One of Northern Ireland’s leading coach hire and tour bus operators, McComb’s Coach Travel has invested £500,000 in an expansion of its fleet by adding two new coaches, due to soaring demand from customers. This investment was supported by Danske Bank.
Established in the early 1990s with just one small coach, McComb’s began operations running small group tours of Belfast for the limited number of tourists the city welcomed at the time. Over the years as demand has grown, McComb’s has expanded its offering to include daily tours outside of the city, and now takes around 50,000 people per year on scheduled day tours.
Aside from tours, McComb’s is also best known for being the official transport provider to the Irish Football Association, since 2005, and has transported Chelsea FC, the cast and crew of the Strictly Come Dancing Tour, as well the World Premier Tour of Les Miserables Arena Spectacular and more over the years.
With increasing customer demand driving the need for additional vehicles, McComb’s used the investment of £500,000 from Danske Bank to purchase two new stylish and modern coaches. Having surpassed all pre-Covid figures, McComb’s is now doing substantially more business than it did before 2019, leading to an increase in fleet size and staffing numbers. With sustainability at the forefront, McCombs has also ensured that all vehicles are now in the Euro 6 category, meaning they produce the lowest carbon emissions possible in diesel vehicles.
Caroline McComb, Owner of McComb’s Coach Travel said: “We are seeing more international tourists coming to Belfast than ever before and by continually investing in our services to make sure we have a world-class, efficient and environmentally friendly offering, we are giving ourselves the best chance of business growth.
“Without Danske Bank, our business simply would not have survived the pandemic, and we are very grateful for their support. We continue to work with Danske in the financing of all our vehicles which allows us to keep our fleet modern, reliable and of the standard our clients expect.”
Graeme Spratt, Senior Business Banking Manager at Danske Bank said: “McComb’s is a great example of a Northern Irish business that has developed and grown over the years by carefully watching and adapting its offerings to suit the trends of tourism, as well as diversifying into team and business transportation.
“We are delighted to support McComb’s with the financing of two new coaches, meaning they can facilitate even more high-quality tours for our visitors to Northern Ireland. We wish McComb’s Coach Travel every success with their new vehicles and hope to see the business continuing to expand and thrive in years to come.”
