UK inbound travel and testing continue to pose concerns
The UK is in a troubling and worsening COVID-19 situation, with its advanced vaccination programme going some way to mitigate the deadliest ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Train Travel
Amtrak’s fleet modernization plan includes historic firsts
Reinvigorated in its 50th anniversary year with an influx of federal funding and support from President Biden, Amtrak is on a roll. It recen... Continue Reading
Bradley to NYC shows why US rail is ripe for improvement
While some airports in the United States have direct rail access of varying usefulness, most do not and that leaves many passengers in a bit... Continue Reading
Inside Moment’s wifi and entertainment on Spain’s Ouigo HSR
Many a company has been diversifying as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but French infotainment provider Moment has been building on a pa... Continue Reading
The future of airports: Japan’s ekinaka station cluster concept
As aviation considers what its future will look like following the COVID-19 pandemic, and airports try to figure out how the accelerated rem... Continue Reading
Press Release: TAP celebrates air-rail partnership in Europe
TAP Air Portugal and AccesRail, the leading provider of air-rail intermodal solutions, have signed an agreement that offers more destination... Continue Reading
Spain’s low-cost high-speed rail competition heats up
Avlo. Ouigo. It all sounds like a series of magicians’ spells, but the only magic in Spain’s low-cost, high-speed rail market is likely to b... Continue Reading
Press Release: Lufthansa, Deutsche Bahn embrace train-to-flight services
Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn are focusing on the rapid expansion of joint train-to-flight services. In Frankfurt, yesterday, the two companie... Continue Reading
Amtrak and the need for a transformative high-speed rail plan
As travelers become more aware of their carbon footprint and take action to mitigate it, high-speed rail is playing an increasingly importan... Continue Reading
New York offers impressive PaxEx at Moynihan Train Hall
“Through [Pennsylvania Station] one entered the city like a god. Perhaps it was really too much. One scuttles in now like a rat.” The late a... Continue Reading
Deconstructing the Japanese high speed rail passenger experience
Japan’s Shinkansen high-speed network is a marvel of technology, engineering, infrastructure investment, speeding a thousand passengers seam... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air France and SNCF extend TRAIN + AIR product
For 25 years, Air France and the SNCF have been offering their customers a service allowing them to combine train and air travel in a single... Continue Reading
The Eurotunnel’s Channel Tunnel car shuttle shines during COVID
Travel between Europe and the UK has changed to an almost unrecognisable extent during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the UK’s unilateral two-w... Continue Reading
Inside Japan’s brand new N700S Shinkansen
Travellers taking Japan’s Shinkansen trains to Nagoya, Osaka and points west of Tokyo have a new train to look forward to, with updated pass... Continue Reading
Press Release: OUIGO and Moment partner to digitalize PaxEx
The digital portal now available on board OUIGO trains between Paris and Lyon Center allows passengers to connect to the Internet, check ema... Continue Reading