These cards are useful for commuting and local transport (OV-Chipkaart, by the way), but when travelling for leisure you do miss out on useful deals that way. I

These cards are useful for commuting and local transport (OV-Chipkaart, by the way), but when travelling for leisure you do miss out on useful deals that way. In the summer season there are lots of discounts to be had on the Dutch train network, with savings up to 80% of the regular price depending on destination and availability of special discounts. For international travel planning and booking ahead of time usually means you can get very large discounts as well that would not be possible with a check-in-whenever-you-travel type of card.