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Weekly UpdatesNew York (AirGuide - Destination, Rail, Road News) Aug 9, 2009
Eurostar
Eurostar has reported an increase in the number of passengers using its Print Anywhere ticketing service. Around 70 percent of travellers chose to print their own tickets through the Eurostar.com website. The high-speed cross channel train operator said it had seen a "huge change" in the way people ticket their journeys. Launched in April, the service allows passengers to print tickets where ever there is access to a computer and printer. Print Anywhere is possible following recent improvements to barcode scanners at major stations in France, the UK and Belgium. www.eurostar.com Aug 6, 2009
Britain
OFor reasons of carbon reduction and wider environmental benefits, it is manifestly in the public interest that we systematically replace short-haul aviation with high-speed rail," -- UK Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis. Britain is aiming to replace short-haul aviation with high-speed rail travel and plans for such a network are well advanced, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis told the Guardian newspaper. The paper said in its Wednesday edition that the government plans to publish by the end of the year a route from London to Birmingham, which could be funded with a public-private partnership and which could be extended to Scotland. There are also plans to run high-speed trains on the existing network, which could reduce journey times from London to Scotland to three and a half hours, the paper added. "For reasons of carbon reduction and wider environmental benefits, it is manifestly in the public interest that we systematically replace short-haul aviation with high-speed rail," Adonis told the paper. "But we would have to have, of course, the high-speed network before we can do it." He added he would like to see high-speed rail replace both domestic and European flights. Last month the government unveiled plans to spend GBP1.1 billion pounds (USD$1.86 billion) to electrify more of its rail network, reducing journey times between London and Swansea, Liverpool and Manchester.
Aug 5, 2009
ACP Rail International
ACP Rail International added two new destinations to its existing global portfolio of rail partners. Rail Australia and China Rail join the likes of other exotic rail journeys, such as the East Japan Rail Pass. Travel agents around the world will now be able to access these products through ACP RailOs easy-to-use booking systems -- ACP RailNet for high-volume tour operators and www.agent.acprail.com for travel agents. Denis Grenier, vice president of marketing and business development at ACP Rail International, calls these new products Oexciting additions to our robust European products, satisfying the needs of rail specialists who use our systems and benefit from our competitive remuneration and superior service.O Aug 3, 2009
Amtrak
Amtrak and First Class Motorcycle Tours have teamed to offer two new vacation packages which include first-class accommodations on AmtrakOs Auto Train that allows motorcycle riders to travel with their bikes on board the train between Lorton, Va., south of Washington, D.C., and Sanford, Fla., just outside of Orlando. The motorcycles are secured in specially designed carriers and travel in the trainOs auto carriers while tour participants travel on the train in private roomette sleeping accommodations. All meals on board the train are included in the price of the tour. Both the northbound and southbound Auto Trains depart at 4 p.m. each afternoon and arrive at 9:30 a.m. the next morning. After a complimentary dinner, tour participants may watch a movie or relax in the Lounge Car and then retire for the night. The next morning they will awaken in Virginia or Florida to board their motorcycles. The OTrains, Planes, Limousines and Motorcycle TourO is a seven-day motorcycle tour that begins in Florida where participants board the northbound Auto Train. Upon arrival in Virginia, participants tour Washington, D.C., by limousine before beginning a scenic motorcycle tour of the back roads of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. The tour ends just outside of Chattanooga, Tenn., where participants may choose to ride their bikes home or fly home and have their motorcycles shipped. The tour includes all lodging, breakfasts and dinners, first-class, one-way travel on the Auto Train as well as a DVD of the trip, parking fees and any entrance fees to national parks. This tour is available May through October. Aug 3, 2009
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