Tower Transit to roll out 'signature scent' on 100 buses
All, I will rather the bus companies focus on prompt arrival and departure, better frequencies and reliable timings. These are the key performing indicators of a bus service. Hope that they cut down on gimmicks like 'signature scent' and get back to basics. Cheers. Thanks.
Originally posted by dupdup77:All, I will rather the bus companies focus on prompt arrival and departure, better frequencies and reliable timings. These are the key performing indicators of a bus service. Hope that they cut down on gimmicks like 'signature scent' and get back to basics. Cheers. Thanks.
Agree!
Already discussed in http://sgforums.com/forums/1279/topics/492198?page=54
No need to start a new thread.
Originally posted by dupdup77:All, I will rather the bus companies focus on prompt arrival and departure, better frequencies and reliable timings. These are the key performing indicators of a bus service. Hope that they cut down on gimmicks like 'signature scent' and get back to basics. Cheers. Thanks.
Tell that to the lobbyists. They seem to have a very different idea of what the KPI for GCM/BCM is.
Originally posted by dupdup77:All, I will rather the bus companies focus on prompt arrival and departure, better frequencies and reliable timings. These are the key performing indicators of a bus service. Hope that they cut down on gimmicks like 'signature scent' and get back to basics. Cheers. Thanks.
Why not have these "gimmicks" that you claim them to be, when the basics are already more than sufficiently covered on TT's side?
Originally posted by QX179R:Tower Transit to roll out 'signature scent' on 100 buses
SINGAPORE: The next time you board a Tower Transit bus, you may be greeted by a hint of perfume. It is the transport company's "signature scent" which was introduced on Tuesday (Feb 28), and will be rolled out on 100 buses in March.For a start, the scent made its debut on Tuesday on one of the service 97 buses, which runs from Jurong East to Marina Bay.In a news release, Tower Transit said it hopes to make the journey more pleasant for passengers. "Research has shown that pleasant scents can enhance moods. Some scents also help to counter symptoms of motion sickness," said Tower Transit’s group communications director, Glenn Lim.It commissioned AllSense, the company behind fragrances used at Changi Airport and ION Orchard, to create a scent that is exclusive to the transport operator and spent two months developing it.The result is a scent that has "refreshing top notes of fresh grass, lemon and orange, overlaying floral and peppermint notes, with a foundation of ylang and sandalwood", said Tower Transit.The "signature scent" will be installed over the next month on 100 buses, which will be deployed on services 66, 97 and 106.Tower Transit said there are also plans to give out its scented hand sanitisers on board selected services.- CNA/dl
That one bus from 97 was SG5018E (featured on news just now)
Originally posted by SMB128B:Why not have these "gimmicks" that you claim them to be, when the basics are already more than sufficiently covered on TT's side?
66 every weekends got perfume smell not enough eh🤣
Originally posted by gekpohboy:There are people who are allergic to perfume. Hopefully, Tower Transit had thought about it, and left some areas of the bus un-sprayed, for people who cannot really accept perfume smell.
Beside gadgets to their BCs,556m contract winners TT is hungry for contracts.
And true,Its a waste of money to put scent inside Public Transport.
Originally posted by carbikebus:Beside gadgets to their BCs,556m contract winners TT is hungry for contracts.
And true,Its a waste of money to put scent inside Public Transport.
Did I say that it's a waste of money?
In fact, it's good that they are coming up with ideas to improve the commuters' experience riding on the bus.
It would be good if they can invest in audio equipment to play radio on the bus, or bring back TV mobile and at least air Channel NewsAsia on the bus.
Originally posted by gekpohboy:Did I say that it's a waste of money?
In fact, it's good that they are coming up with ideas to improve the commuters' experience riding on the bus.
It would be good if they can invest in audio equipment to play radio on the bus, or bring back TV mobile and at least air Channel NewsAsia on the bus, if they don't want to create a new channel specially for the bus commuters.
Did i say YOU?You really like monitor lizard with a split tongue
Originally posted by carbikebus:Did i say YOU?You really like monitor lizard with a split tongue
Okay, sorry. You were quoting my reply, that's why I thought you were referring to me. Anyway, no one in this page has mentioned anything about the perfume being a waste of money. Nonetheless, I have commented on your concern about perfume being a waste of money.
Well, it's good that Tower Transit is thinking of ways to improve the commuters' experience riding on their buses. But at the end of the day, the costs is more important. After all, this is public transport. If Tower Transit can come up with innovative ways to optimise costs, that would be more appreciated.