Group travel remains one of the most operationally demanding areas in rail distribution, often requiring coordination across multiple operators, longer lead times and more manual processes than individual bookings. At the same time, demand continues to grow, with Rail Europe seeing steady momentum in its group segment.

To help travel professionals respond to this opportunity, Rail Europe continues to support the market through Rail Group Easy, its dedicated solution designed to make group rail bookings easier to manage and easier to scale across Europe.

Rail Group Easy supports a wide range of group sizes — from 10 to more than 4,500 passengers, with an average of around 20 travellers per booking — and is already used by partners across key markets including the US, Europe, India and Australia.

The solution helps partners to:

- manage multi-passenger bookings more efficiently and with greater flexibility

- build domestic, cross-border and multi-destination itineraries more easily

- secure group fares and availability in advance

- access tailored options such as private carriages and onboard services

- hold seats before final passenger names are confirmed, allowing greater planning flexibility

- reduce operational workload through dedicated expert support

Rail Group Easy is particularly relevant for educational travel, student groups, corporate events, incentive travel and multi-generational family trips, where reliability and flexibility are essential.

Rail Europe supports group rail travel across Europe, across both domestic and international networks, connecting major cities, leisure destinations and multi-country itineraries. Popular examples include routes through Italy, Paris–London services, key French city pairs, and cross-border journeys linking Spain, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.

By combining market expertise, operational support and flexible booking models, Rail Group Easy helps make rail a practical and scalable option for group travel — at a time when travel professionals are looking for smarter and more efficient ways to plan and move groups across Europe.

To learn more or request access, visit:
agent.raileurope.com