Patty Lonsbary, Vice-President & General Manager of Private Motor Coach, Inc. (PMC), is expanding her role as the company targets new travel destinations. She will also develop a new company - Global Tourism Solutions, Inc. (GTS)  - with implementation targeted for mid-2008. 

President Ed Lonsbary notes, “Patty has been a supportive spouse and part of Private Motor Coach, Inc. (PMC) since its inception in January 1999. She has applied her considerable skills to our entrepreneurial private travel company while engaged in her own career as a Senior Consultant for the Dallas-based fund raising firm Ketchum.  On September 7, 2007, Patty resigned from Ketchum to help grow PMC to the next level, as well as concurrently develop Global Tourism Solutions, Inc. (GTS) that is closely allied with PMC.”

Patty remarked, “Private Motor Coach will continue to expand the current offering of trips in a luxury motor coach/bus conversion.  To meet the future needs of the companies, we recently upgraded to a luxury Prevost bus conversion/motor home from our older MCI.   And, to make this transition as smooth as possible and meet our growth targets, we are looking for management/investment partners, who will continue to help us grow the US and Canadian markets.”

Specifically, Global Tourism Solutions (www.glotours.com) is a new business that compliments the long-range goals of PMC. GTS will offer practical solutions for tourism development via analysis, research, and implementation of global marketing strategies by serving as a trusted advisor for government travel bureaus, travel agents, publishers, businesses and travelers. GTS will also tap the contemporary niche market of the charitable tourism.

Patty explains, “There is growing evidence that travelers want their journeys to be more than a ‘look and see experience.’  They want to benefit the people and places they visit.  GTS marries travelers interests and energies with benevolent national and international projects.”

Most recently, Patty served as the lead fund raising consultant for the USA Swimming Foundation, Palmer Trinity School, and Prairie View A&M University.  Nationwide, she has worked on campaigns for Hospice of West Alabama, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Richardson Regional Medical Center and others.  She dedicated 17 years of service to charitable organizations including: the American Cancer Society, Women’s Services of Westmoreland County, and the Association for Retarded Citizens. Before entering the non-profit sector, Patty worked as a writer and producer for KQV All-News Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She has earned an International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) from Point Park University (2000) and a BS in Communications and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (1977).  She is a long-time Rotarian and Past President (1995 - 1996) of the Greensburg Rotary Club.

Private Motor Coach, Inc. (PMC) (www.privatemotorcoach.com) is a private transportation company that takes two to 10 people “Anywhere-Anytime”™ on personalized, escorted trips in a luxury bus conversion/motor home. 

Global Tourism Solutions, Inc. (GTS) ( www.glotours.com ) focuses on global tourism development. The company motto is “Planning for Tomorrow…Today”™. 

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