Free rail pass and travel products for independent travellers now on sale on “Klook” special page to enjoy Tohoku area, popular destination for repeat visitors to Japan. The Yamagata Prefectural Government announces that it has set up a special page on a travel experience platform, “Klook,” following the lifting of Foreign Independent Tours (FITs) after a…
Spain Is Now Europe’s Rail Capital: Here’s How To Get Around On Its Train Network
The world’s most populated country, China, holds the title for the world’s largest network of high-speed railways (around 23,500 miles), but you might be surprised by which country takes the second spot – Spain. Representing over 10% of China’s network, the country has just added a third fast train operator to its system, which has…
ETC and Eurail host ‘Best European Rail Tourism Awards 2022’
At an award ceremony hosted in Prague by Czech Tourism on 15 November, the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail B.V. honoured recipients at the second ever Best European Rail Tourism Campaign Awards. The awards recognise the marketing campaigns that best promoted rail travel as a sustainable tourism model. ETC and Eurail received entrees from…
Rail Europe appoints Bjorn Bender as new President & CEO
Rail Europe has appointed Björn Bender as President and CEO. Björn, a mobility expert with 20 years’ experience in the sector, will be bringing his rail expertise, customer centricity and spirit of innovation to the company. Before joining Rail Europe, Björn was Head of Innovation, Research and Incubation at SBB, prior to which he led…
Rail sees popularity boost as business travellers seek to avoid “travel dead time”
New research from Trainline Partner Solutions (TPS) shows rail travel is seeing a boost in popularity among business travellers, as hybrid working patterns become the norm and employees seek to avoid “travel dead time” at all costs. More than eight in ten (82%) of business travellers in the UK reported that maintaining productivity is a major…
