her ideal work attire would be an invisibility cloak, but that would be incompatible with the demands of building a business. CAPE is growing, and in an effort to keep up with demand, she recently vetted and hired three sports psychologists, Davis among them. He heard Elion on a podcast late last year and was struck by the similarities in the ways they thought about their jobs.

“She helps the whole person,” he said, “and the golf tends to follow. We spoke, and our styles are so similar. She’s given me some pearls along the way.”

Added Elion, of Davis, “The minute I met him I knew he was right for this.”

Bhatia and Davis spoke for the first time on March 10 and immediately began working together via Zoom and phone calls. Something clicked. Bhatia tied for 11th at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, then won the Valero, where he built a five-shot lead through 36 holes.

Akshay Bhatia overcomes injury on playoff hole to win Valero Texas Open

“I was talking to my psychologist last night,” Bhatia said Saturday night after a third-round 68 gave him a four-shot lead over Denny McCarthy. “Just all the stories that could happen. What if I lose this lead? What if this lead goes to 10? So many things are in your mind.”

His final-round 67 should have been enough, but McCarthy shot 63 – with birdies on the last seven holes – to force a playoff. With McCarthy in the water, Bhatia birdied the first extra hole, the par-5 18th. Davis, a psychiatrist and life coach to college athletes and NBA executives in Los Angeles, was watching from afar and marveling at his young client.

“We’ve gone zero to 60 in three weeks,” Davis said by phone Sunday night. “It’s pretty crazy.”

And now Davis, who told his wife he’d like to go to the Masters for his upcoming 45th birthday, will in fact be going to his first Masters this week. He’ll stay in a house with Elion, and this will mark the first time he and Bhatia have met in person.

“It’s just nuts,” Elion said of CAPE’s current run of victories.

Be that as it may, she is determined to stay focused on the two things that matter: the sanctity of her client relationships and better mental health for all.

At the start of the war between Israel and Palestine last October, she offered her services – pro bono for 12 months – to Israeli LPGA golfer Laetitia Beck and a Palestinian golf team that has relocated to Cairo. She knows how good she has it, so why not pay it forward?

Elion lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Rick, a family- and sports-medicine-physician, and their two golden doodles, Daisy and Charlie. She grew up in San Francisco playing soccer in Golden Gate Park, mixing in some basketball.

“I’ve always been an athlete,” she said, “but nothing serious.”

She wound up in Western Massachusetts for college, attending Amherst for pre-med, followed by Hampshire College for graduate work. She had moved to Washington, D.C., and started a practice when a friend referred her to a professional golfer to give marriage counseling. With a golfer as a client, she attended her first tournament on the PGA TOUR, where word travels fast. Phil Mickelson started working with her as well as Jimmy Walker.

One of her clients won a major for the first time in 1999. She stayed in the background. She has worked with players you know about and others whom she’s never mentioned, for it is delicate work and she keeps her mouth shut unless a client talks publicly about her first.

Elion and her husband have a daughter, Hana, 30, and a son, Noah, 28. They are helping her retire the “Stealth” nickname in the wake of a very noisy 2023 when the hits started early. Max Homa, who has spoken often and glowingly of Elion, won the Farmers Insurance Open and nearly won again two weeks later.

Then there’s Clark, a staggering talent whose temper used to get the best of him until he became her hardest-working client. He delved into the books ("The Obstacle is the Way” and “The Energy Bus”), did meditation, and got his first win at the Wells Fargo Championship. Then he won the U.S. Open, all of it shown in a moving episode of the second season of the Netflix docuseries “Full Swing” that also featured Elion.

Clark also won this season’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and had back-to-back runner-up finishes to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and THE PLAYERS. Clark is now the No. 4 player in the world.

Wyndham Clark on surprising himself with new career accomplishments

However big CAPE gets, Elion, who listens to players’ press conferences to hear how they’re thinking, will not lack for testimonials. Clark was in his late teens when his mother, Lise, died of cancer. This led to rage issues he had never fully resolved, and when he finally did, with Elion by his side, it soon became apparent there was no stopping him.

“She has a great calmness and presence about her that just makes me calm and relaxed,” Clark said of Elion at the U.S. Open. “I'm just so glad that my caddie and agent in November (2022) said, ‘Hey, we've got this lady that we think you should work with.’

