Rail travel that gives back

Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 25, 2025

Eurail is launching its Journeys That Make a Difference campaign for a third consecutive year, while inspiring travelers to choose experiences that connect, enrich, and give back. Running from 25 November to 17 December 2025, travellers can save 25% on Eurail Passes*, an initiative that combines the opportunity to experience transformative travel while paying it forward.

As part of this campaign, Eurail will donate €100,000 to The Intrepid Foundation, the not-for-profit entity of Intrepid Travel, continuing its commitment to championing responsible travel that creates positive impact and makes a difference to those who need it most. The donation supports grassroots organisations across Europe that create lasting, meaningful positive change in their communities.

“Eurail believes the benefits of travel can go both ways, enriching both the traveller and the destinations they encounter,” said Kavita Kooijman, Brand Strategist at Eurail. “Making meaningful connections and creating positive impact across Europe, whether that be through helping to manage overtourism or ensuring that disadvantaged communities within visitor destinations also benefit from tourism, is core to what Eurail stands for”, she continued.

Shared impact across Europe

Since the start of their partnership in 2023, Eurail has donated more than €370,000 via The Intrepid Foundation to support nine not-for-profit organisations through two Journeys That Make a Difference campaigns and an Impact Grant Award.

These contributions have helped:

• Divert 450 tonnes of clothing, shoes, textiles, books and toys from landfill in Croatia 
• Enable 7,200 mothers in Greece to receive pre-natal care and essential support 
• Deliver more than 87,000 essential products to mothers and babies in Greece 
• Bring 15 additional schools into Croatia’s waste education programme 

In 2025, Eurail co-created an Impact Grant Award with The Intrepid Foundation, committing €20,000 in funding, which was generously matched by The Intrepid Foundation. The two European grassroots partner recipients will use the grants to strengthen community impact:

• AMURTEL (Greece) – providing support for refugee and migrant women and children. 
• Cooperativa Coraggio (Italy) – advancing sustainable agriculture, environmental education, and inclusive employment near Rome. 

“The Intrepid Foundation believes that travel can be a powerful force for good, and that we all have a part to play in protecting destinations for generations to come” said Biheng Zhang, General Manager at The Intrepid Foundation. “Eurail’s longstanding partnership is a testament to this shared vision, driving meaningful and lasting impact in communities across Europe.”

Travelling with purpose

Eurail believes that mindful travel, especially by train, can help protect Europe’s cultural and environmental heritage while giving back to the communities that make each journey unique. Along with The Intrepid Foundation, Eurail encourages travelers to slow down, choose lesser-known destinations, and travel in ways that leave a positive mark. Together, our journeys can make a difference – for travelers, for communities, and for the planet.

* The promotional offer will run from 25 November until 17 December 2025 and is applicable for select Eurail Passes. Visit this page to learn more.

About Eurail B.V.:

Eurail helps unite travelers from across the world with the opportunity to experience borderless train travel across Europe. With a Eurail or Interrail Pass (for non-European and European citizens respectively), travelers of all ages can use an expansive network of train and ferry connections to travel in and between up to 33 countries. Eurail B.V. is owned by over 35 European railway and ferry companies, and is based in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Eurail and Interrail Passes are available via the eurail.com and interrail.eu web shops, as well as via our network of distributors.

About The Intrepid Foundation:

The Intrepid Foundation is the not-for-profit arm of Intrepid Travel, the world’s largest adventure travel company, on a mission to create positive impact through the joy of travel, community and connection. The registered charity does this by carefully selecting local partners who are creating positive solutions across a range of issues impacting the communities Intrepid travellers visit, from inequality and economic development to environmental restoration and wildlife protection. Since its inception in 2002, the Intrepid Foundation has disbursed over AU $20 million for more than 160 partners around the world. Intrepid Travel absorbs all administration costs so that 100% of donations can go directly to community causes and each of its 900+ itineraries is aligned to a local or global partner. Read the 2024 Integrated Annual Report, follow the Intrepid Foundation on  Facebook and  Instagram and Intrepid Travel on  LinkedIn for more information.

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