At an off-the-record gathering of leading European online travel execs last summer the group was asked if rail was a priority in their mid to long term planning.
How rail is evolving and why travel websites need to be ready
March 21, 2011 By 10 Comments
SilverRail Technologies signs distribution deal with Dolphin Dynamics
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
International rail tickets are to be made available on the Dolphin Dynamics reservation system thanks to a partnership signed with SilverRail Technologies.
TLabs Showcase – Ticketmunky
December 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based online travel agency focusing on rail season tickets, Ticketmunky.
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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.
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.
Eurostar in new social media platform claim
September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Eurostar launched a “social media platform” a few weeks ago as part of a wider campaign called Explore Europe, aimed at showing off other destinations around the continent.
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Quno rail search and booking site launches in Beta
July 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
New rail travel technology provider SilverRail has not only come out of stealth mode today but is also throwing its consumer-facing train booking site open for testing.
TLabs Showcase – SilverRail
July 27, 2010 By 6 Comments
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring UK-based rail booking technology provider SilverRail.
Eurostar promises smartphones for drivers and better use of social media
February 12, 2010 By 2 Comments
Updated story included… Eurostar has recognised the communication screw-ups that took place during its calamitous mechanical failure before Christmas and is rolling out what it says are “major improvements”.
UK National Rail website gets a much-needed makeover
December 14, 2009 By 8 Comments
Web design agency Fortune Cookie has unveiled the long-awaited overhaul of the UK’s leading train planning website NationalRail with a user experience and tools normally found on overseas leisure sites.
The site is the fourth highest trafficked website in the UK, not surprising given the wide use of rail for commuting and leisure travel, and in turn it captures much of the juice for some of the most searched for keywords in the country (“national rail”, “train times”).
Fortune Cookie has completely redesigned the user interface and introduced a range of functionality including trip planning tools in a project which has taken less than eight months.
