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UK Rail with Rail EuropeHow to book in Euronet ?

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Summary

Reminders on UK rail products

Integration of “ATOC” range in Euronet

Quotation / Search process

Solution / Fare details

Passenger assignment

TOD issuance mode

Q for Print / Print Now

Booking Summary / Proforma Invoice

Retrieving tickets

Tips

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Reminders on UK rail products

2 fares ranges in the UK both accessible in Euronet :

BritRail

• BritRail Open Tickets

• Zoned priced

• No change in Euronet, same as before, printed on Euronet paper

“ATOC” domestic fare range

• New in Euronet

• Offer great discounts and prices, (no zone pricing)

• 3 types of fares : Advance, Anytime, Off-Peak

• TOD only : no paper tickets

The purpose of this User Guide is to help you be comfortable with booking UK trains.

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2 fares ranges in the UK,both accessible in Euronet :

What do you want to book ?

Which inventory do you need to select in the dropdown list ?

What does that means ? Which mode do you need to select to book the products ?

To book Britrail Select «ERP» ERP = GB inventory « Search by Schedule »« Search By Price »« Advanced Search »« Manual Booking »

To book ATOC Select «ATOC» ATOC = UK inventory Only by « Search By Price »

Integration of “ATOC” range in Euronet (1)

Euronet has been adapted to be able to sell “ATOC” domestic fare range. This has impacts in 3 main areas :

1.Quotation / Search process

• ATOC products ONLY bookable via PTP “Price Search” (PTP “Search by Schedule” not available)

• No full day search for train schedule 5 schedules returned at a time

• New search options “Dual Single” and “Open Return” are introduced

• New UK station database will be used for ATOC searches

2.Passenger assignment

• 8 passengers maximum per booking

• Individual passenger assignment required

• TOD fulfillment only – No paper tickets

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Integration of “ATOC” range in Euronet (2)

3. Booking status and confirmation process

The PNR is created ONLY when the booking is queued for print / printed. This has the following consequences :

• Impossible to use the options “modify”, “pax reduction”, or “repeat” : User must create a new request

• There is no “hold” status , there is no “TTL”

• Seat assignment, when applicable, will only happen at “queue for print” or “final” status

• Once in “queue for print” or “final” , booking is confirmed and invoiced

• No booking modifications (modify or removal) possible once in Final Status : rebooking is required and after-sales conditions apply

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Quotation / Search process (1)

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(1) In the PTP Price Search “Search By Price”

(2) Select “ATOC” in the dropdown list

(3) Choose :

Quotation / Search process (2)

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Journey Type Filter Options Display Available Fares

Single Journey

(one way) One-Way

• Use this option if you only want a one-way ticket. • It will provide details of the tickets and fares available for a one-way journey.

• Advance Single• Off-Peak Single• Anytime Single

Return Journey

(round -trip)

Round-Trip

• Use this option if you want to do a round trip journey. • It will provide details of outward and return tickets and fares.• You can also "mix and match" two single (one-way) fares for a round trip journey, sometimes it is a cheaper option !

• Advance Single• Off-Peak Single• Anytime Single• Off-Peak Return• Anytime Return.

Dual Single• Like the Round-Trip filter option, this option allows you to "mix and match" two single (one-way) fares.

• Advance Single• Off-Peak Single• Anytime Single

Open Return Open Return

• Use this option if you want to do a round trip journey, but do not know the return date of travel yet. • This option will only provide details of return tickets and fares.• Generally, an Open Return allows return travel at any time within 30 days of the departure date, but this can vary.

• Off-Peak Return• Anytime Return.

(4) Enter the number of passengers according to the age. Maximum 8 PAX

Senior, Youth and Passholder fares will only be returned for ATOC+Non ATOC segments (f.i. Manchester-Paris).These options should only be returned for Non-ATOC (Eurostar) segments.

(5) “RailCards” offer discounts which will be automatically included in the prices returned.

