SPECIAL RATES
A WIDE RANGE OF FARES AVAILABLE REGULAR RATES Almost all carriers we sell offer non-flexible, semi flexible and fully flexible published rates for individuals (1-9 passengers) FCE Travel agencies can book special corporate rates for business travellers via our GDS systems RIT / BSG For SNCF products we offer special rates for Tour Operators, giving them the possibility to create great travel packages. Furthermore we can guarantee and block large volumes GROUPS If 10 people or more would like to travel together, we offer special rates with special after sales conditions. Bookings can be made via our group department TICKETS FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS Special tickets for Autotrain, infants, bikes, people with reduced mobility and pets can be booked via our Helpdesk
FOCUS ON FCE CORPORATE FARES Companies who are purchasing many SNCF-tickets can request a special corporate agreement directly with SNCF to be eligible for corporate fares The travel agency of the company can issue the special fare via our distribution tools, thanks to the special code (FCE) which must be inserted in the booking PNR Valid on preferred OD and/or in preferred class FCE are available for SNCF, Lyria, Eurostar and Thalys DISTRIBUTION TOOLS The main sales channel for FCE is GDS Any FCE must be validated by SNCF to be retrieved in agency bookings Technically FCE should work on any carrier but needs testing Thalys FCE can be booked in Germany through Amadeus FlyByRail FCE are going to be implemented on B2B sites too (project in progress) It is already possible to sell Thalys FCE via the Voyages-sncf Benelux B2B website
FOCUS ON RIT FARES Rail Inclusive Tickets are special fares granted by carriers to TO s for All Inclusive Travel Purposes Use of RIT fares is granted to a TO by different carriers and is subject to a minimum sales volume (to be negotiated) RIT must be part of a package tour with at least 2 other services (i.e. Train + Hotel + Transfer) A brochure must be printed or published RIT cannot be sold as a isolated ticket and the price on the ticket is masked RIT fares are one way, individual and can be combined The RIT ticket issuing rules follow the same rules as public tickets (PDF, TOD, Value Paper possible according to OD eligibility) RIT fares are available via GDS and B2B channels 5% to 50% reduction on full fare, subject to availability & specific carrier offers
FOCUS ON BSG Blocked Space Groups are a group of places booked on a particular train by a TO for travel on specific dates. The TTL is 20 days before departure BSG s must be requested 1 year in advance to the specific carrier The purpose of BSG s is to allow TO s to secure a number of seats in advance and to sell seats as individual places at a fixed fare (normally RIT fares) BSG sales can be made via GDS systems or manually by the group department (via Mosaique) Sales/aftersales rules follow those applied to RIT fares No payment is required for unsold seats (to be negotiated)
GROUPS ON WWW.VOYAGES-SNCF.EU Book tickets for groups of 10 people or more via the online form on our Group Travel page (accessible from the menu) on www.voyages-sncf.eu Booking group tickets - step by step 1. Fill out and submit the online form 2. Confirmation email with a reference number is sent out 3. A quote is sent within the following 24H (open sales) 4. If you are interested tickets will be blocked and an offer will be sent to you 5. You need to definitively confirm the tickets before a specified time limit 6. Paper tickets will be issued and sent by secured mail, once the tickets have been paid Our multilingual teams specialized in group travel will send a quote and remain at your disposal if further assistance is required (available by phone during working hours)
GROUPS VIA GDS You can book groups of up to 24 people via the SNCF connection on your GDS system Products: the entire SNCF offer is available (including Eurostar, Thalys etc.) If you need to book bigger groups or other products, please use the online form on www.voyages-sncf.eu Menu Group Travel