Bandros or Bandung Tour on The Bus is a double-decker bus which operates in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It is used by tourists in Bandung City. The bus was unveiled by the Mayor of Bandung Ridwan Kamil coincides with the New Year's Eve 2014. a tour bus will serve the tourists in the city for free. bandros also a form of Corporate Social Responsibility of Telkomsel in cooperation with the city government. Buses with a capacity of approximately 30 people is maximized on the second floor, while the first floor there are only 6 stools, benches, and there is a balcony outside which can be used to stand tourists.
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History
The existence bandros as tour bus terraced begins with a plan of Mayor Bandung, Ridwan Kamil when he was newly elected Mayor in 2013 and to improve the tourism sector, which is one of wheel drive economic mainstay and Bandung. According to the plan, the bus will be at each hotel to escort tourists to tourist attractions in the city of Bandung and its surroundings. In addition to delivering tourists to tourist attractions in Bandung, a tour bus that is designed with a comfortable and attractive is expected to reduce the use of car private so that it can reduce the congestion that occurs in the city
This plan is then received from the Telkomsel are willing to fund the first units of a tour bus in the city of Bandung through the Corporate Social Responsibility. In addition, the city government is also holding an open competition to name the tour bus through social networking Twitter. the competition was won by Erry Pamungkas who named this tour bus with bandros name, stands on the Bandung Tour Bus. The name itself comes from the name bandros one of the typical foods Parahyangan so the name is increasingly making a tour bus in the city of Bandung interesting. Finally, on 31 December 2013, coinciding with the New Year's Eve 2014, the Mayor officially launched Ridwan Kamil bandros tour bus.
Facilities
One of the facilities provided in the bus is a tool GPS so that tourists know where his position was. in addition to GPS, the bus is also equipped with a data center and information making it easier for tourists to access the ins and outs of the city of Bandung. This bus can also be used free of tourist origin can show receipt shopping in Bandung.
Physically, bandros has a length of 747 cm and 315 cm high and 210 cm wide. At the bottom level, there are a number of round seat and a lounger with a capacity of 12 people and able to carry 20 passengers standing while at the top level, there is a 24-seat passenger. The driver and conductor bandros be clothed with a special design that makes tourists are increasingly interested in using these buses.