The clean bathroom, gregarious driver and relatively recent movies ("First Knight" and "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider") made it an easy ride, but CoGo's knees were just as squished and it took just as long to get home as with other companies (arrival time: 10:40 p.m.). So, as long as the fares are the same, CoGo's loyalty is to whichever bus leaves from the easiest location at the right time.
For schedules: Vamoose, 877-393-2828, www.vamoosebus.com; Washington Deluxe, 866-287-6932, www.washny.com; Today Travel and Dragon Express, www.ivymedia.com (where you can purchase tickets for all companies). Greyhound is currently offering an Internet-only $20 one-way fare. Details: www.greyhound.com.Mid-January, Vamoose plans to increase fares to $25 one way, $45 round trip. No word from its competitors on whether they plan to follow suit.
TRAVEL TICKER
The Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel (3400 Paradise Rd., 866-352-3434) opened last month as the largest non-gaming hotel in Nevada, with 548 rooms and 30 suites. Rates range from $139 to $209 per night . . . San Francisco revives its "Dine-About- Town" program in January, with more than 100 restaurants offering three-course prix-fixe menus at $21.95 for lunch, $31.95 for dinner. Details: www.sfvisitor.org.
BARGAIN OF THE WEEK
Here's to Oz
Fly from Newark to Australia starting at $899 round trip, plus about $190 taxes. Details: What's the Deal?, Page P3.
Reporting: Cindy Loose,
Anne McDonough.
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