Cross-border ticketing has elusive for travel companies, but US-based SilverRail is establishing industry standards for online B2B rail distribution globally — just like GDSs did in the air ticketing years ago.
RailEurope’s B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
SNCF’s joint subsidiary with Expedia has rebranded the French railway’s B2B site, and the B2C site in Europe will be rebranded, too, around the end of 2013.
European rail desperately needs smarter online booking platforms
March 28, 2013 By 6 Comments
Mark Smith, founder of rail traveler’s bible, The Man in Seat 61, says he spends his life railing at SNCF’s Machiavellian approach to international distribution.
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Loco2 brings European rail bookings to UK market
March 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Loco2 now offers tickets from both SNCF and Deutsche Bahn, the two largest rail operators in the EU, to UK travelers.
Capitaine Train is France’s first well designed website for booking European rail tickets
March 13, 2013 By 3 Comments
Aiming to be the Expedia of European train travel, Capitaine Train is the first booking site to distribute all of the offers of the two major railway companies in Europe: SNCF and Deutsche Bahn.
Quno rail site out of Beta, plots fast Europe expansion
October 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Fledgling rail search and booking site Quno is preparing for the European rail landgrab after removing its Beta label this week and setting bold plans for the continent.
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Eurostar unveils on-demand video service for all trains
October 7, 2010 By 3 Comments
Big day for Eurostar as it finally unveils new trains for its continental rail routes, including a big push on tech-driven passenger services.
SNCF sees bright future in metasearch with Liligo acquisition
September 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
French rail operator SNCF announced the acquisition of travel metasearch site Liligo this week, a deal supposedly worth around Euro 20 million for an undisclosed “majority” stake.
