THE Leisure Pass Group, a London-based city sightseeing pass specialist, has forayed into Asia by joining hands with Singapore retailer Travelmania to launch the Singapore Tourist Pass Plus (STP+).
The STP+, an enhanced version of the Singapore Tourist Pass originally developed by the Singapore Tourism Board and the city’s Land Transport Authority, offers visitors to Singapore a package that includes unlimited public transport, one day’s touring on the city’s FunVee hop-on, hop-off sightseeing buses and a River Explorer tour on the Bubble Jet boats.
Available in one-, two- and three-day formats and priced from S$20 (US$15.80), STP+ is already live and fully operational, while the forthcoming Go Singapore Pass is likely to be launched in December 2014 and will include entry to a number of the city’s leading attractions in addition to the transport offering featured in STP+.
“STP+ is just the first step in our partnership with the Leisure Pass Group, with a more comprehensive Go Singapore Pass city sightseeing product planned,” said Travelmania founder Chiang Zhan Xiang.
“As the world’s leading city pass operator, the Leisure Pass Group brings a wealth of experience and an entrepreneurial approach which will help us to develop new sightseeing products, not just in Singapore but in other Asian destinations too.”
Leisure Pass Group CEO, Darran Evans, commented: “Our own popular sightseeing cards in London, Paris, Berlin, New York and Philadelphia are well-established, but our philosophy of developing partnerships with independent operators and tourism authorities has seen the creation of a range of sightseeing products in cities across Europe.
“Asia boasts some of the world’s top tourism cities which would be perfect for this kind of sightseeing card and we are delighted to be working closely with Travelmania to introduce STP+ and Go Singapore Pass. We hope that they will be the first of many exciting new products in the region.”
