Texas Transit Association

Great deals throughout the Metroplex are now at your
fingertips are now available in the new TRE destination deals guide.

The new guide lists discounts and special offers available exclusively
to transit riders at hundreds of dining, shopping and entertainment
venues near TRE (Trinity Railway Express) rail stations.

October 30, 2003

Contact: Dick Ruddell
Druddell@the-t.com
(817) 215-8704 (office)
(817) 798-0375 (cell)

For Immediate Release

TRE Offers Destination Deals Guide

Fort Worth, TX —

The TRE destination deals program encourages shoppers, diners and
fun-seekers to patronize businesses served by transit. Participating
establishments provide discounts and other money-saving deals to anyone
with a valid T, TRE, or DART ticket or pass.

Updated guide makes it easy to find the deal you want
The new TRE destination deals guide lists some hundreds of merchants
and highlights deals available near TRE stations and in popular Fort
Worth areas such as the Cultural District, the historic Stockyards,
Sundance Square and the Fort Worth Rail Market. Station-by-station
listings tell riders which merchants are participating as official
destination partners, and what deals they’re offering.

Destination deals at restaurants include free appetizers, desserts and
drinks; buy-one, get-one free entrées; and discounts ranging from 10% to
20%. Entertainment offerings include discounts at museums, gardens,
comedy theaters, galleries, and movie houses.

Merchants are enthusiastic about the program. Fort Worth-area
businesses, meanwhile, are gearing up for the new TRE destination deals
program. Susan Taylor, owner of the Plant Source at the Fort Worth Rail
Market, looks forward to attracting new customers with a 10% discount
deal offered on the shop’s selection of flowers, plants and candles. “We
already get a number of customers from the T and the TRE,” she said,
“and we look forward to TRE destination deals bringing in even more.”

Scheduled for publication every six months, the TRE destination deals
guide is available on the TRE and at the Intermodal Transportation
Center, 1001 Jones Street, the T administrative offices, 1600 E.
Lancaster, and on-line at www.trintiyrailwayexpress.org. Updates,
additions and revisions to the guide are also available online at
trinityrailwayexpress.org.

Any dining, retail or entertainment establishment wishing to be
included in the next destination deals guide update can call the T at
817-215-8645. All listed destinations must meet T guidelines for guide
inclusion.

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Richard Maxwell
Marketing Director
Fort Worth Transportation Authority - the T
817-215-8645 office
817-215-8709 fax