Eurail Pass Sales on Track for Record Year

2010 - Half Year Sales Results

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, September 16, 2010 - Eurail Group's fiscal year has gotten off to a good start as the
eco-friendly company announces that sales have risen by 9% in the first six
months of 2010; these results are compared to the same period last year.

Although the impact of the ash cloud in April and the global economic
crisis to the travel industry has not been entirely erased, the stabilization
of worldwide markets in which the Eurail Group G.I.E. operates, reflects
positive activity levels. Eurail Group reports that June was a record month
with an unprecedented increase of 17.3%. Furthermore, they forecast that the
third quarter results, being the peak rail pass travel season, will continue
to surpass Eurail Pass sales from previous years.

Eurail Global Pass and Eurail Select Pass sales have both increased by an
average of 9%, meaning that travelers are maximizing their value for money by
choosing to travel through multiple countries. "The growth is meeting our
expectations despite the current challenging travel and economic
environment", says Ana Dias e Seixas, Marketing Manager of the Eurail Group.
"We are delighted to report that passenger trends are evolving to favor the
Global Pass; this product offers excellent value for money because it allows
the traveler to fully utilize the European rail network".

Eurail Group remains committed to its sustainable, long-term
environmental goals and is well placed to attract more travelers as economic
conditions improve. Furthermore, they continue to increase their marketing
activities in growing markets such as China, India, Japan and South Korea.
This has proved a worthwhile strategic approach because the half year report
shows that sales have risen by 70% within the Chinese and South Korean
market.

Although they recognize that the North American audience is slightly
lagging behind with a decrease of -4.8%, Eurail Group suspects that this
shows a sign of recovery by acknowledging that the decline for this market
was far more dramatic in 2009. "The Eurail Group is optimistic that we are on
track to reach our target of 450.000 passengers before the end of the year",
concludes Ana Dias e Seixas.

For more information:

Eurail Group corporate website and press room: www.eurailgroup.com

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Notes to editor

The Eurail Group G.I.E. is dedicated to the marketing and management of
the Eurail Pass, a product which has made traveling with European trains
increasingly popular since 1959.

    Eurail Passes are available from the following authorized sales channels:

    ACP Rail International (www.eurail-acprail.com)
    Eurail (www.eurail.com)
    Flight Centre (www.flightcentre.com)
    Octopus Travel (www.octopustravel.com)
    Rail Europe (www.raileurope.com - North America)
    Rest of the world: (www.raileurope.fr)
    STA Travel (www.statravel.com).

Press Contacts: Ellie Kingswell & Ana Dias e Seixas, E-mail: pressinfo at eurail.nl, +31(0)30-7516-500; China: Eddie Yang, e-mail: eyang at holland.com, +86-10-5879-7656; India: Shilpa Sethi, e-mail: shilpa at repindia.in, +91-11-4166 -9576; Japan: Harue Nakagawa, e-mail: hnakagawa at holland.com, +81-3-3222-0775; Korea: Monica Kang, e-mail: maxcom1004 at naver.com, +82-2-553-4696; USA: Brigitta Kroon-Fiorita: e-mail: bkroon-fiorita at holland.com, +1-212-370-7360, X.18.