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Article: Merging Firms to Give S.D. Tours By Land and Sea.
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 19, 2001
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Travel Companies Agree to Share Access To Activities, Staff
"Amphibious" sightseeing? It's a combination of land and water tours, and it's heading this way.
Two companies that are currently merging -- Branson, Mo.-based Ride the Ducks and Boston Duck Tours -- plan to make San Diego their next location in spring 2002.
The companies operate tours out of vehicles that navigate both water and regular streets, said John Walker, chief operating officer for the Ride the Ducks. The "duck," which costs about $200,000 to build, carries about 38 passengers and is about 8 feet wide and 40 feet long.
A base for operations has not yet been ...