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FACT SHEET
1) THE SINGAPORE
TOURIST PASS
Overview
The Singapore Tourist Pass (STP) is the only pass
that offers tourists unlimited rides on Singapore’s
public transport system that includes the MRT and LRT trains and all
basic bus services.
The Singapore Tourist Pass is available at an
introductory price of S$8 per day and comes with 3 options of a
1-Day, 2-Day or 3-Day pass. Passes bought or issued in Singapore at
authorised sales counters come with a rental deposit of S$10 which
is refundable, so long as the card is returned within 5 days of
issuance.
By March 2008, passes can be purchased online for
delivery overseas.
Passes sold or issued overseas will be at an introductory price of
either S$18 for a 1-Day pass, S$26 for a 2-day pass or S$34 for a
3-Day pass. The rental of cards is not possible for cards sold or
issued overseas. Prices for cards to be sold or sent overseas
exclude delivery charges which vary depending on postal charges.
Both the overseas and the locally issued passes come
bundled with exclusive merchant offers just for holders of The
Singapore Tourist Pass.
The Pass is a product of EZ-Link Pte Ltd and is
developed with the support of the Land Transport Authority of
Singapore (LTA) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).
Singapore Tourist Card Pte Ltd (STC) is the appointed
Master Sales Agent and Merchant Acquirer for the Pass. STC will
manage the various sales outlets at Singapore Visitor Centres and
the airports as well as the online sales channel at the official
website at
www.thesingaporetouristpass.com.
STC also acquires merchants to participate in The Singapore Tourist
Pass scheme to increase the value of the pass for the tourist.
The
Singapore Tourist Pass website
Featuring
not only the product benefits, it also has handy tips for tourists
who are planning their visit to Singapore, with suggested
itineraries, featured tourist attractions and information on how to
get around Singapore by public transport. Come March 2008, on-line
sales of the pass with delivery overseas can be made at this
website. The website address is
www.thesingaporetouristpass.com.
How to
purchase
For a start,
from 12 December 2007, the Pass will be available for sale at
designated TransitLink Ticket Offices at the following MRT Stations.
Ticketing Office
Operational Hours
·
Changi Airport - 1200-1930h Daily
·
Orchard - 1000-2100h Daily
·
Chinatown - 1200-1930h Daily
·
City Hall - 0900-2100h
Daily
·
Raffles Place - 0800-2100h on
Weekdays, 0800-1700
on Saturdays. Closed on
Sundays and
Public Holidays.
·
Ang Mo Kio - 0800-2100h on
Weekdays and
Saturdays,
0900-2100h on Sundays and Public Holidays
·
HarbourFront - 1200-1930h Daily
·
Bugis - 1000-2100h
Daily
On-line sales of the pass with delivery overseas will
commence from March 2008.
·
Tourists can have the option of purchasing on-line
and having the pass delivered to them in their home country by
visiting
www.thesingaporetouristpass.com
By the first half of 2008, tourists have the
additional option of purchasing the pass at any of the following
Singapore Visitor’s Centres:
·
Changi Airport Terminals 1,2 and 3
·
Orchard Road
Master
Sales Agent And Merchants Acquirer
Singapore Tourist Card Pte. Ltd. Customer Service line is
6223 2282.
Other benefits of The Singapore Tourist
Pass
Tourists who purchase The Singapore Tourist Pass can redeem offers
and special privileges at selected merchants and some of Singapore’s
premier tourist attractions
Some of the tourist attractions and merchants acquired thus far
include:
1)
Bee Cheng Hiang (Chinese barbequed sweetened meats)
2)
Cheers
3)
DFS Galleria
4)
EpiCentre
5)
Goldheart
6)
Lee Hwa Jewellery
7)
Pek Sin Choon (Oldest Tea merchant)
8)
Sentosa
9)
Singapore Zoo/Night Safari
10)
Tiger Live
11)
True Heritage Brew (Singapore
Sling)
12)
Underwater World/Dolphin Lagoon
13)
Zouk
Aside from these, there are also several dining and
F&B offers which include:
1)
Ananda Bhavan Vegetarian Restaurant
2)
Asia Grand Restaurant
3)
Ba Kut Teh
4)
Boon Tong Kee
5)
Chen Fu Ji Restaurant
6)
King Satay
7)
Yum Cha Restaurant
8)
various restaurants at Grand Copthorne Waterfront
Hotel
9)
various restaurants at Orchard Hotel
More information on the specific merchant offering is
included in the Welcome Pack.
Upon
expiry of The Singapore Tourist Pass
Tourists have the option of purchasing another pass at any of the
authorised sales counters listed above, or topping up the card with
cash at any of the TransitLink Ticket Offices or Passenger Service
Counters at MRT stations to use the card like a normal ez-link card
to pay for bus and train fares or make purchases at merchants that
accept ez-link card payments, such as McDonalds and 7-Eleven.
Should you have
problems while using The Singapore Tourist Pass
The Singapore Tourist Pass provides
seamless travel at all times. Should there be problems when using
the card, please contact The Singapore Tourist Pass customer service
line at 62232282.
2)
“TRAVEL WITH EASE” GUIDE
Overview
The “Travel
With Ease” Guide is a handy brochure that provides useful
information to tourists (in particular first-time visitors) so that
they can get around Singapore using the MRT and LRT trains, buses
and taxis.
It also has
critical information on public transport, such as payment of fares,
various ticket types (including The Singapore Tourist Pass), bus and
train operating hours, night buses, taxi phone booking hotlines, the
MRT & LRT System Map, the Key Bus Services Map of the Orchard Road
vicinity, and traveling to/from Changi Airport and to major places
of interest by public transport.
The Guide comes in three languages –
English, Simplified Chinese and Bahasa Melayu.
The Guide
will be distributed together with The Singapore Tourist Pass at:
Ř
Changi Airport
Ř
Orchard
Ř
Chinatown
Ř
City Hall
Ř
Raffles Place
Ř
Ang Mo Kio
Ř
Harbourfront
Ř
Bugis
About 112, 000 copies of the Guide have
been produced.
Source:
www.stb.gov.sg Media Release 12 Dec 2007
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