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What could be a better gift for the tourists of Chandigarh on this year's World Tourism Day other than prepaid city tourist card? The decision to introduce such card was taken by Department of Tourism (DoT), Chandigarh. The prepaid card will be available from World tourism Day i.e. from September 27, 2008. The DoT is also planning to provide free bus service to places of interest in Chandigarh to the pre-paid card holders. The prepaid card would be launched in order to facilitate the tourists who come to visit Chandigarh. According to Vivek Atray, the Director of DoT, Chandigarh, the launching of such prepaid cards for the tourists on World Tourism Day will definitely help the promotion of tourism in the city.
According to sources, one can easily get these prepaid city tourist cards form any Tourist Information Centers and tourist destination of Chandigarh on payment of Rs. 100. The benefit of possessing prepaid tourist card is that one can easily enter in to tourist spots like Government Museum, Art Gallery and Rock Garden and such other places without purchasing entry tickets. However, the validity of prepaid cards will expire within three days from the date of purchase. Other benefit of having such cards is that the card holder will be offered ten to twenty per cent discount on selected outlets like shops, restaurants etc.
