Letting the TRAIN take the strain in ITALY

As airlines grapple with high oil prices, horrendous baggage fees and new government taxes, sending air fares rocketing, it seems that the leisurely, gentle train journey looks set to reap the rewards.

According to industry sources, train travel in and around Europe is on the increase once again, the number of rail passes sold to visitors to Europe jumped by 11.9 percent last year, to 427,000.

It seems that more people than ever are looking to take the train - even Europeans, often unreservedly critical about their own rail systems, bought 6.2 percent more passes to explore their continent by rail last year.

And by far the most popular one-country pass was sold for travel to Italy last year, followed at a distance by Spain and in third place, Austria - France and Germany, with their modern, high-speed rail systems, apparently didn't even get a look in the top three.

This week sees the release of the latest edition of Europe by Rail, a 704-page bible on how best to explore Europe using 50 of the region's best routes published by Thomas Cook http://www.europebyrail.eu/

For more details on Italian Railways (TrenItalia), reservations, interrail, railpasses and more contact :www.internationalrail.com

Green travel - train is the answer!

Why not travel by rail the next time you are planning to go to Italy? Rail travel is possible, greener, more affordable and less stressful...

No check in, no check out, no need to take your shoes off (unless you travel in a comfortable sleeper from Paris overnight of course!), no queue, no small seats and problems to stretch your legs - basically a different way for getting from A to B, and a civilised way!


Contact International Rail on sales@internationalrail.com and ask us about it!

Enrico
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