Rail travel becomes more attractive and flexible

In January 2006 EURAIL launched a new series of National Passes for 9 participating countries (Finland, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden). Additional countries will be added in 2006 and beyond. This with the aim to make rail travel more attractive and flexible for both tourists and business travellers.

As tourist arrivals for 2006 at European destinations are forecast to rise more than 3% over 2005, the EURAIL Group expects to see a significant growth in its rail pass sales surpassing the 2005 results.

According to HospitalityTrendsCom statistical analysis shows that a significant percentage of the EURAIL travellers visited Europe following a trend set in previous years. This analysis is viewable in chart format at http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/ or http://media.prnewswire.com