High Demand For Seats Continues Throughout the Windsor to Quebec City Corridor and on Halifax-Montreal services Montréal, 2015-12-28 — /Travel PR News/ — With a winter storm hitting the Maritimes and forecasts of heavy snowfall and freezing rain for Quebec and Ontario for the next 36 hours, travel throughout the region will be challenging. VIA Rail… Read the full press release
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VIA Rail Canada Q2-2015: 5.2% increase in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2014
Montréal, Canada, 2015-9-1 — /Travel PR News/ — For the fourth consecutive quarter, VIA Rail Canada’s (VIA Rail) efforts paid off as its revenues increased. This quarter saw a 5.2% increase in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2014, while operating expenses decreased by 3.3%. VIA Rail transported 912,900 passengers, a slight increase of 0.1%, compared… Read the full press release
VIA Rail Canada to launch new BizPak rail pass for trips originating from or arriving in London, Ontario
Toronto, 2015-5-1 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces the launch of a new BizPak rail pass for trips originating from or arriving in London. ”We’re introducing these new BizPak passes in response to demand from our London customers, said Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and CEO of VIA Rail. This new offer is… Read the full press release
Susan Williams appointed General Manager for Eastern Canada at VIA Rail Canada
Montréal, 2015-2-4 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Williams to the position of General Manager for Eastern Canada. This will involve adding value to the services offered to communities served in the Maritimes and Eastern Québec as well as business development activities intended to… Read the full press release
VIA Rail Canada signed a partnership with Hainan Airlines in China
Toronto, 2014-12-19 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has signed a partnership with Hainan Airlines, the first to be concluded with a company based in China. As well, for the first time, this partnership will allow an airline company to sell VIA Rail tickets. Hainan Airlines’ ticket offices and other travel agencies… Read the full press release
VIA Rail Canada honours Remembrance Day with a donation to The Royal Canadian Legion on behalf of its passengers and employees
Montréal, 2014-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) would like to announce that, in honour of Remembrance Day, it has made a donation to The Royal Canadian Legion (the Legion), on behalf of its passengers and employees. As well, VIA Rail will offer free poppies to all passengers and staff on board… Read the full press release
VIA Rail Canada inaugurates newly renovated Park car featuring accessible cabin designed for people with disabilities
Montréal, 2014-8-20 — /Travel PR News/ — VIA Rail Canada (viarail.ca) is proud to announce that the Canadian leaving Vancouver tonight will include, for the very first time, a newly renovated Park car featuring an accessible cabin designed for people with disabilities. This new cabin is a testament to VIA Rail’s continued commitment to improving the accessibility of its… Read the full press release
VIA Rail Canada awards contracts worth $4.5M to local firms for Winnipeg Union Station renovation and LRC car components
Montréal, Quebec, 2013-10-22— /travelprnews.com/ — VIA Rail Canada (viarail.ca) announced today that it has signed agreements worth $4.5 million with locally-based Winnipeg companies for the renovation of Winnipeg Union Station as well as for components for its Light, Rapid, Comfortable (LRC) Business Class cars which are used in the Québec City – Windsor corridor. $3.5 million granted… Read the full press release
VIA Rail receives “AirRail Concept of the Year” award at the Global AirRail Awards 2013
Montréal, 2013-05-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — With its strategy of creating partnerships with airlines and other transport providers allowing passengers to plan, book and pay for intermodal trips in a seamless fashion, VIA Rail Canada (viarail.ca) received the “AirRail Concept of the Year” awardat the Global AirRail Awards 2013 ceremony, in Frankfurt on May 16th. The Global AirRail Awards ceremony is one of the most… Read the full press release