The low cost bus company, famous for its city to city fares starting at just $1*, is giving away the seats for those travelling in May and June 2010 with the first tickets available from 12pm today.
Based on hugely successful British transport models like Easyjet, nakedbus.com cuts the overhead costs from the ticketing process by providing ‘internet based’ ticketing (www.nakedbus.com).
Nakedbus.com Managing Director Hamish Nuttall says the free fares coincide with the climate change summit in Copenhagen which has highlighted the danger of global warming and its effect on the world.
“Nakedbus.com is doing its bit to help reduce New Zealand’s carbon footprint and raise awareness of this issue,” he says. “Thirty percent of our customers previously used private motor vehicles before they logged onto nakedbus.com. This means that we have helped to avoid 57,000 kilometres of car travel per year,” says Nuttall.
Nuttall says that by moving customers away from private motor vehicles to his public transport system, nakedbus.com has made it possible for his passengers to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 177 tonnes per annum.
Up to 7,000 travellers use nakedbus.com every week, covering more than 350 destinations throughout New Zealand - with the company also offering an integrated Cook Strait Ferry crossing service.
The first ticket on every service is free* for travel from 1 May 2010 to 30 June 2010. Customers can book online at www.nakedbus.com and through local agents.
The free seats will be released from 12pm, Thursday December 17, 2009.
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