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ONCE-A-YEAR CHEAP TICKET WITH 25% OFF THE FULL FARE Workers, the self-employed, unemployed and retired French people can benefit from an SNCF offer of a once-a-year cheap ticket with 25% off
the full fare for them and, if travelling together, their families. Despite existing since 1932, the _billet de congé annuel_ is not well known. It is available for trips of more than 200km
and, at current prices, can save up to €200 on a return ticket. Aimed at reducing the cost of an annual holiday, the ticket gives a 25% reduction for second-class travel in a TGV, TER or
Intercités using the Loisir tariff. Users can cut ticket costs by 50% by using certain off-peak trains in _période bleue_, an advantage that is also available to holders of the Senior+,
Jeune, Week-end and Enfant+ card-holders. The price also drops to 50% if the traveller pays for the journey using a _chèque vacances_, obtained through an employer or _comité d’entreprise_.
Travellers intending to use the _billet de congé annuel_ must get a form online (tinyurl.com/yamadjmn – for employed people only, it must be counter- signed by the employer) or at a station
(for the retired, self-employed or unemployed).