Virgin Trains Seeks Passengers Views

LONDON, December 1 - Virgin Trains is looking to recruit three new members to its Passengers
Panel. This unique opportunity allows passengers to tell Virgin Trains what
they think about our train services, stations and trains.

Membership of the Passengers' Panel is open to all and we are looking for
a cross-section of both business and leisure passengers across all our
routes. We welcome applications. We are particularly interested in hearing
from passengers who use our Liverpool route; students who look for bargain
fares and people who make leisure journeys with their children. We are also
keen to hear from passengers with mobility difficulties, or others who make
use of our JourneyCare facility.

Panel members may travel with Virgin Trains every day, or just a couple
of times a year. This is a great opportunity to tell us what you think. The
Passengers Panel meets four times a year and members are invited to give
their feedback on their own Virgin Trains experiences. Passenger Panel
members are also consulted on future projects and are able to influence the
decisions that are made.

Members of the Panel will receive complimentary First Class travel to
meetings and will also be given complimentary membership of Virgin Trains'
exclusive Traveller club.

Applications should be made in writing and provide details of what could
be contributed as a member of the Panel. Please include full postal address,
email address and age. Applications should also indicate how often travel
with Virgin Trains is made and also which route(s) are used.

Applicants should also indicate which areas of the Virgin Trains business
they would like to find out more about, or would like to discuss.

Applications should be sent to: Helen Fisher, Virgin Trains Passengers
Panel, Virgin Trains, PO Box 713, Meridian, Birmingham B5 4HH or by email to
passenger.panel@virgintrains.co.uk. All applications must be received by
Friday 1 January 2010.

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the magazine for group travel organisers.

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