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Taiwan Tourist Shuttle offers students comprehensive summer discounts

Taiwan Tourist Shuttle offers students comprehensive summer discounts

TTS offers students 50% discount for summer

The Tourist Bureau Wednesday launched a comprehensive summer discount campaign to a give 50% discount of the bus fare to students taking a shuttle bus in any of the 41 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle (TTS) routes and offer them various discounts for patronizing designated businesses cooperating with the campaign from July 20 to September 20. From major public transportation hubs across Taiwan, such as MRT stations, train stations, and High Speed Rail (HSR) stations, the TTS buses, administered by the Tourism Board, take passengers to main tourist attractions across Taiwan. It is the best and most inexpensive way for people to travel around Taiwan without a car, the Tourism Bureau said. Most TTS tickets can be purchased online, on board of the bus, and at major bus stations, TTS stations, 7-11 or FamilyMart convenience stores, and designated travel agencies, varying from route to route. For information about the TTS routes, bus schedules, adjacent tourist attractions, tickets and other details, please visit taiwantrip The campaign is designed to benefit students and encourage them to take TTS buses during the summer vacation to travel around Taiwan, develop the habit of using public transportation, and help boost the country’s tourism industry, the Tourism Board said. After taking a TTS bus with a half-priced fare, students are encouraged to ask for a proof of riding the bus from the driver, with which to enjoy discounts offered by cooperating stores or theme parks after the riding. Students can get updated information about discounts at the cooperating stores by scanning the QR code on the proof of riding. For example, if students take the TTS Douliu Gukeng Route from Douliu Train Station to Janfusun Fancy World, the original bus fare is NT$41 and the original theme park’s afternoon admission is NT$450, but with the campaign the bus fare is NT$21 and the theme park admission is NT$300, plus a gift of NT$110 ice cream, students save NT$181, which is about 30 percent off the original price. Some Taiwan Tourist Shuttle routes have also issued one-day or two-day package tour discount tickets that cover shuttle bus, other public transportation, event admission or other services. For example, the HSR & Dongshan River Route joint two-day ticket covers HSR, highway transportation, and local TTS Dongshan River Route services at a discounted price; and the Sun Moon Lake Water-Land-Air pass covers the gondola, lake boat, round-the-lake bus services for only NT$390, a discount of 49 percent off the original price.