A rail portal for the SNCF

Last October, the SNCF launched a dedicated contact centre and website at www.portailentreprises. sncf.com. For some observers, it's a kind of online travel agency. For others, it's a portal. SMEs can book, pay for and manage tickets, season tickets and business cards, exclusively for business rail travel.

The SNCF is offering them the option of paying for their purchases with the BNP Paribas AirPlus Carte Logée. This is an account number issued in the name of the company and 'hosted' on the SNCF portal. All train transactions appear on a single monthly statement of expenditure.

Through this portal, the SNCF offers SMEs the opportunity to track purchases and display their travel policy. For employees on the move, it provides a 24-hour service for booking and paying for rail travel: Teoz, TGV Eurostar and Thalys. From their desks, they can manage their profile and travel preferences, place an option or book their train tickets and season tickets directly.