Published on Thursday19thJune2014
Minister Kelly launches new Leap Visitor Card
Minister Alan Kelly with Gerry Murphy, CEO of the NTA
Foreign visitors to Dublin can now avail of a new Leap Card product specially designed for them. Launched this morning by Minister Alan Kelly, and only available from Dublin Airport Leap Card outlets, the Leap Visitor Card offers tourists 72 hours of unlimited travel on Luas, DART, Iarnród Éireann’s short-hop zone and Dublin Bus – including the return trip between the airport and the city centre on the Airlink Bus – all for just €19.50.
The product will be marketed and promoted to intending visitors to Dublin online and at the airport arrivals area. The National Transport Authority acknowledges the strong support received from the EU’s INTERREG-SITE project (Smart Integrated Ticketing for Europe) which has contributed funding assistance for this new initiative.
Minister Alan Kelly said:
The Leap smart card opens up opportunities to create innovative and attractive fare products. For those coming to the Dublin region from abroad, whether to visit or to study, we need to make public transport easier to use and more appealing in its pricing. Tourism is a key sector of our economy and I am pleased that the Authority has moved into this area with its Leap card.
Read the full press release here.