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On 7 December, Voyages-scncf.com will switch to its new name of OUI.sncf as part of the harmonisation of the SNCF group's brands, which operate InOUI for the premium TGV service and Ouigo for its low-cost counterpart, Ouibus for coach transport and Ouicar for the car hire service between private individuals. This change will have an impact on the V.Pro tool for business travellers, which will be renamed...

Business travellers were already familiar with V-Pro, the digital toolbox launched almost a year ago by Voyages-sncf.com. Since then, the platform has found its audience by offering a toolbox that centralises most of the needs of mobile professionals, from 1-click booking to expense management. In fact, V-Pro...

The SNCF and AccorHotels are celebrating the 134th anniversary of the Orient Express' first journey between Paris and Constantinople on 4 October 1883 by announcing the relaunch of this legendary brand. The French hotel group will take a 50 % stake in Orient Express, which is currently 100% owned...

Sixteen million passengers have travelled between France and Germany since the creation of the Alleo commercial alliance. Two out of three customers now choose the train between Paris and Stuttgart, thanks to the six daily round trips in 3 hours 08 minutes (including 1 extended to Munich) and one passenger in three between Paris and Frankfurt with 5 round trips...

After the Paris-Lyon line in December 2016, SNCF is launching wifi on the TGV Nord network, departing from Gare du Nord. "This service is in response to strong demand from our passengers", says Jérôme Leborgne, SNCF TGV Nord Director, who points out that "the Paris-Lille route is the second busiest in terms of traffic after Paris-Lyon and at...

The SNCF's new Grand Voyageur lounge at Gare du Nord will open on Thursday 8 June. Now located on the 2nd floor of the building, its entrance is right next to the Relay shop, opposite track 14. As with the recent Eurostar lounge, this 320 m² space has been fitted out...

Guillaume Pepy's argument for changing the name of the TGV offer to InOUI is to be one step ahead in terms of services in preparation for the opening up of mainline services to competition in 2020. The rebranding will take effect from 2 July, when the Summer on InOUI programme begins.

The SNCF is "simplifying its high-speed offer": this was the title used by the rail group on 7 March to confirm the end of the IDTGV offer, in order to refocus on two brands, TGV and Ouigo. The announcement, published on Tuesday, begins by stating that "IDTGV will not disappear...

Obviously, not all companies will be interested in the information revealed today by the daily Le Parisien concerning the launch of the Happy Card by the SNCF. But young start-ups and companies with a certain number of employees under the age of 28 may find it of interest...

Three million euros: this is the amount of the investment agreed on 13 October by the SNCF to boost the development of Allocab, the French VTC specialist. Although the two companies have already been working together for three years on the iDCab offering, this new financial windfall should enable Allocab to rapidly reach a new milestone in France...

On Wednesday, SNCF and Alstom presented their first innovation partnership, a cooperation unit designed to design the new generation of high-speed trains (TGV). This multi-disciplinary team of around twenty people will be open to the outside world, and intends to rely on experts, invited guests, and collaborations with engineering and design schools, as well as with...

The charges for exchanging SNCF tickets that come into force this month concern leisure fares, but do not affect "pro" tickets. What's more, to make these exchanges, or simply to buy a ticket, the company is rolling out new software in 1,300 ticket machines, with more modern and tactile ergonomics....

The day after its Supervisory Board approved its annual results, the SNCF group published mixed results. The slight increase in passenger traffic (+0.4% on the TGV network) and turnover (+5% to 31.4 billion euros) are positive signs. As are the investments made by the group to ensure the future...