欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩在2026年连接欧洲日大会上发表讲话，提出建设“欧洲交通联盟”的三大方向：完成跨欧洲交通网络（TEN-T）建设、保持在交通创新领域的领先地位、以及提升交通网络应对气候与地缘风险的韧性。她提到，完成TEN-T网络到2050年可使欧盟GDP增长2.4%（约4670亿欧元），并提议在下一长期预算中为交通领域拨款超过500亿欧元，是当前资金的两倍多。她还提到里斯本至马德里高铁、电动卡车充电走廊、自动驾驶跨境测试以及摩尔多瓦与罗马尼亚的交通连接等具体项目。
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport announced the 2026 Women in Rail Award winners, presented at the Women in Mobility Luncheon during InnoTrans in Berlin. The awards are a joint initiative of the Commission's Women in Transport Platform, EU-Rail, ERA, CER, UNIFE, EIM and ALE, recognizing individuals and organizations advancing gender equality, supporting the next generation of rail professionals, research and innovation, and operational excellence. DG MOVE Director-General Magda Kopczyńska stressed that rail needs everyone's skills, ideas and experience, and that a more diverse workforce is essential to a more innovative, competitive and future-ready se…
UK high-speed rail operator Avanti West Coast offers private carriage hire for meetings, team-building, and events, with bespoke packages for larger gatherings. Rail travel offers a sustainable alternative, and group bookings can be made up to a year in advance.
At SAP Concur Fusion, SAP Concur and Amex GBT announced new advancements in Complete, their AI-enabled co-developed solution. Updates include integrated travel support with Joule AI and live counselor hand-off, a new home page for travel managers, expanded content across air, hotel, and ground including NDC and rail, and integration between Concur Expense and Amex GBT Egencia. These features aim to streamline booking, servicing, payments, and expensing, enhancing customer value.
Amtrak, the U.S. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, has officially joined the Concur TripLink ecosystem. The article says the integration lets business travelers book directly on Amtrak.com and the Amtrak mobile app, connect their Amtrak loyalty program, capture negotiated rates, and automatically sync the itinerary and e-receipt with SAP Concur solutions. Amtrak also features a direct connect integration with Concur Travel, letting travelers book a train reservation the same way they book air, hotel, or car reservations. The article says Concur TripLink serves a growing ecosystem of air, hotel, rail, and car suppliers, is used by over 14,000 customers, and supports more than 11 milli…