Railways
Trenitalia best airline in Europe, Eurostar last and off-the-ground proposals to improve things
The European Federation for Transport and Environment, better known as T&E, has just published a ranking of the best rail companies in Europe, which we feel is a welcome first. While some elements of this ranking come as no...
Cheap train tickets? It doesn’t exist, or almost doesn’t
There is one main obstacle to the development of truly low-cost rail services: the very heavy infrastructure requirements of this mode of transport, both in terms of construction and maintenance.
Between galloping inflation, erosion of purchasing power and rising...
Trenitalia wants to connect Paris with Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin
Just over a year after its arrival in France on the Paris-Lyon line, Italian operator Trenitalia is planning to link the French capital with other European capitals.
Opening up the rail network to competition is taking time, but things are...
Spain’s Renfe high-speed trains soon to enter the French market
Spanish operator Renfe is set to begin high-speed train services on the Paris-Lyon line in 2024, just before the Olympic Games.
Even if the French rail network is open to competition, few operators have yet come to compete with SNCF...
The Orient Express returns in 2024, in trains and hotels
The mythical train that saw the light of day at the end of the 19th century will soon be back: it will indeed run again from 2024 under the impetus of Accor.
A mythical train
If at Travelguys we have a...
Air France extends “Train + Air” to Bordeaux: all that for this?
Following the ban on domestic flights that can be replaced by a TGV journey of 2.5 hours or less, Air France and SNCF have extended their "Train + Air" product to the Bordeaux-Orly route.
About the aircraft ban on short...
Train: this so elitist means of transport
The French Transport Regulatory Authority (ART) recently published the results of a study conducted in 2019 on the typical profile of the user of the TGV and its low-cost ersatz, the OuiGo.
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There are many myths about the socio-professional representation...
No exceptional rescue for the SNCF?
In France as well as abroad, the public authorities are coming to the rescue of the tourism sector which has suffered perhaps more than any other from COVID-19. The airline industry, of course, but also the hotel industry, the...
The SNCF innovates by compensating all delays? Not all of them…
Sorry.
Yes, we apologize in advance for talking about the SNCFtwice in one week on TravelGuys.
But current events force us to...
Indeed, according to our colleagues fromLe Monde, the SNCF is preparing to reform its compensation rulesin case of delay. Delays...
SNCF: The loyalty program at the heart of the new strategy
An e-mail can sometimes seem insignificant: however, this time, it is not. The SNCF has just put the Voyageur card back at the heart of its strategy, counting on the many loyal customers.
From the Grand Voyageur card to the...