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THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL<br />
8 www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
TEMECULA COUPLE<br />
OFFERS FULL-SERVICE<br />
TRANSPORTATION; LAUNCHES<br />
BREWERY TOURS<br />
Most locals know John and Kim<br />
Kelliher as advocates for tourism,<br />
Rotarians, and the founders of<br />
Grapeline Wine Tours. But did you<br />
also know the couple owns a full-service<br />
transportation company?<br />
Stryder Transportation is probably,<br />
unintentionally, one of the best kept secrets<br />
in the Valley. Now marking its 12th<br />
year in business, Stryder is the driving<br />
force behind Grapeline Wine Tours,<br />
providing all of its vehicles and licensed<br />
drivers.<br />
But what’s really not widely known<br />
is that this local company has quietly become<br />
a comprehensive ground transportation<br />
company with a major local impact.<br />
Stryder offers wedding shuttles, corporate<br />
transportation, commuter services,<br />
and rides to all the Southern California<br />
airports. And this month, in conjunction<br />
with Temecula Valley Craft Beer Month,<br />
Stryder is launching a new service: The<br />
Stryder Brew Hopper.<br />
Local breweries will be collaborating<br />
throughout <strong>May</strong> to offer featured beers,<br />
beer pairings and other specials, said<br />
Rebecca Paredez, Marketing Director<br />
for Visit Temecula Valley. “It’ll be a<br />
great month to check out all that the local<br />
breweries have to offer.”<br />
For small beer-loving groups during<br />
the months of <strong>May</strong> and June, a Stryder<br />
six-passenger executive SUV can be<br />
secured Sunday through Friday for up to<br />
five hours for just $275, plus gratuity. Or<br />
for a larger posse, 12- to 35-passenger<br />
mini-coaches are available to visit any<br />
of the 11 local breweries within the Temecula<br />
Valley.<br />
Guests can travel a la carte, or Stryder<br />
is offering an introductory Brew Hopper<br />
tour on Fridays and Saturdays that includes<br />
beer tastings at three breweries,<br />
transportation and lunch for just $95 per<br />
person.<br />
“The craft breweries locally have<br />
really become something worth experiencing,”<br />
said Stryder founder and IPA-fan<br />
John Kelliher. “There’s gastro-pub fare,<br />
a fun vibe, and some great craft beers<br />
out there.”<br />
The Stryder Brew Hopper will offer<br />
the same exceptional service, flexibility<br />
and insider knowledge to brewery aficionados<br />
that Grapeline brings to wine tour<br />
fans, Kelliher said.<br />
Meanwhile, he said the company<br />
plans to continue to expand its transportation<br />
services for local businesses<br />
and residents -- even on a large scale as<br />
demand increases.<br />
For example, during Pechanga Resort<br />
and Casino’s first year of its current<br />
$285-million expansion, Stryder ran a<br />
service 24 hours a day shuttling Pechanga’s<br />
3,000-plus employees from a remote<br />
parking lot to the casino. Stryder also ran<br />
a six-month trial commuter service for<br />
the casino, transporting employees daily<br />
from Perris and Sun City to the casino<br />
and back.<br />
“We expanded our fleet and our driving<br />
staff three-fold during the past year,”<br />
said General Manager Emily Falappino.<br />
“We now have the most expansive fleet in<br />
the Valley and can offer the most full-service<br />
and cost-effective transportation options<br />
for local businesses and residents.”<br />
For more information about transportation<br />
services or to book The Brew<br />
Hopper, contact Stryder at 951-693-0242<br />
or visit gostryder.com.
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