“I was a little reluctant to do it,” he continued, “and I'm just so glad that she was brought into my life, and what these honestly six months, it's crazy to see how much I've improved and how much she's helped me. I wouldn't have thought I'd be a major champion six, seven months ago.”

Elion is not one-size-fits-all therapy. It’s more complicated than that, as Clark intimated after being paired with the wildly popular Rickie Fowler, a friend and fellow Oklahoma State Cowboy, for the pressure-filled final round of the U.S. Open in Los Angeles.

“Julie told me, she goes, ‘Every time you hear someone chant ‘Rickie,’ think of your goals and get cocky and go show them who you are,’” Clark said. “I did that. It was like 100-plus times today I reminded myself of the goals.”

Those goals are situational and different for different players. As Homa told Golfweek last year, “There are a million different reasons to talk to her.”

Wyndham Clark’s news conference after winning the U.S. Open

Jaeger, who like Clark is a meditation advocate, told PGATOUR.COM just days before his breakthrough in Houston: “Some of her stuff is not as sport-specific as some other guys, but it kind of resonates with me.” Added his wife, Shelby, “She’s given him so much confidence, and he believes in her so much. I love her – she talks to both of us together sometimes.

“He’s so much more patient. He doesn’t get mad if he has a bad round or a bad day.”

The example of Bhatia at the Valero suggests that the Elion Effect can work even if she’s not personally and directly involved with the player, and that’s been the idea as she and her son Noah have built out CAPE. They want to make it a kind of one-stop shop for golf performance.

“Noah said, ‘Let’s see what we can do with this from a business perspective,’ which is his background,” Elion said. “He does the invoicing, the taxes, but we’re also building something. We’re hiring a body person, a nutritionist, a stats person.”

And, most crucially, a team of supporting therapists that will number more than three.

“Working on hiring a bunch more,” Elion texted last week before Bhatia’s victory.

Akshay Bhatia's news conference after winning Valero

She knows it’s her players who do the heavy lifting, her players who hit the shots, and they’re making it look easy. They won’t always. But whatever they do next, she’ll be there for it. She, Noah, Davis and the others are building the business through wins, losses, and the human struggle.

“The clients are the most important thing, and that I don’t mess that relationship up,” she said.

The ball sits stationary, and there’s so much to think about, so much to feel. The work continues.

PGATOUR.COM writer Kevin Prise contributed to this report.

Cameron Morfit is a Staff Writer for the PGA TOUR. He has covered rodeo, arm-wrestling, and snowmobile hill climb in addition to a lot of golf. Follow Cameron Morfit on Twitter .

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2024 NFL schedule: Packers have one travel concern for their historic game in Brazil against the Eagles

The packers seem to have one small complaint about being sent to brazil.

The Green Bay Packers are officially headed for Brazil , and now, they just have to figure out how to get there. Getting to a road game isn't usually a complicated process for an NFL team , but it could be for the Packers when they make their trip down to São Paulo for their 2024 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles .   

The Packers concern is that they likely won't be able to fly directly to South America, which means they'll either have to schedule a layover somewhere or they'll have to take the nearly two-hour bus ride to Milwaukee to fly out of the airport there. 

Packers president Mark Murphy outlined the concern during an interview at the NFL 's annual league meeting on March 26 (The Packers hadn't been chosen for the game yet, but they were considered a finalist at that point). 

"The one issue with Green Bay is the size of our airport and the size of our runway, and we want to make sure that we're not at a competitive disadvantage in terms of how long it's going to take us to get to Brazil," Murphy said. "There's some thought that we might have to bus to Milwaukee and then fly, just some of those things."

When the Packers flew to London in 2022, they were able to take off from Green Bay for the 3,830-mile flight, but for São Paulo, the team will be traveling nearly 5,400 miles, which means the Packers will likely need a bigger plane and as Murphy notes, the airport in Green Bay isn't equipped to handle larger planes. 

If the Packers have to bus to Milwaukee, that would take about two hours and if you add that to the roughly 10.5-hour flight, that would put their travel time at nearly 13 hours. As for the Eagles, they'll easily be able to fly from Philadelphia and their flight will only take about 9.5 hours. 

"Philadelphia will just hop on a plane and go down (there)," Murphy said on April 9,  via Madison.com . 

As things stand today, the Packers are still trying to figure out how they're going to get to South America. 

"We're not sure exactly what we'll have to do to get to Brazil," Murphy said. 

