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May 27 – 29, 2026 saw an excellent FAM trip organised by Den Haag Tourism, in which AERA’s Chairman, Enrico Soresini, was delighted to take part. Den Haag Tourism produced a very professional illustrated report on the event which you can see by clicking on the link below. AERA’s Annual General Meetings traditionally take place somewhere on the near Continent, and we are hoping – based upon our Chairman’s experiences...Continue Reading

Prepared by Mr. Trevor Garrod, AERA Secretary. Please click on the link below: BULLETIN OF EUROPEAN RAIL TRAVEL nr 36Continue Reading

Click on the link below, to see AERA’s message to EU officials, recommending a delay to the implementation of the European Entry Exit System (EES) until after the peak of the holiday season in 2026; and the European Commission’s response. AERA EES letter – Feb 2026 Reply to AERA_VMContinue Reading

AERA MEMBERS IN BRUSSELS AERA’s members like to keep up to date first-hand knowledge of international rail developments and services and so for a number of years they have made visits together to the Near Continent by train. In 2025 the association held its Annual General Meeting for the first time on the European mainland – at Ghent in Belgium  – and this year the venue was Brussels at the...Continue Reading

EPF representatives from the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany recently met senior managers of Eurostar and Thalys in Brussels. These two operators are in the process of merging and are sometimes currently referred to as “New Eurostar”. For more than a decade, AERA has been an associate member of the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) which brings together public transport users’ organisations and related bodies in 20 different European...Continue Reading