Second Edition to Official Guide to Europe's Trains Issued by Frommer's and Rail Europe

White Plains, NY, April 20, 2006 - The updated, second edition of the definitive guide to European train travel has just been published by America's #1 travel publisher, Frommer's Guides, and America's #1 source of European rail tickets, Rail Europe: Frommer's Europe by Rail, Second Edition (Wiley, Inc; ISBN: 0-7645-4110-2; $23.99 US/$34.99 CAD; 880 pages).

Each year more than 1.5 million Americans tour Europe the way the Europeans do - on comfortable, efficient, reliable trains. In 880 pages, Frommer's Europe by Rail comprehensive guide covers destinations from Portugal and Ireland all the way to Norway and Greece - always with an eye to the needs of rail riders.

The only rail guidebook developed in cooperation with Rail Europe, the leading North American supplier of European rail passes and tickets, Frommer's Europe by Rail is packed with top attractions, hotels, restaurants and rail routes.

"Planning ahead is the key to being able to relax and enjoy any vacation, and this book is the perfect planning tool, providing a tremendous amount of inspiration and advice about where to go and what to do," says Fabrice Morel, President and CEO of the Rail Europe Group. "More and more travelers are buying European rail products before they leave home, and this book should be essential reading to help you decide your itinerary and which rail pass or tickets you'll need. The first edition has been a favorite even among our staff!" says Morel.

"Savvy travelers know that trains are the convenient, fun, truly European way to get around," said Mike Spring, Publisher, Frommers' Travel Guide. "We've written Europe by Rail to make it easy for even the first-time European traveler to plan the perfect, worry-free rail tour."

Understanding that the average American is taking shorter, more frequent vacations, Frommer's Europe by Rail selects ten of the Continent's best one-week and two-week rail journeys. The guide also leads travelers through Rail Europe's dozens of railpass options, explaining how to select the best one for any specific trip.

A special appendix, available online at www.frommers.com, covers the less-traveled rails of Eastern Europe and the Balkans, destinations that are increasingly popular among American travelers.

Europe by Rail is available wherever books are sold or online at www.frommers.com.

To book railpasses or tickets throughout Europe and the U.K., contact a travel agent or log on to www.raileurope.com (U.S.) or www.raileurope.ca (Canada). To speak to an experienced reservations agent, call Rail Europe at 1-888-382-7245 in the US or 1-800-361-7245 in Canada.

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

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