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Product News 2016 Update As of 22 Dec 2015

2016 Product Update

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What’s New for 2016 •

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– Eurostar

Rail Pass Updates – Eurail Pass

– Lyria

– Interrail Pass

– Thalys

– France Rail Pass

– Italo

– German Rail Pass

– France – Germany High Speed

– Fjord Tours – Balkan Flexi Pass

– French Journey & International TGVs

– BritRail

– Brussels France TGV

– Swiss Travel System

– France – Germany High Speed – France – Spain High Speed

Train Update / Review

– France – Italy TGV

– DB (ICE & City Night Line)

– Paris – Luxembourg TGV

– ATOC

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2016 Special Events 1

2016 Eurail Products

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Eurail Pass Changes •

Extended booking horizon – All Eurail Passes can be purchased up to 11 months in advance

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Eurail Four Country Select Pass New Name

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Eurail Three Country Select Pass New Product

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Eurail Two Country Select Pass New Product – (replacing Eurail Regional Pass)

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Attica Pass renamed: Eurail Greek Islands Pass New Name • Includes free travel for children 4 – 11 inclusive

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Discontinued: Eurail Regional Pass

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On printed pass: – “Country of Residence” changes to “Country” 2

2016 Eurail Products

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Eurail Global Pass Change in Validities •

Eurail Global Pass – Discontinued: 21 day consecutive – Replaced by: 22 day consecutive – Discontinued: 5 days within a 10 day period – Replaced by: 5 days within a 1 month period – NEW: 7 days within a 1 month period 3

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Eurail Pass Changes •

Eurail Bulgaria Pass – New Saverpass

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Eurail Scandinavia Pass defined as a One Country Pass – Now available in 1st and 2nd class – New validities: 3, 4, 5, or 8 days within a 1 month period

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Eurail Portugal Pass – New 1st class Saverpass

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Eurail Spain Pass – New Saverpass and Youthpass

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Discontinued Passes – Eurail Denmark – Sweden Pass – Eurail Finland – Sweden Pass – Eurail Norway – Sweden Pass

Discontinued Passes sold in 2015 are valid for travel in 2016 4

2016 Eurail Products

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Eurail Select Pass •

Eurail Four Country Select Pass

Country

Connected by train or ship to

Austria

Croatia/Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland

Benelux*

France, Germany, Ireland

Bulgaria

Greece, Montenegro/Serbia*, Romania, Turkey

Croatia/Slovenia *

Austria, Montenegro/Serbia, Hungary, Italy

Czech Republic

Austria, Germany, Slovakia

Denmark

Germany, Norway, Sweden

Finland

Germany, Sweden

– Choose 3 bordering countries from Eurail Select Pass list

France

Benelux, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland

Germany

Austria, Benelux, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Sweden, Switzerland

Greece

Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey

– 5, 6, 8 or 10 days within 2 months

Hungary

Austria, Croatia/Slovenia, Montenegro/Serbia, Romania, Slovakia

Ireland

Benelux, France

Italy

Austria, Croatia/Slovenia, France, Greece, Spain, Switzerland

– 1st and 2nd class Youth

Montenegro/ Serbia

Bulgaria, Croatia/Slovenia*, Hungary, Romania

Norway

Denmark, Sweden

– Two children 4 – 11 travel free per 1 adult, excludes reserved accommodations

Portugal

Spain

Romania

Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro/Serbia

Spain

France, Italy, Portugal

Slovakia

Austria, Czech Rep., Hungary,

– 3 price levels based on countries selected “Value H, Value M or Value L”

Sweden

Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway

Switzerland

Austria, France, Germany, Italy

Turkey

Bulgaria, Greece

– Low = 23%-48% price increase, Medium up to 6% increase, High up to 1% increase

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Eurail Three Country Select Pass New

– 1st class Adult and Saver

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Eurail Two Country Select Pass

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Replaces Eurail Regional Pass name •

Eurail Two Country Select Pass New Product – 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10 days in 2 months – Adult, Saver, Youth – 1st and 2nd class – Two children 4 – 11 travel free per 1 adult, excludes reserved accommodation – High, Medium and Low price levels

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12 new passes

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33 country combinations

Valid for sale beginning 01 Jan 2016

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Eurail Two Country Select Pass

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17 “Level H” combinations •

Austria-Czech Republic

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France-Germany

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Austria-Germany

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France-Italy

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Austria-Hungary

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France-Spain

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Austria-Italy New

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France-Switzerland

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Austria-Switzerland

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Germany-Sweden New

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Benelux-Germany

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Germany-Switzerland

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Benelux-France

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Italy-Spain

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Czech Republic-Germany

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Portugal-Spain

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Denmark-Germany

– New Youth pass in 2016

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Eurail Two Country Select Pass 5 “Level M” combinations • • • • •

