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Boost For Overseas Visitors - Free Rail Scheme Now Available For Over 66's

30-March-2010

Through this scheme, overseas visitors aged 66 or over can reserve free rail travel by accessing www.discoverireland.com/int/ireland-plan-your-visit/facts/golden-trekker/ or calling a local LoCall number to arrange for a Golden Trekker Reservation which can be used to book their free Golden Trekker Tickets when in Ireland.

Welcoming the initiative, Redmond O'Donoghue, Chairman of Fáilte Ireland said:
"Extending Ireland's free rail travel arrangements to our international visitors is a very encouraging and constructive development. It will help strengthen the appeal of Ireland amongst some visitors and Fáilte Ireland believes it will pay dividends to Irish tourism longer-term."

"Our experience of working with Iarnród Éireann on putting this scheme in place has been a very positive one and we would like to acknowledge their help and active support in helping to finalise arrangements in time for this year's tourist season."

The Golden Trekker Tickets will take the form of a four-day Trekker ticket, or a sequence of four-day tracker tickets depending on the length of stay, providing visitors with unrestricted rail travel for a set period. Each four-day Trekker ticket is worth €100.

The design of the scheme mimics the terms of the free travel scheme available to Irish senior citizens aged 66 and over. Accordingly, the scheme provides for free travel to all tourists to Ireland aged 66 and over and there is no restriction on nationality or country of residence.