"Echigo Toki Meki Free Pass" and "Niigata Tour! Autumn Holiday Ticket" will be released

~Two types of great discounts for travelers traveling in Niigata Prefecture~

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September 17, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Nishi-ku, Niigata city, Regional Head Office president: Yoshio Shiraishi) provides Expressway tolls to customers who are sightseeing in Niigata prefecture with ordinary cars and light cars (including motorcycles) for the autumn holiday season. We are pleased to inform you that we are planning to sell "Echigo Toki Meki Free Pass" and 2. "Niigata Tour! Autumn Holiday Tickets".

1 "Echigo Tokimeki Free Pass"

For ordinary cars and light cars (including motorcycles) ETC equipped car Therefore, it is for customers who depart from the Tokyo metropolitan area and travel around Niigata on weekdays.

1. Sales period (application acceptance)
From Friday, September 25, 2009 to Monday, December 21

2. Use period
From Thursday, October 1, 2009 to Tuesday, December 22, Including at least one weekday It can be used for up to 2 or 3 consecutive days from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day (exit the exit IC). (Monday, November 2 will be treated as a holiday)

3. Use section
One round trip between the metropolitan area (departure area) and Niigata prefecture (tour area) and Expressway in Niigata prefecture (tour area) are free to get on and off.

4. Sales price and target model

usage period Light vehicles, etc. Standard-sized car
2-day pass 6,500 yen 8,000 yen
3-day pass 7,500 yen 9,000 yen

5. How to use

  1. Please apply for a free pass on our website "DraPla" by the day before the date of use.
  2. Please use the ETC card you applied for and use the ETC Expressway.
  3. Please use the designated route and area.

6. How to apply
Please apply from our website "DraPla" (http://trip.driveplaza.com/dorawari/) or "DraPla Mobile" (http://m.driveplaza.com/travel/).

  • Use of "DraPla Mobile" will start from Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

7. Benefits
This product offers a number of benefits such as discounted admission fees at tourist facilities in Niigata Prefecture.

Special treatment benefits (special treatment benefits at 170 tourist facilities in Niigata Prefecture, discounts on tourist facility entrance fees, discounts on souvenirs, food and drinks, various benefits such as one-day hot springs and accommodation facilities), a gift! (10 people from "Echigo Toki Meki Free Pass" will be given a lottery to get 5 kg of Koshihikari, Niigata Prefecture), SA/PA (coffee service for customers who eat 500 yen or more at the restaurant, A great gift for customers who purchase over 2,000 yen at the shopping corner) E-NEXCOpass (100 points for those who apply for the E-NEXCO pass), questionnaire! Image image of (Assorted rice cakes from Niigata Prefecture will be presented to all who answered the questionnaire)

2 "Visit Niigata! Autumn holiday ticket”

For ordinary cars and light cars (including motorcycles) Vehicles without ETC Therefore, it is for customers who travel around Niigata Prefecture on weekends and holidays.

1.Sales period
From Thursday, October 1, 2009 to Saturday, December 19

2. Use period
From Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from October 1 (Thursday) to December 20 (Sunday), 2009 for two consecutive days, use from 0 o'clock on the first day to 24:00 on the last day (exit the exit IC) Will be. (Monday, November 2 will be treated as a holiday)

3. Use section
You can freely get on and off the Expressway Niigata prefecture (tour area) up to 8 times.

4. Sales price and target model

usage period Light vehicles, etc. Standard-sized car
2 days 2,600 yen 3,200 yen

5. Point of sale

  1. Tollgate in Niigata Prefecture
  2. NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office
  3. Information corner of SAPA in Niigata
  4. Accept by "DraPla" or "DraPla mobile" and send cash on delivery
    • Reception for "DraPla" will start on October 6, 2009 (Tuesday), and for "DraPla Mobile" will start on October 16, 2009 (Friday).

6. How to use

  1. Please purchase your ticket in advance.
  2. Take a pass at the entrance IC and hand it at the exit IC.
  3. Expressway Niigata Prefecture (tour areas) can be used up to 8 times.

7. Benefits
Assorted rice cakes from Niigata Prefecture will be presented to the respondents who attached the ticket.

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"Dorawari" is mainly for the advance reservation type ETC rate discount provided by NEXCO EAST, and offers useful information in the service area and parking area, point service of the official card "E-NEXCO pass", etc. It is a generic term for services that allow you to enjoy "driving trips" at various prices in various situations.

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