Gray Line Worldwide

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title: "Gray Line Worldwide" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["gray-line-worldwide", "bus-operating-companies", "companies-based-in-denver", "transport-companies-established-in-1910", "1910-establishments-in-washington,-d.c.", "city-sightseeing"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Line_Worldwide" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Gray Line Worldwide
logo	GrayLineWorldwide.svg
image_size	250px
founded
headquarters	Denver, Colorado
service_area	Worldwide
service_type	Sightseeing Tours
operator	100+ licensees worldwide
ceo	Griffin Hanbury
website
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|name = Gray Line Worldwide |logo = GrayLineWorldwide.svg |logo_size = |image_size = 250px |parent = |founded = |headquarters = Denver, Colorado |locale = |service_area = Worldwide |service_type = Sightseeing Tours |alliance = |routes = |destinations = |stops = |hubs = |stations = |lounge = |fleet = |ridership = |fuel_type = |operator = 100+ licensees worldwide |ceo = Griffin Hanbury |website = Gray Line Worldwide is an international sightseeing company that consist of local sightseeing operators around the world. The company was founded in 1910 and operates worldwide through independent operators it calls "licensees" with a presence in most of the world's most popular sightseeing destinations. Gray Line does not provide sightseeing services directly, but rather provides its brand, promotional services and booking systems to licensees. Gray Line is also the largest direct supplier of destination services to online travel sellers, wholesalers and travel agents.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Seattle_-_Gray_Line_bus,circa_1951(49920045611).jpg" caption="A Seattle Gray Line bus at its terminal, circa 1951"] ::

In March 1910, a young restaurateur called Louis Bush refurbished an old Mack Truck chassis, painted it blue and gray and began offering sightseeing tours around the city of Washington, D.C.

By 1926, Gray Line had expanded to other booming cities including New York, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, as well as internationally to Toronto and Havana. With peacetime following World War II, Harry J. Dooley, a former Gray Line employee, acquired the company and helped re-establish Gray Line Chicago. Dooley soon became president of Gray Line and is today considered the father of the sightseeing industry.

With the advent of jet travel and increased gateways in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Dooley expanded Gray Line's market throughout the United States and established Gray Line companies in Canada, Mexico, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The sudden popularity growth in motorcoach sightseeing helped position Gray Line as a leader in the sightseeing industry.

The brand is currently managed from an office based in Denver, Colorado.

Gray Line has a presence in over 700 locations, spanning six continents, and is the largest sightseeing company in the world. In 2018 its carriers handled over 35 million passengers.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray_Line_Nashville.jpg" caption="People boarding a Gray Line bus in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], 2018."] ::

Licensees

::data[format=table] | Location || scope="col" |Operator | |---| | Argentina | | Australia | | Australia (Melbourne) | | Australia (Tasmania) | | Austria (Vienna) | | Brazil | | Canada (Montreal, QC) | | Canada (British Columbia) | | Canada (Toronto, ON) | | Canada (Ottawa, ON) | | Canada (Niagara, ON) | | Canada (Halifax, NS) | | Canada (Prince Edward Island) | | Canada (Vancouver, BC) | | Canada (Victoria, BC) | | Chile | | China (Beijing) | | China (Hong Kong) | | China (Shanghai) | | Colombia | | Costa Rica | | Croatia | | Czech Republic | | Dominican Republic | | Ecuador | | Egypt | | France (Paris) | | Germany (Berlin) | | Germany (Munich) | | Greece (Athens) | | Guatemala | | Hungary | | Iceland | | Indonesia | | Ireland | | Israel | | Italy (Florence) | | Italy (Rome) | | Italy (Sorrento) | | Italy (Venice) | | Macau | | Malta | | Mexico (Cancun) | | Mexico (Los Cabos) | | Mexico (Puerto Vallarta) | | Morocco | | Netherlands (Amsterdam) | | New Zealand | | Oman | | Panama | | Peru | | Portugal | | Puerto Rico | | Romania | | Scotland | | Spain | | Switzerland (Geneva) | | Switzerland (Zurich) | | Turkey | | United Arab Emirates | | UK (York) | | UK (London) | | US (Washington, DC) | | US (Oregon) | | US (Orlando, FL) | | US (Northern California) | | US (Myrtle Beach, SC) | | US (New Orleans, LA) | | US (New York, NY) | | US (Las Vegas, NV) | | US (Boston, MA) | | US (Branson, MO) | | US (Asheville, NC) | | US (Alaska) | | US (Charleston, SC) | | US (Chicago, IL) | | US (Colorado) | | US (Los Angeles, CA) | | US (Miami, FL) | | US (Minneapolis, MN) | | US (San Antonio, TX) | | US (Savannah, GA) | | US (Seattle, WA) | | US (Tennessee) | | US (Tucson, AZ) | | Venezuela | | Vietnam | ::

References

References

1. "Terms and Conditions".
2. [http://www.westcoastsightseeing.com Westcoast Sightseeing]
3. "BVB.net - Bus Verkehr Berlin - Bus mieten & mehr".
4. "InterCity Group - About Gray Line". InterCity New Zealand.
5. [http://www.viajespacifico.com.pe/ Viajes Pacífico]
6. Gray Line Romania. "Gray Line Romania {{!}} Sightseeing tours".
7. [http://www.edinburghcoachlines.com/our-companies/gray-line-scotland.188.html Gray Line Scotland] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-10-11 Edinburgh Coach Lines)
8. "Hop-on Hop-off York".
9. [http://www.martzgroup.com/ Martz Group]
10. "New Orleans' Only Steamboat {{!}} Steamboat NATCHEZ".
11. "Best Tours to Vietnam, Indochina {{!}} Threeland Travel".

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