With the number of shopping days rapidly disappearing before Santa begins his rounds, and the chance to get your free TravelMaster CityWide One-Day ticket running out, Sheffield City Council has decided to extend the offer.
Santa brings early Christmas present for Sheffield’s residents
Even though Santa might be a bit busy up at the North Pole, beginning to check his list, making sure the Reindeer are in pre-Christmas training and the elves are ramping up toy production, he has taken time out to deliver an early festive treat.
For the second year in a row, users of the BetterPoints Sheffield app will be able to claim a free TravelMaster CityWide Sheffield 1-day ticket for one day’s travel between 1 December and 26 December.
The fantastic offer gives shoppers the chance to use Sheffield’s bus and tram network to travel throughout the city on a single day, including into the city centre, ensuring they can tick all those must-have items off their list.
Sheffield also has some cracking festive events planned sure to help people get right into the Christmas spirit, including the return of the incredibly popular Christmas Market around the Peace Gardens. This year also sees new places including the award-winning Cambridge Street Collective and Leah’s Yard open throughout the festive period.
Cllr Ben Miskell, Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council, said: “With Christmas fast approaching and the number of shopping days dwindling, we wanted to do our bit to help make the festive period as stress free as possible by offering this fantastic public transport offer. Sheffield has some incredible shops, especially on The Moor and in our brilliant Heart of the City development for people to visit and collect that must have item or meet with friends and family to discuss plans for the season.
“But, it’s not just about shopping; Sheffield is transforming, it’s changing into a cleaner, greener and thriving city, a city that offers something for everyone no matter what time of year it is. This Christmas, we have the return of the brilliant Christmas Market, the big wheel on the Moor and many other events and activities to attract people into the city centre and with this TravelMaster CityWide day ticket offer, there is no excuse not to come and enjoy Christmas in Sheffield.”
People will be able to get their TravelMaster CityWide 1-day travel ticket by downloading the BetterPoints app, if you aren’t one of the more than 6,000 people who haven’t already done so. Simply fill in a two-minute joining survey, and you’ll collect 100 points, 50 of which will be able to be used for your public transport ticket.
The BetterPoints app turns your steps, cycle rides and public transport trips into shopping vouchers or donations to local charities.
When you claim your free ticket with 50 BetterPoints, you can get a digital voucher for a day’s travel on any bus or tram by tapping ‘Rewards’. You’ll receive a unique coupon code by email which you can then use to get a CityWide one-day travel ticket in the TravelMaster app. The ticket can be ordered as a new m-ticket which you then activate in the app or added to your existing TravelMaster smartcard.
Cllr Miskell added: “Sheffield is a fantastic city, it has some incredible events coming up, some brilliant shops, café and restaurants and many, many wonderful attractions for people to enjoy. By offering the chance for residents and visitors to experience everything on offer without spending a penny on travel is a brilliant way to add to the Christmas spirit.”
Not got the BetterPoints Sheffield app, you can download it here.
