The last time some airline offered a similar service the other
way round, the authorities made a big hoo haa and had that service
banned leh....anywayz.. if
our neighbours follow us and do the other way round.. highly
unlikely it would be approved..
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/242660/1/.html
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STB offers free shuttle service from Johor Bahru to attract
tourists
By Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 21 November 2006 1604
hrs
SINGAPORE : Fancy a shopping spree in Singapore?
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) wants to make this easier by
offering a free shuttle service from its Singapore Visitor Centre
in Johor Bahru to Orchard Road.
The service is to encourage Malaysian visitors to enjoy Christmas
shopping in Singapore.
In conjunction with the shuttle service, they will also enjoy
rebates and discounts at major department stores like Tangs,
Robinsons and John Little.
They will also have a chance to purchase specially priced designer
gift sets and enjoy a complimentary Christmas Light-Up Tour.
The free shuttle service does three trips a day on weekdays and six
trips daily on weekends. It will run till Jan 1, 2007.
The number of Malaysian visitors was almost 600,000 last year, an
increase of 7% from 2004.
Malaysia ranks sixth in terms of Singapore's visitor generating
markets. - CNA /ls