Clients must show railcard upon request

(6) Choose “Product type” in the drop down list (“Retail”)

(7) Select the “Class of service” : First / Second / Both

(8) Select the displayed package by Price / Flexibility

(9) Click on “Search”

Quotation / Search process (2)

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Solution / Fare details

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(1) Click on City/station detail to display the train “solutions details”, Select the outbound schedule by clicking on the price info

(2) Click on the fare underlined to obtain the “package fare details” (sales conditions), then, select the fare

It is important that user advise customer of Sales Rules prior to sales

Train details and sales conditions are available in similar screens as today

Maximum 3 segments = 2 connexions

(3) Click on “Next”

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Passenger assignment

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Individual Passenger assignment is required

If you click on “Preference” , you’ll find seat preferences such as :

• ATOC Options : business, family, quiet, restaurant

• Seat position : aisle, middle, window, individual

• Seat direction : back, facing, airline

Then, after the individual passenger assignment, click on “Next”, you’ll find the Product Summary, where each segment will be listed. As usual, click on “Book now”

TOD issuance mode

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Back in the main page, you are now in the step 1 of 2 with a product booked and all the info completed

(1) Select TOD in the drop list of the product description : User must select only TOD option

There are no “Confirm” or “Modify” buttons :

No PAX reduction

No modification possible

If you need to change something, you’ll have to do a new request and click on the “Remove” button

(2) Click on “Next”, and “Finish”

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Q For Print / Print NowYou can see the Selected Printing Option : TOD

(1) Click on “Q For Print” or “Pint Now”,

(2) Confirm the “Q For Print” in the pop-up message

(3) The booking has been successfully completed, then select the appropriate option :

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Booking Summary / Proforma InvoiceOnce booking is queued to print/printed :

(1)The booking status is “final” and the Selected Printing Option is “TOD”

Be careful : once you click on “Print Now” or “Q for Print” your booking is INVOICED

(2) You must print your booking before the expiration date, otherwise after the expiration date, your booking will be automatically INVOICED and DELETED

(3) The product appears as confirmed in the booking summary : no change possible (if changes after the confirmation, it would be treated as after-sales) :

(4) Seat will be assigned (if applicable)

(5) There is not TTL

(6) The PNR has been created : the client need this info to retrieve the ticket on a TVM machine

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As all UK Rail tickets are issued as TOD, travellers will need to retrieve their actual travel documents prior to boarding their train. The booking summary is not valid for travel…

Retrieving ticket

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When ?• Train tickets can be collected at any staffed station ticket office before departure• To avoid last minute rush, we recommend that travellers arrive at the station at least 20 minutes

prior to train departure

Where ?• Travellers can collect their actual tickets

- Either at a staffed ticket office in a train station

- Or at a "TVM" (Ticket Vending Machine), also known as "Fast Ticket"• There are more than 400 stations equipped with TVMs in the UK (complete list available in

Extranet)

How?• To collect their actual travel documents, travellers will need to quote their reference number (PNR),

available on the booking summary• When retrieving their tickets from a TVM, they will also need to

- insert their debit/credit card to activate the machine (the TVM doesn't debit the card)

- follow the steps indicated on the screen of the TVM

Tips (1)

London International CIV station :

• For customers connecting to/from Eurostar, you can select “London International (CIV)”

• CIV means : “International Conditions of Sale” , and refers to a set of uniform rules shared by European railway operators, to cover international journeys.

• The acronym "CIV" will be printed on the corner of tickets issued to show that travel is covered under the terms of the CIV contract (primarily providing compensation for lost baggage and a guarantee of onward transport, in the event of cancelled or missed connections).

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Tips (2)Journey Breakpoint :

• When booking an international itinerary, including one non-pure UK Rail segment (for instance Manchester-Paris), you will you need to specify the “breakpoint” city and a minimum connection time

• Most of the time this will happen when requesting a UK domestic segment + a Eurostar one

• A pop up will come up automatically

• We recommend that you allow a minimum time connexion of 1H30 in London to take into account the Eurostar check-in time and potential delays

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Tickets including the London Underground (Pure ATOC case) :

• If you specify Manchester to London (city-to-city, with no stations specified), your journey will terminate at the closest station (e.g. London Euston).

• If you specify Manchester to London St Pancras (London station specified) the solution will be returned with a London Underground segment included, and the cost of that transfer is included in the ticket price quoted.

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Tips (4)

Tickets including the London Underground (ATOC / non-ATOC case) :

• When you specify, for an international itinerary, “London” as a breakpoint city, Euronet interprets this as “London St Pancras”.

• The middle segment included will be a London Underground segment, included in the price of the ATOC ticket

• For instance, for Manchester – Paris, Euronet will return the following solution : 

Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston

London Euston to London St Pancras

London St Pancras to Paris Nord

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For a round-trip journey, you can “mix and match”!

• You can either choose: A return fare such as Off-Peak Return, Anytime Return Or “mix and match” two single (one-way) fares ! Sometimes it

is a cheaper option !

• Advance tickets are only single (one way) tickets. There are no Advance Return fares, however, you can "mix and match" two one-way Advance fares for a return journey!

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