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Margate Coach & Airport Services has been serving the community for 40 years. MANY things may have changed over the years but its commitment to service has not. “On behalf of owner, Marian de Deugd, my staff members and myself, we thank our customers for their loyalty. Our success is due to your ongoing support:says ienny Prinsloo from Margate Coach & Airport Services. The company recently welcomed new staff member,...Read More

Firm rolls into its 35th year Opening an office at the Wild Coast Sun Hotel and Casino Resort is a dream come true for Margate Mini Coach owner, Marian de Deugd. “Its always been our goal to have an office at the Wild Coast Sun Hotel and Casino Resort, and when they approached us last year we jumped at the chance. “Now we can transport people not only from South...Read More

A GROUP of 23 tourists from the Netherlands are presently visiting our part of the world. Umtamvuna scribe, Philippa Makepeace, had the privilege of spending some time with them and reports they are the essence of enthusiasm and ‘zest of life’. The average age of the group is about 70, the oldest turning 80 in a few weeks. All have toured extensively, but find South Africa one of the best...Read More

ON November 27, 1973, one passenger boarded the first ever Margate Mini Coach which provided reliable transport between the Louis Botha Airport and the Margate Hotel. In May 1982, the coach was also used to transport staff to and from the Wild Coast Sun. Today the Margate Mini Coach, owned for some years by Marian de Deugd, comprises 15 bus trips a week to and from Durban. Extra buses are...Read More

CONGRATULATIONS to Margate Mini Coach and Airport Services which celebrated its 20th anniversary last week. From a fledgling beginning – one small bus and one lone passenger in 1975 – the company now transports about 20 000 passengers a year. Twenty years ago the company only supplied a twice, weekly service to Durban. This has grown to 13 buses a week and up to 20 in season. It also charters...Read More