London's go-anywhere Oyster travel card is to be made available to overseas tourists before they leave home in a bid to boost inbound UK tourism, it was announced today.
Overseas tourists will be able to buy and receive the electronic smartcard, which offers significant savings on the capital's public transport network, before they travel thanks to a partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and the VisitBritain tourism organisation.
Initially the cards will go on sale in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Portugal and the US, followed by the rest of VisitBritain's online shops by March 2007.
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