Who are we?
- Business idea / purpose of company
RailAway is positioning itself as the leading leisure company for day trips with additional attractions in Switzerland for individual travellers and groups. As a tourist marketing organisation, RailAway takes care of design, purchasing, marketing and production for SBB.
RailAway is the trademark for attractive, versatile and good-value leisure experiences with SBB and licensed transport companies (LTC). - Vision und mission
Vision
By 2009 (RailAway’s 10th anniversary) at the latest we will be
- Switzerland’s biggest leisure provider
- the most well-known leisure brand in Switzerland and bordering countries
- the leading provider of leisure arrangements in Switzerland
Mission
RailAway …
- promotes modal split (i.e. gets motorists on the train)
- makes better use of the SBB/public transport
- bundles tourist offers
- generates added value for the products of the SBB Group/LTU and tourism providers
- works in a profit-oriented manner, the individual strategic units finance themselves - Our organisation
72 employees at 3 different sites are committed to the success of RailAway everyday. The head office is in Lucerne. More branches can be found in Lausanne and Freiburg im Breisgau.
Organigram- Management
Board of Directors
President Vincent Ducrot (SBB)
Nicolas Ecoffey (SBB)
Paul Blumenthal (SBB)
Gian-Mattia Schucan (SBB)
Erwin Rutishauser (RhB)
Management Board
The Management Board of RailAway AG is made up of the CEO, the superordinate areas Finance/Human Resources, Marketing and Staff and the heads of the strategic business units. The management team have fortnightly meetings and attend a quarterly closed meeting of the Board of Directors.
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- Company reports
RailAway offers leisure ideas — and Switzerland travels there by public transport. You can find out which offers the Swiss are «moved» by the most in our annual reports.Annual report 2009 (in German)Annual report 2008 (in German)
Annual report 2007 (in German)Annual report 2006 (in German)Annual report 2005 (in German) - Sales
As a young and innovative company, the sales of RailAway have significantly increased in the past few years.
2009: CHF 78 million excl. Inc.
2008: CHF 80 million excl. Inc.
2007: CHF 66 million excl. Inc.
2006: CHF 72 million excl. Inc.
2005: CHF 59 million excl. Inc.
2004: CHF 43 million excl. Inc.
2003: CHF 38 million excl. Inc.
2002: CHF 33 million excl. Inc.
2001: CHF 25 million excl. Inc.
2000: CHF 21 million excl. Inc. - Our sales outlets
With over 450 railways stations, RailAway boats the densest traffic network in Swiss tourism. This includes all the sales outlets of SBB and the major licensed transport companies - Our commitment
Swiss Children’s Foundation
“Stiftung für Kinder in der Schweiz” supports and promotes disadvantaged children in Switzerland. It provides children with a structure in which they themselves, but also with the support of the foundation, can improve their starting point for a better future. RailAway is pleased to be able to show its commitment with its small contribution to providing a better quality of life. - Contact
RailAway AG
Zentralstrasse 7
6002 Lucerne
Tel: 051 227 33 81
Fax: 051 227 11 19
feedback(at)railaway.ch
Site plan:
Our offices are located in Lucerne railway station opposite track 3 on the 5th floor. The entrance is immediately before the copy shop.
