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BritRail launches new website with a lot of laughs

To launch it's new website, www.scotlandrailways.com, BritRail is sponsoring a contest for the best Scottish-themed joke or story. The winner of the 'Highland Laughs' contest, which runs through January 31, 2007, will win two first class four day BritRail FlexiPasses and a pair of VIP Edinburgh Passes. The winning entry will be posted on the new website, which has information on key Scottish rial routes and destinations.

The site includes a video featurette, BritRail's Scottish travel productions, quarterly contests and a news section. Visitors to the site will find information and booking access to rail travel products like the BritRail Pass, good for rail travel in Great Britain, and the Scottish Freedom Pass, which is valid for rail, bus and ferry travel through Scotland, it's highlands and islands. Scottish Sleeper travel packages and complimentary products like the Edinburgh Pass, which allows free entry to over 30 major attractions in the Scottish capital, are also available.

The site is also a source for destination information and has a Frequently Asked Questions section to guide you through your rail travel experience. The News Center lists up and coming Scottish events like "Highland 2007" - 41 days of events in Scotland that will celebrate the culture of the Scottish Highlands.

Log on to www.scotlandrailways.com to learn more about Scotland, order Scottish travel products and to enter BritRail's Highland Laughs contest.

For more articles on visiting the British Isles, visit http://www.travellady.com/destinations/britain.htm .

Edited by Caroline Boriack

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