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Switzerland Travel Centre pays 10% com- Demand is increasing rapidly, particularly
mission on all packages, from a three-night among environmentally aware young people
Swiss Mountain Peaks itinerary to a seven- and over-50s with time on their hands.
night Mountain Railways of Switzerland trip. Eurostar has made rail trips easier, with
Dertour’s tailor-made, multi-centre trips faster journey times from London St Pancras
include Cologne-Rudesheim-Wurzburg, and more trains since the disruption caused
which uses Eurostar as far as Brussels. last year by a fire in the Channel Tunnel.
French self-catering operator Keycamp’s The fastest non-stop journey times are two
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more unusual programme offers hours and 15 minutes to Paris (up to 19
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“green-aware” families the option of rail
travel and bike hire when they arrive at
their destination.
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Increased opportunities for agents are wel-
Orient-Express’s programme includes central Europe comed by Colin O’Neill, marketing director
of Advantage, which has signed a commer-
Product manager Karl Bolton claims: cial agreement with Great Rail Journeys.
“Explore! is the only UK operator offering a “Agents often build a rail journey into a
rail journeys programme which provides longer trip, when they are putting their
travel on local trains combined with a good own itineraries together,” he says.
mix of activities on each tour.” “Escorted tour sales are down in some
Top of the range is still Orient-Express, areas, but rail holidays are up. In a difficult
whose Journeys of Distinction programme trading year, it is good to have this option.”
includes luxury holidays to France, Italy,
parts of central Europe and Istanbul. INDEPENDENT RAIL.
Many operators feature a few rail holidays Having the expertise to book independent
in more general programmes. These include rail travel in Europe is too big an ask for
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Switzerland Travel Centre, Cosmos Tourama, many agents, but several rail booking Cz
Germany specialist Dertour and Keycamp. specialists now work with the trade. InterRail pass holders can explore cities such as Prague
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