Business Chief Europe Magazine July 2016 | Page 27

About Voyages-SNCF
About Voyages-SNCF
Voyages-sncf . com is a major European e-tourism operator dealing primarily in train ticket distribution , with more than 83 million tickets sold in 2015 and more than 12 million international travellers . It is subsidiary of SNCF Group led by Franck Gervais since December 2014 and employs more than 1,000 people including 650 in Europe . The group achieved a turnover of € 4.32 billion in 2015 , up € 120 million from 2014 . Established in 2000 , voyages-sncf . com is not only an expert in the distribution of train tickets ( SNCF , Eurostar , Thalys , TGV Lyria and more ) but also the sale of airline tickets , bus trips , car rentals and hotel rooms . At present , 60 percent of its traffic comes from mobile devices . massively increased the number of trains it is operating .
An extra 1,100 trains will be running during the tournament which equates to a 30 percent increase in capacity on the network , a feat hardly imaginable in the UK and many other European countries .
“ This is the easiest way to come to France ,” Gervais adds . “ The French rail network is the best and strongest in Europe , with easy connections from town to town and suburbs to towns . There are numerous options we offer , including Eurostar , regional trains and buses depending on which country you are arriving from . Whichever team you are supporting , you can get here by train or bus .”
Supporters have also been able to book tickets much further in advance then they would normally to help plan
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