2014 starts today, with the return of the

Rail Europe Birthday Promotions!!!

To celebrate our 19th Birthday and get you into the sales groove, Rail Europe kicks off 2014 with a healthy bunch of not-to-be-missed promotions!

You'll be happy to hear that starting 1st of February, you'll be able to offer to your customers unbeatable prices on Eurostar, Lyria & Thalys, up to 20% off the France Rail Pass and German Rail Pass, and free days of travel on the key validities of the Eurail Global Pass. And remember that, as usual, the "Birthday Promotions" are offered exclusively to RE4A agents!

All details can be found in this News Flash so please make sure you take the time to study the below and communicate these excellent news to your staff, agents and customers. Happy reading!

 Key messages for this promotion

 Book early

The deals that have been negotiated all offer great value for money, but for a limited period of time only, and availability is limited... so as usual, anticipation is the key that will allow you to benefit from the best deals.

Explore more of Europe

The number of products featured is so large that it becomes possible to plan a whole trip to Europe at a very small price. Europe becomes a real bargain and is no longer an expensive destination!

Rail is the obvious choice

With the Rail Europe Birthday promotions, taking the train becomes more than ever the obvious choice and the ultimate way to travel across Europe, in complete freedom, at your own pace, in comfort, efficiently and in style…

 Calendar of Promotions


 Point to Point Tickets offers

 Eurostar

  • Promotion concept:Unbeatable prices in Standard and Standard Premier
  • Routes:London > Paris & London > Brussels ONLY
  • Prices:40€ in Standard Class and 99€ in Standard Premier (One Way)
  • Sales dates:12th February - 26th March 2014
  • Travel dates: 26th February - 31st August 2014 (within the booking horizon)
  • After Sales:Non exchangeable - Non refundable
  • Ticketing options:Promotional fares can be issued as P@H

Travel Restrictions: Promotional fare is subject to availability and travel restrictions apply as follows:

 Standard Class: travel allowed ONLY Monday to Thursday, without time restrictions

 Standard Premier: travel allowed any day of the week, and between 8:30 & 16:00 Monday-Thursday

 Limited availability during Week-Ends around school holidays, Easter Holidays and May bank holidays

 Lyria

  • Promotion concept:Unbeatable prices in 1st and 2nd Class
  • Routes:Paris > Geneva / Lausanne / Bern / Basel / Zurich
  • Prices:2nd Class 30€ (One Way) // 1st Class 55€ (One Way)
  • Sales dates:12th February - 26th March 2014
  • Travel dates: 26th February - 26th June 2014 (within the booking horizon)
  • After Sales:Non exchangeable - Non refundable
  • Ticketing options:Promotional fares can be issued as P@H

Good to know:Up to 70% off the "Flexi +" fare… Is there a better way to push TGV Lyria before high season!?!

 Thalys

  • Promotion concept:Unbeatable prices fares in 1st Class
  • Prices & routes:Paris > Brussels58€ (One Way)

Paris > Amsterdam78€ (One Way)

Paris > Cologne68€ (One Way)

  • Sales dates:12th February - 26th March 2014
  • Travel dates: 26th February - 26th June 2014 (within the booking horizon)
  • After Sales:Non exchangeable - Non refundable
  • Ticketing options:Promotional fares can be issued as P@H

Good to know:Promo fare is even cheaper than the lead-in fare in 1st Class… Impossible to beat this price!

 Pass promotions

German Rail Pass Promotion

  • Promotion concept:20% off the 10-day Pass and 10% off the 5-day Pass
  • Validities: 5 days or 10 days of travel within 1 month
  • Class:1st & 2nd Class
  • Traveller categories:All (Adult, Child & Youth // Regular and Saver)
  • Sales Dates:1st February - 30th April
  • Travel dates:Travel possible up to 31st May ONLY
  • After Sales:Non exchangeable - Non refundable

Eurail Global Pass Promotion

  • Promotion concept:Free extra days of travel
  • Validities: 15 days + 2 free days // 22 days + 3 free days // 1 month + 5 free days
  • Class:1st & 2nd Class
  • Traveller categories:All (Adult, Child & Youth // Regular and Saver)
  • Sales dates:1st February - 31st March
  • Travel dates:No restrictions, pass must be validated within 6 months from date of issue
  • After Sales:Regular after sales conditions apply

France Rail Pass Promotion

  • Promotion concept:Up to 20% discount on the France Rail Pass
  • Validities: 4/5/6/7/8/9 days within 1 month
  • Class:1st & 2nd Class
  • Traveller categories:Adult // Regular and Saver
  • Sales Dates:12th February - 26th March
  • Travel dates:No restrictions, pass must be validated within 6 months from date of issue
  • After Sales:Non exchangeable - Non refundable

Plus a friendly reminder of our current promotions

 Swiss Peak Pass

  • Sales Dates:Up to 15th December 2014
  • Travel dates:Up to 23rd December 2014

Good to know:The perfect "add-on" to a Swiss Consecutive Pass 4 days or 8 days, offering unlimited access to the mountain trains and/or cable cars included in the "Swiss Peak Pass", during the validity of their pass!

 Swiss 2-Day Flexi Pass

  • Sales Dates:Up to 30th April 2014
  • Travel dates:Up to 31st May 2014

Good to know:The perfect pass for those only travelling to a couple of destinations within Switzerland…

 BritRail "Low Season" Promotion

  • Promotion concept:Up to 20% off select BritRail Passes
  • Passes Included:BritRail "Classic" and "England" Passes (Consecutive and Flexi)
  • Sales dates: Up to 15th February 2014
  • Travel dates:Up to 28th February 2014

 Promotional means

As usual, Rail Europe will provide you with a Communication Kit, to help you advertise these promotions. The Communication Kit consists of an artwork that you can easily customise, for instance by adding your logo, your contact details, and your own text.

The Communication Kit will be available for you to download from myRailEurope in a few days. We can help you customise the artwork, so don't hesitate to contact our Marketing Department or your local Sales Representative, should you need further elements or special formats.

This Promotion is another important campaign to help start the year with strong positive sales…We wish you successful sales!!!

THIS INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT

PLEASE ENSURE THAT IT IS COMMUNICATED TO ALL SALES STAFF