Big Bus Tours

Big Bus Tours Group Holdings Ltd
Big Bus Tours
Company typePrivate
IndustryOpen top bus operator
Predecessors
  • Les Cars Rouges
  • Big Bus Company
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
HeadquartersBelgravia, London, England,
Areas served
Key people
RevenueIncrease $269 million(2019)[3]
Decrease $(2.3) million(2019) [3]
Decrease $(45.6) million(2019) [3]
OwnersExponent Private Equity (85%)
Merlin Entertainments (15%)
Websitebigbustours.com

Big Bus Tours (formerly Les Cars Rouges and The Big Bus Company), is an operator of open top bus sightseeing tours founded in May 2011 after "Les Cars Rouges" and the "Big Bus Company" merged. The company operates in 23 cities of 11 countries with more than 150 buses around the world.[4] Most of the cities it serves are in the United States. Typically, Big Bus Tours use open top double-decker buses in burgundy and cream-coloured livery.

  1. ^ Mkandawire, Vinjeru (9 February 2020). "Big Bus Tours chairman back aboard after chief executive steps off". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Companies house directors report". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Companies house annual account". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Sightseeing Bus | Hop-on Hop-off Bus | Big Bus Tours". eng.bigbustours.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.