Media mention: ‘Goodbye Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hello, Luxury Bus?'
October 19, 2022
Where: New York Times, “Goodbye Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Hello, Luxury Bus?”
Who: Andisheh Ranjbari, Tracy Early Career Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State
What: Andisheh Ranjbari, Tracy Early Career Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was quoted in a New York Times article that discussed sleeper and luxury coaches as an alternative to plane and train travel. In the article, Ranjbari — who is also affiliated with the Larson Transporation Institute at Penn State — shared her expertise in travel behavior and described how these coaches are being advertised as a “first-class luxury experience” to increase appeal to travelers.
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