UK Rail with Rail Europe Last Update: 25 Apr 2016
Summary Reminders on UK rail products Integration of ATOC range in Euronet Quotation / Search process Solution / Fare details Passenger assignment TOD issuance mode Q for Print / Print Now Booking Summary / Proforma Invoice Retrieving tickets Tips 1
Reminders on UK rail products ATOC domestic fare range New in Euronet Offer great discounts and prices, (no zone pricing) 3 types of fares : Advance, Anytime, Off-Peak TOD only : no paper tickets The purpose of this User Guide is to help you be comfortable with booking UK trains. 2
Integration of ATOC range in Euronet (1) Euronet has been adapted to be able to sell ATOC domestic fare range. This has impacts in 3 main areas : 1.Quotation / Search process ATOC products ONLY bookable via PTP Price Search (PTP Search by Schedule not available) No full day search for train schedule 5 schedules returned at a time New search options Dual Single and Open Return are introduced New UK station database will be used for ATOC searches 2.Passenger assignment 8 passengers maximum per booking Individual passenger assignment required TOD fulfillment only No paper tickets 3
Integration of ATOC range in Euronet (2) 3. Booking status and confirmation process There is no pre-confirmation currently available for ATOC segments One has roughly 30 minutes in which to add fares and invoice the order. Seat assignments, when applicable, and PNRs will be generated once the booking is invoiced. 4
Quotation / Search process (1) 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5 9 5
Quotation / Search process (2) (1) In the PTP Price Search Search By Price (2) Select ATOC in the dropdown list (3) Choose : Journey Type Filter Options Display Available Fares Single Journey (one way) Return Journey (round -trip) Open Return One-Way Round-Trip Dual Single Open Return Use this option if you only want a one-way ticket. It will provide details of the tickets and fares available for a oneway journey. Use this option if you want to do a round trip journey. It will provide details of outward and return tickets and fares. You can also "mix and match" two single (one-way) fares for a round trip journey, sometimes it is a cheaper option! Like the Round-Trip filter option, this option allows you to "mix and match" two single (one-way) fares. Use this option if you want to do a round trip journey, but do not know the return date of travel yet. This option will only provide details of return tickets and fares. Generally, an Open Return allows return travel at any time within 30 days of the departure date, but this can vary. Advance Single Off-Peak Single Anytime Single Advance Single Off-Peak Single Anytime Single Off-Peak Return Anytime Return. Advance Single Off-Peak Single Anytime Single Off-Peak Return Anytime Return. 6
Quotation / Search process (2) (4) Enter the number of passengers according to the age. Maximum 8 PAX Senior, Youth and Passholder fares will only be returned for ATOC+Non ATOC segments (e.g., Manchester-Paris). These options should only be returned for Non-ATOC (Eurostar) segments. (5) RailCards offer discounts which will be automatically included in the prices returned. Clients must show railcard upon request (6) Choose Product type in the drop down list ( Retail ) (7) Select the Class of service : First / Second / Both (8) Select the displayed package by Price / Flexibility (9) Click on Search 7
Solution / Fare details 1 2 3 (1) Click on City/station detail to display the train solutions details, Select the outbound schedule by clicking on the price info (2) Click on the fare underlined to obtain the package fare details (sales conditions), then, select the fare It is important that user advise customer of Sales Rules prior to sales Train details and sales conditions are available in similar screens as today Maximum 3 segments = 2 connexions (3) Click on Next 1 2 8
Passenger assignment Individual Passenger assignment is required If you click on Preference, you ll find seat preferences such as : ATOC Options : business, family, quiet, restaurant Seat position : aisle, middle, window, individual Seat direction : back, facing, airline Then, after the individual passenger assignment, click on Next, you ll find the Product Summary, where each segment will be listed. As usual, click on Book now 9
TOD issuance mode Back in the main page, you are now in the step 1 of 2 with a product booked and all the info completed (1) Select Ticketing Options, then TOD in the drop list for the respective segment: User must select only TOD option 1 2 If you need to change something, you ll have to do a new request and click on the Remove button (2) Click on Next, and Finish 10
Q For Print / Print Now You can see the Selected Printing Option : TOD (1) Click on Q For Print or Print Now, (2) Confirm the Q For Print in the popup message 1 2 (3) The booking has been successfully completed, then select the appropriate option : 3 11
Booking Summary / Proforma Invoice Once booking is queued to print/printed : (1)The booking status is final and the Selected Printing Option is TOD 1 Be careful : once you click on Print Now or Q for Print your booking is INVOICED 2 (2) You must print your booking before the expiration date, otherwise after the expiration date, your booking will be automatically DELETED 3 (3) The product appears as confirmed in the booking summary : no change possible (if changes after the confirmation, it would be treated as after-sales) : (4) Seat will be assigned (if applicable) 4 6 5 (5) TTL displays (6) The PNR displays: the client need this info to retrieve the ticket on a TVM machine 12
Retrieving ticket As all UK Rail tickets are issued as TOD, travelers will need to retrieve their actual travel documents prior to boarding their train. The booking summary is not valid for travel When? Train tickets can be collected at any staffed station ticket office before departure To avoid last minute rush, we recommend that travelers arrive at the station at least 20 minutes prior to train departure Where? Travelers can collect their actual tickets Either at a staffed ticket office in a train station Or at a "TVM" (Ticket Vending Machine), also known as "Fast Ticket" There are more than 400 stations equipped with TVMs in the UK How? To collect their actual travel documents, travelers will need to quote their reference number (PNR), available on the booking summary When retrieving their tickets from a TVM, they will also need to insert their debit/credit card to activate the machine (the TVM doesn't debit the card) follow the steps indicated on the screen of the TVM 13
Tips (1) London International CIV station : For customers connecting to/from Eurostar, you can select London International (CIV) CIV means : International Conditions of Sale, and refers to a set of uniform rules shared by European railway operators, to cover international journeys. The acronym "CIV" will be printed on the corner of tickets issued to show that travel is covered under the terms of the CIV contract (primarily providing compensation for lost baggage and a guarantee of onward transport, in the event of cancelled or missed connections). 14
Tips (2) Journey Breakpoint : When booking an international itinerary, including one non-pure UK Rail segment (for instance Manchester-Paris), you will you need to specify the breakpoint city and a minimum connection time Most of the time this will happen when requesting a UK domestic segment + a Eurostar one A pop up will come up automatically We recommend that you allow a minimum time connection of 1H30 in London to take into account the Eurostar check-in time and potential delays 90 15
Tips (3) Tickets including the London Underground: If you specify Manchester to London (city-to-city, with no stations specified), your journey will terminate at the closest station (e.g. London Euston). If you specify Manchester to London St Pancras (London station specified) the solution will be returned with a London Underground segment included, and the cost of that transfer is included in the ticket price quoted. 16
Tips (4) Tickets including the London Underground (ATOC / non-atoc case) : When you specify, for an international itinerary, London as a breakpoint city, Euronet interprets this as London St Pancras. The middle segment included will be a London Underground segment, included in the price of the ATOC ticket For instance, for Manchester Paris, Euronet will return the following solution : Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston London Euston to London St Pancras London St Pancras to Paris Nord 17
Tips (5) For a round-trip journey, you can mix and match! You can either choose: A return fare such as Off-Peak Return, Anytime Return Or mix and match two single (one-way) fares! Sometimes it is a cheaper option! Advance tickets are only single (one way) tickets. There are no Advance Return fares, however, you can "mix and match" two one-way Advance fares for a return journey! 18
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