There's a good chance that the Eagles don't feel sorry for the Packers at all. Philadelphia is giving up a home game to play in Brazil, so the fact that the Packers might have to deal with a few travel issues adds an element of home-field advantage that the Eagles are otherwise losing. 

Although Murphy isn't thrilled with the travel situation, he is thrilled that the Packers are playing in such a huge game for the NFL. 

"We're looking forward to being a part of this historic matchup against the Eagles in São Paulo," Murphy said on Wednesday after the game was officially announced. "We're excited to play in front of our devoted fans in Brazil and help build upon the international popularity of the NFL and the Packers. We had a great experience playing internationally for the first time a couple of years ago and we're proud to be part of the league's continued global growth."

The Week 1 matchup, which will be the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Brazil, will kick off on Friday, Sept. 6 and it will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. It's the NFL's first Friday game in Week 1 since 1970. 

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The next decade of college football will look vastly different from the previous one. Teams are switching conferences like they switch jerseys from week to week and players are entering and exiting the transfer portal at will.

In some cases, players might be earning more than a coach, which even just five years ago was unheard of.

If college football is going to survive an unknown future, it’s going to have some strong leadership paving the way. According to ESPN writer Bill Connelly , Oregon’s head coach Dan Lanning and offensive coordinator Will Stein are among 30 coaches from across the country who will help define this landscape.

Predictably, Georgia’s Kirby Smart is No. 1 with the Bulldogs’ recent dominance and their place in the biggest conference in America, the SEC. But coming at No. 7 overall and under the category of “More exciting younger head coaches” is Lanning.

In a five-year span in the 2010s, Dan Lanning worked for Sam Houston’s FCS title-winning K.C. Keeler, Nick Saban, Mike Norvell and Smart. Lanning became Smart’s defensive coordinator at age 32 and took the reins of a major program at 35. The growing pains have been minimal. Lanning is 22-5 at Oregon, and his 2023 Ducks were a nearly perfect team, going 12-2 and suffering only one allergy: slow starts against DeBoer’s Washington. SP+ (an efficiency analytic) projects them to get even better in 2024. Lanning might be the brightest young star in the coaching profession.

Lanning has recruited at a level never before seen at Oregon and he should have the Ducks as an annual constant playoff contender. Of course, Lanning can’t do it alone and ESPN recognizes Stein as one of the architects that will make Oregon a national power for years to come for as long as he stays in Eugene.

Coming in at No. 20 under the category of “Rising Young Assistants,” Stein will make the Ducks one the best and most efficient offenses in the country.

A former Louisville quarterback, the 34-year-old Stein landed on Jeff Traylor’s coaching staff in 2020 and played a major role for offenses that ranked 31st and 30th, respectively, in offensive SP+ in 2021-22. That attracted Lanning’s attention, and Stein replaced Kenny Dillingham as Oregon’s OC last fall. The Ducks jumped from eighth to first in offensive SP+ in his debut season, matching extreme efficiency and turnover avoidance with big-play capabilities. He helped turn quarterback Bo Nix into a surefire first-round pick, and now he gets to coach Oklahoma transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel for a season.

In short, Oregon’s immediate and distant future seems to be in good hands.

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LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey subjected to harsh lens that no male coach is

Kim mulkey has long been college basketball’s most colorful, controversial figure. for almost as long, that has prompted a level of vitriol among the media that borders on the unprofessional..

ALBANY, N.Y. — You want to know why Kim Mulkey treats anyone not on her team or in her small circle with contempt or suspicion? Why she’s not willing to entertain the opinions of those who made their minds up about her long ago? Consider a six-hour span Saturday.

A few hours before LSU was to play UCLA, a spot in the Elite Eight on the line, the Washington Post finally published its much-hyped story on Mulkey. A profile that was both heavy on well-established narratives and delved into her decades-long estrangement from her father in a way that was both uncomfortable and inappropriate.

Then, after the game, Mulkey decried a Los Angeles Times column that was, somehow, even worse. It described her team as “dirty debutantes” — yes, the term refers to exactly what you think it does — and is not a dog whistle of misogyny and racism but a blaring bullhorn.

“How dare people attack kids like that?” Mulkey asked, her rage evident. “You don't have to like the way we play. You don't have to like the way we trash talk. You don't have to like any of that. We're good with that.