Austria-Croatia/Slovenia Austria-Slovakia New Croatia/Slovenia-Italy New Germany-Poland Greece-Italy

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11 “Level L” combinations • • • • • • • • • • •

Bulgaria-Greece New Bulgaria-Montenegro/Serbia New Bulgaria-Romania New Bulgaria-Turkey New Croatia/SloveniaMontenegro/Serbia New Czech Republic-Slovakia Hungary-Croatia/Slovenia Hungary-Montenegro/Serbia New Hungary-Romania Hungary-Slovakia New Montenegro/Serbia-Romania New 8

Eurail Pass Family

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2016 Eurail Pass Validities Recap •

Eurail Global Pass – Continuous: 15 and 22 days, 1, 2 and 3 months – Flexi: 5 and 7 days in 1 month, 10 and 15 days in 2 months – Adult, Saver, Child: 1st class – Youth: 1st and 2nd class

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Eurail Four Country Select Pass & Eurail Three Country Select Pass – Flexi: 5, 6, 8, and 10 days in 2 months – Adult, Saver, Child: 1st class – Youth: 1st and 2nd class – Three price levels: High, Medium and Low

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Eurail Pass Family

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2016 Eurail Pass Validities Recap •

Eurail Two Country Select Pass – Flexi: 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 days in 2 months – Adult, Saver, Youth, Child: 1st and 2nd class – Three price levels: High, Medium and Low

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Eurail One Country Pass – Flexi: 3, 4, 5 and 8 days in 1 month – Adult, Saver, Youth, Child: 1st and 2nd class – Six price levels: A – F

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Eurail Greek Islands Pass – Flexi: 6 trips in 1 month – Adult, Youth, Child: 1st and 2nd class 10

2016 Interrail Update

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For European GSAs •

Extended booking horizon – All Interrail Passes can be purchased up to 11 months in advance

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Interrail Global Pass – New: 5 days within a 15 day period • Replaces: 5 days within a 10 day period – New: 10 days within 1 month period • Replaces: 10 days within a 22 day period – New: 7 days within a 1 month period – New: 15 days within a 1 month period

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Interrail Attica Pass renamed – Interrail Greek Islands Pass New Name • Includes free travel for children 4 – 11 inclusive 11

Rail Pass Updates

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2016 Changes •

France Rail Pass – New 15 days in 2 months validity • Replaces: 15 days in 1 month – Can be booked 11 months in advance, effective first quarter 2016

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France Rail Pass AD75 – New 15 days in 2 months validity • Replaces: 15 days in 1 month – Available in 2nd class – Can be booked 11 months in advance, effective first quarter 2016

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German Rail Pass – Can be booked 11 months in advance, effective 01 Jan 2016

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Balkan Flexipass – Available in 2nd class 12

Rail Pass Updates

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2016 Changes •

Fjord Tours (Norway in a nutshell & Sognefjord in a nutshell) – Reservations required for Flåm Railway • Reservations will secure space, but no specific seat assignment • Reservations to be booked locally

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BritRail London Plus Pass – 3 new fare categories • Youth fare • Senior fare • 1 child 5 -15 travels free with full fare Adult or Senior

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BritRail Pass New Bonus Coming Soon – A 2FOR1 entry to selected attractions (list to be communicated) – Will require printed voucher per attraction 13

Swiss Travel System

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Review & Updates •

For all STS Passes – As of 01 Sept 2015, pre-validation is required at time of purchase – Travellers no longer need to validate pass in Switzerland

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Currency change for Swiss products will result in large price increase on 01 Jan 2016 – Swiss products will be available in two ranges, either EUR or CHF – The selling currency is based on your company’s decision as stated in the Contract Appendix – No change to Euronet booking flow – EUR will print EUR currency on the tickets – CHF will print CHF currency on the tickets

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Please note it is important & your responsibility to fix the x-rate for your account before selling 14

Swiss Travel System

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Review & Updates •

Print @ Home Swiss Travel Pass can be issued 6 months in advance beginning 01 Jan 2016

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Change to Luggage Services – Current luggage products will be removed from system 31 Dec 2015 – New luggage products to be available 1st quarter 2016 – Priced per piece plus delivery fee • Express Flight Luggage from Switzerland • Express Flight Luggage to Switzerland • Express Luggage

