Launch of
Singapore Tourist Pass to make visitor travel
easier
SINGAPORE: Using the Singapore Tourist Pass, tourists can now have
an unlimited number of rides on buses and trains here.
Some 30,000 of these cards have been printed and are on sale at
TransitLink Ticket Offices, and the following MRT stations: Changi
Airport, Orchard, Chinatown, City Hall, Raffles Place, Ang Mo Kio,
Harbour Front and Bugis.
For S$8 a day, the card gets tourists one, two or three days of
unlimited travel on buses and trains.
The tourist pass, which is similar to an EZLink card, is also
bundled with retail promotions at merchants such as Goldheart and
Cheers.
An adult EZLink card costs S$15, including a stored value of S$7.
But a oneday tourist card costs a total of S$18, with S$10 to be
refunded if the tourist returns the card within five days.
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said data on how tourists use the
card will be applied in future planning.
"One is the usage, as to where they go. And that gives an
indication of the places they would like to visit. And also maybe
from a retail point of view, the kind of goods they consume," said
STBs communications director Mohamed Rostam.
EZLink is also preparing for an influx of visitors in the coming
years.
EZLinks senior vicepresident of business and technology Nicholas
Lee pointed out, the IRs will boost local tourism industry, "but
the challenge for us is, how do we get those people to use the
card? How do we make them aware that this is a valueformoney
proposition?"
Also launched Wednesday was a more comprehensive transport guide
for tourists, which includes key bus services around the city, as
well as train, taxi and information on tourist hotspots.
CNA/ac