New trade-only luxury train platform launches

A new trade-only platform has launched to help agents sell luxury rail journeys.

Luxury Train Hub offers IATA-verified and “rigorously vetted” travel agents a “single place to understand, position and sell luxury rail”.  

The platform features product information for a range of operators, as well as “trade-ready tools that simplify enquiry handling, quotation and booking”.

Agents will also have access to market insight, training resources and sales narratives.

During the five-week launch period, groups of agencies from Luxury Train Hub’s database will receive invitations and onboarding support via an email campaign.

These first-stage users will be able to “explore the platform, share feedback on tools and content and help shape future functionality before wider roll-out to the broader trade”.

The platform will be open to “agents who operate under strict financial and commercial vetting by trade travel organisations, including consortia, franchised networks, corporate travel management companies and agency groups with enhanced compliance requirements”.

Founder Paul Gridley said: “Luxury rail is one of the most inspiring travel products, but historically one of the hardest for busy agents to sell. We created Luxury Train Hub to bridge that gap: a trade-only hub that speaks the language of agents, connects them to the world’s luxury rail journeys and turns interest into commissionable bookings.”

Co-founder of The Luxury Train Consultancy, a consulting firm for high-end rail operators which is supporting Luxury Train Hub’s launch, Simon Pielow, added: “The world’s luxury trains and legendary routes deserve to be sold with the same care and confidence that goes into operating them.

“By giving agents a dedicated hub for luxury rail, Luxury Train Hub makes it much easier for them to match the right journey to the right client, whether they belong to a small independent agency or a larger organisation.”