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Swiss Travel System

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Coming Soon – First Quarter 2016 •

Swiss Package – Zurich: City & Swiss Alps • 6-day/ 5-night package, three nights Zurich, two nights Interlaken • 2nd class rail travel • Excursion to Rhine Falls, Mt Titlis, and Jungfraujoch • Travel on GoldenPass Line from Lucerne to Interlaken • Upgrades available: 1st class rail & 4-star hotels

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Swiss Peaks Pass – Voucher issued as actual travel document or as an exchange voucher – Available Peaks include • Mount Pilatus, Schilthorn, Titlis, Gornergrat, Stanserhorn, Glacier 3000 and Jungfraujoch 16

Trains

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DB - Germany • ICE surcharge discontinued for Sprinter trains – Effective 13 Dec 2015 – Reservations are no longer required, but still highly recommended

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ICE new line: Berlin-Halle-Erfurt-Frankfurt am Main

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Fare name changes/conditions (DB Direct) – Europe-Spezial renamed: Sparpreis Europa (Saver fare Europe) – Normalpreis renamed: Flexpreis (Flexiprice fares) – Sparpreis now available up to the day of travel – Sparpreis Europa offered 1 day prior to departure • Sparpreis Europa Poland remains at 3 days prior to departure – Aftersales changes for German domestic saver fares (Sparpreis) • Exchangeable/refundable up to and including the 1st day of validity for a fee of 17,50 EUR. That means a ticket with 1st day of validity of 13 Dec, can be refunded until end of day 13 Dec 17

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DB - CityNightLine •

Hamburg-Munich rerouted – Hamburg/Lüneburg/Hanover/Göttingen/Kassel to Stuttgart/Plochingen/Göppingen/Ulm – Provides night train connections to Innsbruck via Munich on weekends in winter

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Berlin – Munich CNL service discontinued

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T6 compartment will now accommodate 5 passengers maximum

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T4 compartment discontinued

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When seats and sleepers are both offered on a CNL, coaches with sleepers will have CNL equipment code and coaches with seats will have TIC equipment code.

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Rail News and Updates •

ATOC – Tickets can now be retrieved at Heathrow Airport at National Rail Kiosks – Kiosks have been installed in the following locations: • Central terminal area beneath Terminals 2 and 3 (2 kiosks) • Arrivals area in Terminal 4 (2 kiosks) and 5 (1 kiosk) • Platform level in Terminal 5 (1 kiosk) – Easy retrieval of Heathrow Express tickets – IMPORTANT: Tickets can only be retrieved from a National Rail kiosk (see image) 19

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Rail News and Updates •

Eurostar: as of 03 Nov 2015 – New fares offering Off Peak prices on core routes – Valid for roundtrip travel, standard class, adult and youth – Off Peak: Monday afternoon – Thursday, and Saturday afternoon – Fare range for South of France routes scheduled to open Feb 2016

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Lyria – Geneva – Lille route discontinued, effective 13 Dec 2015

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Rail News and Updates •

Thalys – New destination: Dortmund Coming Soon • Links Brussels and Liege to Dortmund 3 times per day • Service begins Spring 2016

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Italo – Three new stations • Torino Porta Nuovo • Milan Centrale (replaces Milan Porta Garibaldi) • Verona Porta Nuovo • Service begins 12 Dec 2015

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Rail News and Updates •

Brussels – France TGV – Discontinued ABS effective 13 Dec 2015 – New Route: Strasbourg with stops for Champagne Ardennes TGV and Lorraine TGV • Sales and travel dates to be confirmed

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France – Germany High Speed – Meal service discontinued in 1st class beginning 01 Jan 2016

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France – Spain High Speed – New fare range as of Jan 2016 for travel 15 May 2016

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French Journey and International TGVs – New fare range coming in March 2016 • Details to follow in February 2016 22

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Rail News and Updates •

France – Italy TGV – New through ticket to Serre Chevalier • TGV to Oulx/Sestrieres, then a shuttle bus to Serre Chevalier – More trains on some peak week-ends from 13 Dec 2015

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Paris – Luxembourg TGV – Coming Soon: new routes to South of France

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Special Events •

France – The UEFA Euro Cup will be played in France from midJune 2016 to mid-July 2016 – SNCF has opened reservations for some domestic TGV trains much earlier to meet demand – Since 25 Sep reservations for these TGV trains have been available for travel between 10 June to 11 July 2016

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Italy – Extraordinary Holy Year, the Jubilee of Mercy, has been recently announced. It will begin on 08 Dec 2015, and will conclude on 20 Nov 2016

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