railway companies

Those involved in business travel, and in particular the major business travel agencies, are not usually very forthcoming about how they cater for people with reduced mobility. And yet. 10 % of the French population are said to be disabled, including many professionals. In France, companies with more than 20 employees...

What does the new MICE offer unveiled by Eurostar look like? Guillemette Jacob - We are offering companies the opportunity to privatise an entire car, or even several cars and an entire Eurostar train. This new service will be available in our three service classes: Standard, Standard Premier and Business Premier. For these last two classes,...

This first commercial line will link Tangier to Casablanca in 2 hours 10 minutes, compared with 5 hours at present, and Tangier to the capital Rabat in 1 hour 20 minutes, compared with 3 hours 45 minutes. The Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) has been carrying out technical tests on the trains for several months - with a speed record of 357 km/h recorded between Tangiers and Kenitra - on this high-speed line...

Around thirty railway workers from the CGT and Sud unions made a noisy appearance on the platforms of Paris-Lyon station on Thursday, prior to the announcement of the roll-out of the InOui TGVs by Rachel Picard, the CEO of Voyages SNCF. Already present on Paris-Bordeaux and Paris-Toulouse since summer 2017, this premium offer from the...

The news had already leaked a few days earlier, with SNCF boss Guillaume Pépy saying on CNews: "I don't have the right to say it, so I'm going to say it: [Ouigo] will be arriving at Gare de Lyon from the end of the year". On 9 December to be exact, according to...

It's not always easy for business travellers or travel managers to plan a multi-transport trip in the Mekong sub-region, which officially includes Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Vietnam. Now they have a solution at their fingertips with Baolau, the first site to integrate all...

Having passed the 7 million passengers carried mark in 2017 and enjoyed a good first half of 2018, Thalys is actively preparing its future. On 19 June, Agnès Ogier, the CEO of the European rail company, unveiled a number of projects for 2018-2022 at the Thalys offices in Paris....

The Paris-London 7-hour journey. At a time when Paris-Nord station is still calm and serene, the queue in the Eurostar terminal on the 1st floor of the illustrious building designed by the architect Hittorff in 1861 is already buzzing with activity. I join the queue of identity checks carried out by the PAF, which seems to be more...

10 December 2017. On that day, TGV Lyria business passengers were curious to discover the newly launched Business 1ère class between Paris and Geneva. While the first-class seats have not changed for the time being - the rolling stock is not due to be renewed until 2020 - the Franco-Swiss company has begun to upgrade the...

With another day of strikes disrupting SNCF operations on 19 April, 1 TGV in 3 should be running today. International business travellers should be moderately affected, as 3 out of 4 trains are expected to run on these routes to and from neighbouring countries. Traffic is almost normal on...

Business travellers are resigned to the strike. At least that's what Traveldoo thinks, based on a study published on 13 April. According to the travel management company, the French are used to strikes, which would explain why only 50 % of them postponed their April trip. This type of situation...

Dutch Railways (NS- Nederlandse Spoorwegen) continues to work on improving punctuality and service. The Dutch company runs 4,000 trains every day, carrying more than 1.2 million passengers. The company, which has just announced a profit of 32 million euros, has launched the modernisation of its rail fleet,...

On 4 April, Eurostar began its 300 km/h services between London St Pancras and Rotterdam - reached in 3h01 - and Amsterdam, which will be reached in 3h41. Starting with two trains a day, at 8.31am and 5.31pm from the British capital, this new high-speed rail service is being sold at...

The SNCF strike continues on 4 April, called by four unions. On the Transilien and TER networks, management expects 1 train in 5 on Wednesday. As for the "long-distance trains", i.e. the TGV and Intercités, only 1 train in 7 should be running today on average. [caption id="attachment_72245" align="aligncenter" width="700"]...

Long a monopoly, Deutsche Bahn has been facing competition for more than a decade, and for the time being this has only been on regional routes. With one striking result: Deutsche Bahn's (DB) share of the market is shrinking year on year. Admittedly, the German national rail carrier remains number 1 with...

As the SNCF prepares to face a 36-day strike notice issued by the unions until June, Thello, the French subsidiary of the Italian railway company Trenitalia, presented its results and future development plans on 21 March at the Paris-Lyon station. Roberto Rinaudo, CEO of Thello, prefaced his presentation with a...

Thalys has decided to discontinue its service between Lille and Amsterdam from the next annual service in 2019, on 10 December. Launched in April 2014, according to the rail company, this route has never found its audience, with occupancy rates too low - 25% on average for the four trains - due in particular to...

The new Business PREMiÈRE service, launched in 2017 by SNCF, has clearly found its audience. The rail company experimented with this new range of services on its Atlantic lines, and claims to have received a lot of positive feedback from business travellers. This response is now prompting the carrier to harmonise the rest of its busy routes...

Eurostar is now offering Amazon Prime Video to its passengers. The cross-Channel company has signed an agreement giving train passengers access to part of the company's catalogue. For the moment, only six series are available, including three aimed at children. On the programme: Man in the High Castle, a dystopian series depicting a world...

Gone is Eurostar Frequent Traveller! The railway company linking London to Paris, Brussels and soon Amsterdam is launching Club Eurostar, a new loyalty programme presented as more flexible and comprehensive in terms of the benefits offered. The aim is to increase the number of members - currently 400,000 - by building loyalty and offering greater flexibility and benefits.