Ilkka Huotelin

An innovator, #analytics visionary and founder of @BeCustomerSmart, a #CustomerExperience #Consulting Company and in private life #train and #rail travel fan

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Podcast (in German) on revival of #nightrains in Switzerland and future plans for Zürich to Barcelona and Rome connections (no funding yet) @zugpost https://t.co/aaaPAWVgDK

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@PaliparanDotCom One of my favourites

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@seatsixtyone For corporate customers DB still has Flexpreis Business which is valid for several days

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And the winners of the best lounge award are:
- in the regular lounge category: Frankfurt Airport
- and in the premium category: Frankfurt HBf

Not visited in 2023:
- Hannover
- Bremen
- Dresden
- Düsseldorf
- Essen
- Cologne (premium)
- Leipzig
- Munich (regular & premium)

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Nuremberg HBf (regular)
- small and crowded
- some walk to the platforms
⭐️

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Year 2023 in review - DB train station lounges @seatsixtyone Not the most luxurious, but sometimes a useful extra
regular = access with 1st class flexi ticket, or Bahnbonus loyalty status
premium = access with 1st class flexi ticket, or Bahnbonus platinum loyalty status only 🧵

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Stuttgart HBf (regular)
- located in an adjacent building due the rebuilding the station
- toilet outside
- very small
⭐️

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@AndyBTravels @ceskedrahy_ @seatsixtyone Nope, the honey and lemon are included in the (seasonal) ginger tea - and it was really tasty

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Taking @ceskedrahy_ EC the Berliner from Flensburg to Berlin. The DB seat reservation lottery has given me today @seatsixtyone . This is the only train serving Flensburg with a proper @_DiningCar

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5) And finally Nordstrand with ferries to Pellworm, again with bus connections

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North Frisian connections: 1 Niebüll-Westerland Sylt car train

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4) Schlüttsiel is another small ferry port to Hooge with a synchronised bus connection