RailAway

Best Practice

Region
All Swiss regions
In the territorial limits of the Alpine Convention.
Country
ch (Switzerland)
Term 1999-12-02
Topics

Short description
RailAway is a subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), which deals with attractive and competitive public transport services for leisure and holidays. RailAway is aimed to promote an environmental friendly transport, especially rail transport, and to offer comprehensive products and services in the area of tourism. These services are sold at over 450 rail stations in Switzerland. Several co-operations are worked out with partners from economy, tourism and media.

Projekt Executive
RailAway AG
Zentralstrasse 7, CH-6002 Luzern,
+41 (0)900 300 300
Project executive
RailAway AG


Participants
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) -- Several railway and bus providers
Activities
Packages that combine public transport ticket at a reduced fare with a leisure activity, e.g. sports (hiking, cycling, canoeing, surfing), wellness, culture (concerts, musicals, museums, exhibitions, historic sites, amusement parks). Special offers for school classes, clubs, business groups etc. Snow'n'Rail: Packages that include a rail ticket and a ticket for a skiing region, especially for school classes. City-Hit: Offers well-priced city trips within Europe.
Source of information
Competition
Participant at the 2005 Future in the Alps competition
Homepage
http://www.railaway.ch
Further information
RailAway_Partnerschaften
 
RailAway_Kurzporträt