Today we’d like to introduce you to Raquel McCormick.
Raquel, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Illiana Brew Bus is Northwest Indiana’s ORIGINAL Craft Brewery Tour Bus. We are the LEADER in Craft Beer and Winery tours. Illiana Brew Bus has conducted over 250 tours since July of 2015. We conduct tours of local breweries in South Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana as well as Winery and brewery tours in Southwest Michigan Nobody else provides the value, service or enjoyment like the Illiana Brew Bus. Great idea for Birthday’s, Bachelor (ette) parties, Anniversaries, Team Building.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road has been fairly smooth and response has been positive so far as evidenced by our 4 star rating on Yelp. Our biggest struggle so far has been getting bookings 7 days of the week. We are busy on the weekends and have open tours ready to depart during the week.
Illiana Brew Bus – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
We specialize in Craft Beer brewery tours in the South Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana as well Winery, Brewery and Distillery tours in Southwest Michigan.
We are most proud of the positive response we received from our guests after taking them on a tour.
What sets us apart from others is we were the first company operating Brewery tours in the South Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana area. We also provide the best value for tours of this nature, we have great relationships with all our partners which provides our guests with a great experience.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
The proudest moment was the day the idea became a reality in May of 2015. I spent many months planning the business and getting all the necessary authorities from various agencies to operate.
Pricing:
- Local Tours are just $30.00-$35.00 per person
- Michigan Winery tours start at $60.00 per person, 10 person minimum
- Free Pick-up with full bus booking (14 People) within 15 miles of Highland, IN
Contact Info:
- Website: Illianabrewbus.com
- Phone: 219.595.9633 or 312.219.6985
- Email: illianabrewbus@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/illiana_brew_bus/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/illianabrewbus2015
- Twitter: twitter.com/IllianaBrewBus
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/illiana-brew-bus-highland
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