Major tour operators are betting on the railroads

"Major tour operators are betting on the railroads"

"More people want to take the train to save the environment."

"the climate Debate is intense and more and more want to take the train instead of flying to save the environment. nDå betting the major tour operators on the railroads. "

"time Consuming, expensive and complicated. nSå can rail travel through Europe is to be described. nMen also relaxing, eco-friendly and dynamic and vibrant. "

"According to a SIFO survey conducted on behalf of the travel agency Resia answer 50% of the swedes that it currently prevents them from taking the train instead of flying on trips abroad is that it takes a longer period of time. It requires more days of leave to take the same route as you previously did by air. "

"Few people want to pay more for the train."

"in Addition, it is usually much more expensive to take the train. Only 6% of swedes are willing to pay a few hundred dollars more for a ticket than a plane ticket. "

"– That the train currently takes longer than the flight when you travel outside the country's borders are difficult to influence. But if you have factored in that you get a lot of experiences on the way to the final destination, it will be hopefully a simpler equation. For example, to combine a trip to the Mediterranean with a stop in Paris on the way there and in Berlin on the way home is a great opportunity that more swedes should consider , " says Lina Eklund, PR-specialist at Resia."

"Now begins the travel agent to sell Interrailkort that makes it possible to travel free on the railways between the european countries. Interrailkortet covers 29 countries in Europe and an outward and a return flight to Sweden is included. "

"the Idea is to Resia in the future be able to offer the arranged trips. "

"the Increased demand on the railroads"

"– We have a hållbarhetsråd who works with, among other railroads. Our hope is that in future we will be able to offer any type of tågcharter. The reason it takes time is that it still is complicated to taking the train through Europe. Some countries have to be in order to be able to book the ticket, the other only accepts paper tickets, " says Lina Eklund."

"A travel company, which has already begun with tågcharter is Ving. In the fall you can ride the train from Stockholm to Davos in Switzerland. It is a collaboration between Ving, travel agent tågbokningen.see and guideföretaget Sisters in the mountains. The train ride to the south takes about 26 hours with the exchange and go via Copenhagen, Hamburg, Basel, Landquart and Davos. The trip there is also accommodation and local transport included costs from 14 995 kronor. "

"– Ving has arranged holidays for over 60 years and had the last rail journeys in the 2010 program. We have noticed the increased demand for travel by train and are now pleased to be able to present premiärresan to the beautiful mountain locations make it in the vicinity of Davos, " says Fredrik Henriksson, head of communications Ving."

"SJ also has seen an increased demand for rail travel in Europe has developed a digital solution for customers who want to book trips abroad. "

"We expect that those who want to go on tågsemester in the summer to be able to use the new service," says Tobbe Lundell, head of media relations at SJ, to SVT."

"Recently started tågreseförmedlingssajten tagsemester.now, where you can book group travel by train in Europe. "