ebookers.com, a division of Orbitz Worldwide becomes the primary European online travel agent to provide rail tickets around the entire UK rail network alongside their flights, hotel and car hire offerings.
Where previously consumers must book UK rail become independent from their other holiday components, ebookers is in a position to offer their customers more choice by providing a one-stop shop for planning and buying all in their travel. ebookers have modeled their UK rail booking process off their easy-to-use booking system for flights, hotels and car hire, allowing their customers to book UK rail easier.
ebookers.com customers can book UK rail quickly and seamlessly across 21 different rail operating companies, with access to over 2,500 train stations and 20,000 trains per day. Rail travel offers 70% less CO2 emissions than car travel, making it the greenest mode of travel and isn’t just a great offering for leisure travellers, but additionally for business customers, where Wi-Fi access and bigger space on rail journeys take the strain out of travel.
Tamer Tamar, ebookers.com President, said “This is a first-rate landmark in online travel, and we’re extremely proud to be the primary European OTA to provide UK Rail to our customers. Now we have invested considerable resources in ensuring that the ebookers user experience for rail matches the high standard set by our other products, so our customers can book easier and travel happier. Further down the road, we plan to roll out rail into additional countries we serve, with the choice to package with other travel products, akin to hotels.”
ebookers’ rail search and booking may be powered by SilverCore, a world rail platform developed by SilverRail Technologies.
ebookers.com plans to continue developing their rail product throughout 2013 and beyond, including user-interface enhancements, incorporation of rail into ebookers’ mobile offerings and extra ebookers sites in continental Europe.