InterRail Launches Two New Passes
By Interrail, PRNESunday, January 17, 2010
Special Global 60+ Pass Introduced Across Europe
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, January 18 - Preceded by students and young globetrotters, mature travellers have
discovered that the InterRail Pass offers a comfortable and economical way to
explore Europe by train. Following this development, the Eurail Group
launches a special InterRail 60+ Pass at the 2010 Vakantiebeurs, on which '60
plussers' can travel through Europe on a special tariff.
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This special tariff, available exclusively for the InterRail Global Pass,
was officially launched at the Vakantiebeurs (Dutch Travel Fair) last week in
the Netherlands. It will continue to be promoted at similar European travel
fairs throughout Europe, spreading the message about the benefits of
travelling with an InterRail Pass to young and old alike.
"60 plussers form an exciting new group of InterRailers because they have
the time and the means to travel. Plus, they are starting to discover that
travelling by train is less expensive than flying and there are lots of
interesting destinations across the European continent that can be reached by
train," Marketing Director, Ana Dias e Seixas of the Eurail Group, explains.
Among youth travellers, the InterRail Pass has been the most popular European
rail pass for decades and 70% of all passengers are still under 26. Despite
these statistics, InterRail Passes are designed for all ages, allowing the
pass holder unlimited train travel to or through 30 European countries at a
relatively low cost.
Considering that the majority of visitors who come to the Vakantiebeurs
are 45 and above, the Eurail Group chose to start the promotion of the
InterRail 60+ Pass in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the InterRail Global
Pass, valid for 15 consecutive days, was also launched during this Dutch
Travel Fair. In the past, Global Passes were only valid for 22 days, one
month or for shorter periods of time. 15-day passes are targeted towards
people who wish to travel by train every few days during a fortnight's
holiday, or for those who wish to travel to and from their holiday
destination by train.
InterRail also acknowledges the growing popularity of Eastern European
destinations, such as Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. During the
Dutch Travel Fair, around 80% of visitors to the InterRail stand were
particularly fond of the idea of travelling through Great Britain with
InterRail. For southern European countries like Spain and Portugal,
passengers sometimes favour the option of arriving by plane so that they can
explore their chosen country in depth, with the help of the InterRail One
Country Pass.
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For More Information: Eurail Group corporate website and press room: www.eurailgroup.com. Press Contacts: Ana Dias e Seixas & Ellie Kingswell, email: pressinfo at eurail.nl tel: +31-(0)30-751-65-00, Eurail photo library: eurail.informationstore.net/
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