A bus trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey is a good fundraising opportunity for your group, business or organization. You can sponsor a bus trip by renting an entire bus and selling the seats for a profit. Advertising the trip with your organization's name lets everyone know who is sponsoring the event. Though it does require some planning ahead of time, a bus trip can be an exciting trip for all who attend. It might even become and annual event.
Pick a date for your bus trip to Atlantic City. When choosing a date, plan enough time to advertise the trip and to sell the seats. Have an alternate date in mind as a back-up in case your first choice isn't available.
Call local bus companies for bus rental costs and availability. Ask the bus company to include fuel, tolls and parking in the price quote. When you have gathered information from several companies, compare costs, availability on your preferred date and cancellation policies.
Choose a bus company and ask for a contract to secure the bus for the trip. Pay any required deposits when you sign your contract.
Contact several of the Atlantic City casinos and ask if they will give your group comps such as meal tickets, or casino cash in return for selecting their casino as your bus trip destination. Use these comps as incentives or rebates when you are selling the bus seats.
Determine pick-up and drop-off times and location. Keep in mind the travel time from your point of origin to Atlantic City. Find a location that will allow your guests to park their cars for the day, such as a supermarket or shopping mall. It is a good idea to request permission from the property owner or manager before selecting their location.
Calculate how much you will sell the seats on the bus for. Begin with the total price of the bus, including the bus rental, driver gratuity, fuel charge, tolls, etc. Divide that by the number of seats available on the bus. For instance, if the total cost of the bus equals $1,200.00 including all expenses. There are 50 seats on the bus, so the price per seat equals $24.00.
Determine how much profit you wish to make. Divide the total profit you would like to make by the number of seats to be sold. For instance, if you would like to make a $1,000.00 profit on the bus trip to Atlantic City, divide $1,000.00 by 50, the profit per seat equals $20.00.
Figure out how much you will sell each bus seat for, by adding the actual cost per seat and the profit per seat together. For example, $24.00 cost per seat plus $20.00 profit per seat equals $44.00 total cost per seat.
Advertise the bus trip by creating and distributing flyers. Be sure to include your organization's name on any advertising materials.
Plan activities to entertain guests during the bus ride. Some good ideas for bus trips include a 50/50 raffle, easy to play games with small prizes, and if the bus is equipped with a dvd player, bring along a couple of movies.
