Travel Privilege Card for Penang Attractions & Cafes

BY CK Lam

The Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Tourism Malaysia Penang and Penang Tourist Centre have joined hands and launched the Travel Privilege Card.

Formerly known as Museum Adventure Pass, the card provides great incentives for travelers and locals alike in the many cultural heritage of the city, museums, cafes and restaurants besides travel deals on the Penang Hop On Hop Off bus.

At present, there is a partnership with 26 attractions; offering 20% discount off entrance fee (for a maximum of 4 person) at these popular tourist locations:
1.   Tropical Spice Garden
2.   Asia Camera Museum
3.   Batik Painting Museum
4.   5D Interactive Museum
5.   Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
6.   Colonial Penang Museum
7.   Ghost Museum Penang
8.   IBox Museum of Glass
9.   Khoo Kongsi Museum
10. The Owl Museum
11.  PG Gold Museum
12.  Penang Bird Park
13.  One East Museum
14.  Sun Yat Sen Museum
15.  Odeon Visitor Gallery
16.  Penang Tourist Centre
17.  Upside Down Museum
18.  The Habitat Penang Hill
19.  Penang Camera Museum
20.  Pinang Peranakan Museum
21.  Penang 3D Trick Art Museum
22.  Penang Time Tunnel Museum
23.  Wonderfood Museum Penang
24.  Penang Amazing World Studios
25.  Made In Penang Interactive Museum
26.  Cheah Kongsi Interpretative Museum

The Travel Privilege Card can also be conveniently used in the following participating outlets, with each offering 20% discount to cardholders:
1. Penang Hop On Hop Off
2. The Habitat Penang Hill, Penang Hill, 11300 Penang
3. Penang Bird Park, Jalan Todak, 13700 Seberang Jaya, Penang
4. Mission Q, 3F-21 & 22, Queensbay Mall, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
5. Fish Aquarium Exhibition, 44 Bishop Street, 10200 George Town, Penang
6. Jump Street, Atrium of D’Piazza Mall, 70 Jalan Mahsuri, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
7. ECLIMO (Electric Scooter), 132, Jalan Lim Chwee Leong, 10300 George Town, Penang
8. Tropical Spice Garden, Lot 595, Mukim2, Jalan Teluk Bahang, 11050 Teluk Bahang, Penang
9. Staynest, 21-E, Gurney Dr, 10250 George Town, Penang (extra 5% discount for hotels or homestay bookings for all traveler cards holders)

Another advantage of the Travel Privilege Card is that it offers you 15% discount upon the presentation of the card when ordering your meal at the following cafes and restaurants:
1. Toys Cafe, 67 Bishop Street, 10200 George Town, Penang
2. Coffee Affairs, 21 Bishop Street, 10200 George Town, Penang
3. GEM Restaurant, 66 Bishop Street, 10200 George Town, Penang
4. Auntie Gaik Lean’s, 1 Bishop Street, 10200 George Town, Penang
5. The Safe Room, 42 Campbell Street, 10100 George Town, Penang
6. The Dine Mansion, 164 Beach Street, 10200 George Town, Penang
7. Indian Palace, 79-G-18, Penang Times Square, 10150 George Town, Penang
8. China House, 1838 Victoria Street and 153 & 155 Beach Street, 10300 George Town, Penang

According to Chief Tourism Officer of Tourism Malaysia Penang, Mr. Logi Dhasan Thanaraj, the list of attractions and merchants will be updated with new deals for cardholders from time to time. For updates, do call +604 2616663 or visit www.penangtouristcentre.com

Priced at RM20, the Travel Privilege Card is valid for a year and can be purchased at the Penang Tourist Centre office on King Edward Place and the following places:
1. Ghost Museum
2. Seabreeze Hotel
3. PG Gold Museum
4. Aquarium Fish Exhibition
5. Penang 3d Trick Art Museum
6. Goh Kaki Childhood Museum
7. Wonderfood Museum Penang
8. Penang Amazing World Studios
9. Made in Penang Interactive Museum