“But I can't sit up here as a mother and a grandmother and a leader of young people and allow somebody to say that.”

Mulkey has long been college basketball’s most colorful and controversial figure and has, for almost as long, prompted a level of vitriol among the media that borders on the unprofessional.

Some of it she brings on herself. She says, does and wears things that shock and offend. She frames things to suit her purposes, including her claim following Saturday’s game that she didn’t know the Post story had been published despite being asked about it before the game.

Even when it would help her — clarifying her relationship with Brittney Griner, for example — she refuses to explain or edit herself .

But none of that justifies the delight and commitment there seems to be in trying to take Mulkey, and now her current players, down a peg.

“Since the national championship, we ain't had peace. And it's crazy to say that. That we won at the highest level in college and we haven't had peace,” Angel Reese said. “But I wouldn't want to change this day. I wouldn't want to change where we are right now.”

Reese can say that, having all the optimism and naivete of a 21-year-old.

But the rest of us need to start demanding better.

“I'm in the last third of my career, but I'm not going to let sexism continue. And if you don't think that's sexism, then you're in denial,” Mulkey said.

She was referring to the Times column, but she could just as well have been referring to the notions that have long surrounded her.

Women are held to different standards, and that goes double for women who are successful. Quadruple for women who are successful in businesses traditionally dominated by men. A woman whose worth and value is not tied to a man is seen as a threat, and the response is almost always to belittle her accomplishments and scorn her actions.

Remember when Taylor Swift was ruining the NFL?

There are plenty of male coaches with documented records of doing terrible things or being unlikable people who have not been put under the microscope like Mulkey has.

Ole Miss coach Chris Beard was fired at Texas after being arrested for domestic violence . According to the arrest affidavit, Beard’s fiancée said he “choked me, threw me off the bed bit me, bruises all over my leg, throwing me around, and going nuts.” Where was the deep dive into his relationships, professional and personal?

D.J. Durkin, now the defensive coordinator at Auburn, was fired as the head coach at Maryland after one of his players died , of heatstroke. Did the old-school, hyper-macho atmosphere Durkin fostered contribute to the young man’s death? I must have missed that in the 7,000-word examination of Durkin's psyche.

Rick Pitino acknowledged having sex with a woman who was not his wife and paying for her to have an abortion. It wasn’t even mentioned in a profile about his most recent act of redemption.

Plenty of other coaches appear to be having rage strokes on the sidelines. Have blistered their players publicly. For them, it’s dismissed as “passion” or praised as “tough coaching.” Nothing to see here or look at further.

Yet it’s somehow fair game to detail the coach’s decades-long estrangement from her father, presenting as a sympathetic figure a man who devastated his daughter by cheating on her mother and walking out on his family, suggesting instead that it’s Mulkey who is the heartless one.

There are debates to be had about the ethics of digging that far into Mulkey’s background, even if she did write about her father in her book. Even the best of families are complicated and messy. Treading into the fractures in one that isn’t is dangerous territory that reeks of tabloid voyeurism.

The character flaws of Mulkey’s father are his and his alone. The suggestion her reaction to them is evidence of one of hers is both inappropriate and unseemly, armchair psychology at best given Mulkey didn’t talk to the Post.

An obligation she did not owe, mind you, and was probably even less inclined to do when she learned the Post was inquiring about questions and people who’ve had nothing to do with her success.  

"Reporters who give a megaphone to a one-sided, embellished version of things aren't trying to tell the truth. They're trying to sell newspapers and feed the click machine," Mulkey said last weekend , when she threatened to sue the Washington Post . "This is exactly why people don't trust journalists and the media anymore. It's these kinds of sleazy tactics and hatchet jobs that people are just tired of."

Mulkey was roundly criticized for that statement, for making a story when there wasn't one yet. But having now seen it, along with the distasteful column about her team, it's hard to argue with her.

Without evidence of any wrongdoing, a disagreeable personality has been deemed an unforgivable sin. It’s now a given she’s homophobic. A COVID denier. A MAGA devotee. Her players a discredit to the game.

None of us know if any of that is true, though. But minds were made up long ago about Mulkey, facts and fairness be damned.

You might not like Mulkey. You might not like her players. But if you are not bothered by the public discourse that surrounds them and cannot see the sexism and racism at its root, the problem isn’t them.

Follow USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour on social media @nrarmour .