Trainline and Agiito agree extended partnership

Rail distribution specialist Trainline has signed a long-term extension and growth of its partnership with UK-based TMC Agiito.

The deal between Trainline Companion Options and Agiito, previously generally known as Capita Journey and Occasions earlier than last year’s rebrand, will permit the TMC to supply prospects “cut up ticket” rail bookings by means of Trainline’s Platform One portal for UK journeys.

Each corporations have additionally agreed to share insights underneath a strategic partnership which is able to embrace supporting the shift in direction of rail journey to spice up sustainability.

Liz Emmott, world distribution director at Trainline Companion Options, stated: “Agiito is an ideal match for our ongoing technique of selling rail as the easy and sustainable alternative for enterprise journey inside the UK.”

Josh Collier, head of proposition – rail & floor transportation, at Agiito, added: “We all know our prospects will worth having access to Trainline’s thought management and industry-leading know-how options sooner or later, equivalent to their spectacular SplitSave function, which is able to guarantee they’ve entry to the perfect worth fares out there.”

Trainline has been boosted by a “robust {industry} restoration” for prepare journey throughout Europe, with gross sales up by 16 per cent for the 4 months from March to June 2022, in contrast with the identical interval in 2019.

“This efficiency displays a quicker than anticipated restoration in rail passenger quantity throughout Europe – together with a notable resurgence of inbound prospects from the US – in addition to the advantage of Trainline rising its funding in its worldwide enterprise,” stated the corporate in a buying and selling replace.

The surge in demand for rail journey this 12 months has led Trainline to forecast that its internet ticket gross sales will enhance by between 18 and 27 per cent throughout its present monetary 12 months, in contrast with its pre-Covid figures.

Jody Ford, the CEO of Trainline, stated that home rail journey was “rebounding at a formidable charge” throughout Europe.

“Increasingly individuals are recognising that travelling by prepare is best for the surroundings and one of the best ways to journey cross-country and cross-border at pace,” added Ford.

“With an rising variety of prepare carriers providing high-speed companies throughout the continent, the urge for food for prepare journey is ready to extend.”