The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority has given metro passengers the opportunity to win one of 7 paid hotel stays when using passengers who join the Nol Plus Plus Dubai Metro program from 19 July to 6 August. Passengers can participate in the raffle draw to win one of 7 paid one night stays offered by Nol Plus and MakeMyTrip UAE.
The "loyalty points" program called Nol Plus (nol +), which is used by the Roads and Transport Authority application, allows points to be earned for all Nol card holders when used as a means of paying the cost of mass transportation, parking, entry to parks and the Etihad Museum, in addition to using them to pay for purchases In retail stores.
The authority launched the "Nol Plus" program during the year 2018, with the aim of encouraging digital transformation in the payment process using modern technical means through Nol cards, and reducing cash transactions and dispensing of hand paper tickets, which is to support the "Dubai Strategy" initiative. Paperless Transactions "aimed at converting all Dubai government transactions into digital or smart by 2021.
The loyalty points program "Nol Plus" is applied in countries such as Singapore, Japan and Germany, but the version used in Dubai is designed differently to suit the needs of customers who can join the program through simple steps by visiting the website of the RTA in Dubai to create a user account identity Through the authority’s website and then linking the customer’s Nol card to his account on the site.
For its part, Dubai Metro is at the forefront of the list of the most used public transportation by mass transit passengers, as data issued by the authority showed that the number of metro passengers reached during the year 2019 to 203 million passengers, with the acquisition of Burjuman and Etihad stations, which are joint stations on the red and green lines , For the largest share of passengers.
A poll conducted by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai a few weeks ago on its account on the social networking platform "Tottier" also showed that the Dubai Metro is still the most used means of transportation by public transport passengers during the current period, as it was chosen by about 66% of respondents as a means of transportation They have a favorite compared to taxis, public buses, and marine means of transportation, despite the authority's implementation of preventive measures to limit the spread of Covid 19 and ensure the safety of passengers, as a result of which metro customers have to wait in rows to ensure their physical spacing while entering stations and trains.