Travel too airplane focussed

[nieknooijens]

Hi there

With the ongoing climate changing we need more sustainable ways to travel. 

Luckily International rail is booming and sleeper train companies are setting up new routes.

Whenever something is reachable within 8 hours by train, or 14 hours by direct sleeper train. I prefer not to fly,
not just for the environment, but also for comfort (a private cabin on a sleeper train is just way more comfortable) 

However, when I fill in my profile, I can only fill in "Air travel preferences". Why is there no preference option for rail?

Furthermore, I'm an investor of European sleeper, and therefore I get a 25% discount on all travels.

So whenever I need to go to germany, the Chech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and/or soon Sweden and Spain/France I can use the european sleeper.

European sleeper isn't in the list (Eurostar is) no problem, let's use "unknown rail Vendor" yet...

Why does it show "Air" with an airplane icon?
It seems like the system is heavily biased towards plane travel and that rail is an afterthought.
IMHO rail should be the primary way to travel, and plane for those destinations that cannot be reached by rail in a timely manner.

Maybe an idea to update this? At least add a field "preferred travel mode -> plane/train/car" and make "unknown rail vendor" actually show a train icon.

[KevinD]

@nieknooijens Hello there. I cannot tell you why the unknown Rail vendor shows an Airplane, but what I can tell you is that Rail preferences is an option that can be available. I believe it is something that needs to be activated by your company. See my screenshot below of my actual Travel profile that shows Rail preferences. You'll need to find out who at your company is the Travel Administrator and ask them if they can get the Rail preferences turned on.

I'd like to respond, for thought provocation only, about your belief that something that is reachable within 8 or 14 hours by train is how you prefer to travel. Are you traveling during the day or traveling in the evening after work hours? If during the day, I am guessing you are working while on the train. Is that correct? I'm just wondering if there is any issue with your company feeling it is losing productivity if you are not working while on the train. Just a thought.