Save up to 50% off future purchase of European rail products when you buy railpass before June 15 from Rail Europe

White Plains, NY, May 15, 2006 -- Buy a railpass before June 15, and Rail Europe will credit 25% of the purchase price towards another European rail product - either a pass or ticket(s) -- booked later in the year. The second purchase, which must be made between September 1-December 31, 2006, must have a value of at least double the credit - which means you save 50% on train travel.

25% of current purchase is credited

For example, a couple vacationing in Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland this summer using two European EastPasses (from $488 US/$586 CAD for two) would earn a credit of $122 US/$146 CAD toward a pair of roundtrip Eurostar Leisure Select tickets (normally costing $284 US/$344 CAD in 1 st class) to do some Christmas shopping in London and Paris in November or December.

Since passes are valid for 6 months, parents could buy one Eurail Global Pass Youth (from $465 US/$532 CAD for 10-days of rail travel in 20 countries within a 2-month period) for their son or daughter to roam around Europe this summer and earn $116 US/$133 CAD credit towards two 1 st class France Saverpasses (normally costing a total of from $460 US/$552 CAD) to celebrate the wine harvest this fall. Or use it to buy two 3-day Swiss Flexi SaverPasses (normally costing a total of $448 US/$538 CAD), which could be used for a skiing vacation through next March.

This offer is available for bookings made on Rail Europe’s website www.raileurope.com (Canadian version: www.raileurope.ca ) or by calling the company’s toll-free number (1-888-382-7245 in the U.S. or 1-800-361-7245 in Canada). The credit offer is valid for all railpasses (except the German and Eurail Italy Passes). Last name must be the same on all bookings.

“Now that it’s the season for people to finalize plans for summer vacations in Europe, we wanted to reward our loyal train travel fans,” explained Fabrice Morel, President and CEO of the Rail Europe Group. “We also hope this promotion will give some incentive to those frequent travelers to Europe who haven’t tried the marvelous rail system.”

To receive the 25% credit for a future purchase, customers simply complete a coupon received with their railpass and submit this to Rail Europe with the used pass. They’ll receive notification from Rail Europe on their credit.

Rail Europe is the largest North American distributor of European rail passes and tickets. To find out more or to book rail travel, contact a travel agent or log on to Rail Europe’s web site, www.raileurope.com (U.S.) or www.raileurope.ca (Canada). Or call an experienced rail reservation agent at 1-888-382-7245 (U.S.) or 1-800-361-7245 (Canada).

Photos: members of the press may download high-res photos of Eurostar and other European trains at www.raileurope.com/presspix