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The Background – Rail Europe Group
Starting well before World War II as a commercial representation of the French railroads, the Rail Europe Group was created in its present form in 1991 when the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of SNCF, the French National Railroad, merged with the North American arm of the Swiss Federal Railways. While it is still a subsidiary of the SNCF and the CFF (Swiss Federal Railways), Rail Europe is also the official North American representative for 60 European railroads, the latest addition being the 25 Train Operating Companies of Britain.
Over the past decade, Rail Europe has evolved into the largest distributor of European travel related products, catering to both the leisure and the business traveler. Each year, more than one million American leisure and business travelers use one of Rail Europe’s products.
Rail Europe: Privacy Policy
Rail Europe has created a privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.
Rail Europe: Products
Rail Europe is your one source for European travel. They have a wide range of products to fit your every need, from transatlantic air at highly competitive rates, to complete rail passes, hotels and car rentals.
Not only do they provide the famous Eurailpass Eurail Selectpass for travel in continental Europe, they now offer a complete line of British products, plus point-to-point tickets on any route in Europe. They offer the most extensive line of European rail and rail-related travel products, covering 35 European countries. In addition to other exciting journey trains, they give you Eurostar, the new international standard in rail travel, which offers service between London, Paris and Brussels through the Channel Tunnel.
Combine this with their heralded "Rail 'n Drive" packages, which are to Europe what the fly/drive concept is to America, rental cars from Avis and Hertz, transatlantic air to Europe on major carriers for American clients and over 1,500 hotel choices, and you'll see why they are truly your one source for European travel.
Rail Europe: Service
Service is extremely important to Rail Europe, and unique technology has been developed by the Rail Europe Group in order to meet the growing demands of the travel community.
Euronet, their proprietary reservation system, offers an on-line link to the European railroads' seat inventory. Euronet is currently used in Rail Europe's three reservation centers (in Portland, OR, and Toronto, ON) in which hundreds of telephone sales representatives handle arrangements for travelers or travel agents. Moreover, 400 travel agency partner locations are directly connected to Euronet, which enables them to book and issue train passes and tickets within their premises.
Rail Europe: Commitment
Rail Europe is committed to providing you with top quality products and top quality service. They are available to help you maximize your time and your dollars to make the very most out of your travel to Europe -- whether vacation or business. And they are pleased to say that they’ve been satisfying travelers to Europe for 65 years.
Their membership in the travel industry's two top organizations ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents), and USTOA (U.S. Tour Operators' Association) ensures the reliability of their products and services, and guarantees your protection. Let Rail Europe take you there. They are your one source for European travel. |
