Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Internet Spain - decrease in speed today as well this afternoon especially with a dial up connection

Yesterday (ayer)

CiU pages first, and that of the PP and the PNV, then succumbed to the attack surfer who has collapsed its servers, a measure of protest promoted by those who oppose the adoption of the 'law Sinde' that only survived the website of the PSOE.

The boycott promoted by blogger Valencia 'Anonymous Nano', which at 18.00 Twitter announced on its "Time DDOS ATTACK PSOE, CIU, PP" has resulted in a successful half-quarter of an hour after "official opening." This act of protest railed against the second final provision of the Law of Sustainable Economy, known as the 'law Sinde'-morning to vote, without debate in the Congress of Deputies and affects the free download sites online.

While Convergencia i Unio page see how your server was collapsed even before the appointed hour, the People's Party became inaccessible shortly after. Department sources have confirmed PP Communication difficulties of keeping open the web precisely because the Internet offensive, something for which they were prevented.

Instead, the website of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, but from the communications department admitted to having noticed a decrease in speed as they approached 18.00, maintained its smooth operation. Also, the site of the Congress of Deputies, also aims set by the Internet, this afternoon it worked normally. The UI also, in fact, on its website the claims were clearly visible against the so-called Law Sinde, referring to the Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde.

Twenty minutes of attack

Measures against the attack have been detailed by the Head of Information CiU, Roc Fernández. "There is a type of program that recognizes when from the same IP (identity of an Internet connection) are sending several requests at once," said he, in turn, had designed a "static page" so that, despite collapse, the interface further showing the original appearance of CiU frozen. Nevertheless, www.ciu.cat stopped working, as the official website of the PNV, which despite not being in the group of parties including by Anonymous Nano, also fell victim to the collapse. However, around 18.20 beginning to recover the official website of the parties: the first was that of PP, followed by an irregular return of the CiU, the most affected by the cyber-and NIP.

Since the organization FACUA-Consumers in Action, who drafted the manifesto "If it is legal, is legal" has been signed by almost 30,000 web users, they claimed that, while not promoting the protest, they considered it " legitimate. " Ruben Sanchez, a spokesman for FACUA, has been seen in statements that the so-called 'law Sinde "is" nonsense "that advocates judicial system" of two speeds, one for corporations and another for the rest. "

#nowplaying - Beyoncé "dangerously in love" (2003) CD links to MP3· and Lyrics

now that the Spanish hackers have ceased their attack on the government site the internet is working at full speed - the bill to stop piracy was delayed
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Fare Sheets

TGV France-Spain fare sheets

On 19th December 2010 the new high speed line between Perpignan and Figueres, Spain, will open, offering travellers a new way to travel from the UK to Spain.
Public and Group fare sheets are now available for the international journey between Paris and Figueres. Fare sheets can be found on the Intranet, within the Spain & Portugal section of the Product pages and hard copies can be picked up from managers.
Further details about the new high speed service are in the Product Developments section of the Product News.

Eurostar Marne-La-Vallée Group fare sheet

The Eurostar Marne-La-Vallée Group fare sheet has been updated, following a pricing update from Eurostar. Some of the Standard class Adult and Child fares have been modified following a price decrease. Updated fare sheets are available on the Intranet and from managers, for those that use Group fare sheets.

Thalys Public fare sheet

The Thalys Public fare sheet has been updated following the introduction of a new fare called “Le Salon”. Le Salon is a separate seating area in First
class, similar to a meeting room. Updated fare sheets are available on the Intranet and from managers. Further details can be found in the Product Developments section of the Product News.
Eurostar French Connections Public Fare Sheet
The Eurostar French Connections Public Fare sheet has been updated. It was recently discovered that the BF PT02AD fare no longer exists, so this fare has been removed from the fare sheet. An updated version of the fare sheet is available on the Intranet. To save reprinting, could all agents manually cross out this fare on their fare sheets.
Promotions

SNCF Promotion

Passengers can benefit from savings of up to 60% off in First and Standard class on TGV, Téoz, Intercités, Lunéa, Paris-Luxembourg, Brussels - Provinces and Geneva - Mediterranean services this November & December! 
For sale: Tues 23rd Nov - Mon 13th Dec 2010
For travel: Fri 26th Nov - Thurs 16th Dec 2010
The promotional fares are available through the call centre (including trade call centre), RETC, GDS agents and the website.

AutoTrain Promotion

Customers wishing to take their car to the South of France this winter can benefit from reduced prices thanks to an AutoTrain promotion. Prices are £93 one-way to all AutoTrain destinations in France, including Avignon, Nice, Fréjus and Narbonne,
among others. The offer excludes Biarritz and Brive,.
For sale: Tues 16th – Mon 29th November 2010
For travel: Tues 16th Nov 2010 – Sun 16th Jan 2011
These promotional fares are available through the Call Centre and RETC.

SNCF Senior Card promotion

The SNCF Senior Card is available at a reduced price of £47 until 31st December 2010.
The Senior Card usually costs £52.50.
 Service Updates

Engineering works in Paris affecting Eurostar services: Nov-Dec 2010

From 29th November to 18th December inclusive, planned engineering works will take place near the Paris area affecting all Eurostar trains to/from Paris.

Although Eurostar will run a full schedule, please advise travellers to expect minor delays of approximately 10 minutes and plan their journey accordingly.
and the number of trains running through the work zone.   

Artesia Overnight trains from 12th December 2010

The Paris – Florence / Rome Artesia overnight service is now open for travel from 12th December 2010 onwards. There was a delay in the opening of this service due to planned engineering works.
The Paris – Milan / Venice service is also open for travel from 12th December 2010 onwards.

Talgo Day services from 19th December onwards

The 2 Talgo Day services that operate between Montpellier and Spain may be suspended from 19th December onwards.
The trains are still appearing in the booking system from 19th December 2010 onwards, however, agents are advised not to book these trains.

Cancelled Elipsos services in January 2011

Due to engineering works in France, there will be some modifications to the Elipsos timetable for Paris – Madrid services:
Trenhotel 409 Paris à Madrid: Cancelled on Saturday 8th 15th and 22nd January 2011
Trenhotel 407 Madrid à Paris: Cancelled on 8th, 15th and 22nd January 2011.
Please note that none of the above trains have ever been on sale for the above dates.
Product Developments 

Using an InterRail pass to travel on the Glacier Express

The Glacier Express, the scenic train that operates in Switzerland, runs along a line controlled by two different operators, Rhatische Bahn and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. Rhatische Bahn covers the section between Disentis and Chur, and this IS covered by the InterRail passholder fare.
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn covers Zermatt to Disentis and this is NOT covered by an InterRail pass. A YOUTH InterRail pass can obtain a 50% discount for this line, but Adult / Child / Senior passholders cannot.

AVE Madrid – Valencia opening soon!

From 19th December 2010 AVE high speed services will start operating between Madrid and Valencia. Journey times will be reduced from 2 hours to 1½ hours.  We do not yet know when tickets for this new service will go on sale. A communication will be sent out once we have this information.

Thalys Le Salon

“Le Salon” is a new seating area on board Thalys in First class that is separated apart from the other seats. The seating area has 4 large leather seats around a table and is available for a maximum of 4 passengers.
There is a new fare, called “Le Salon”, which has been added to the Public fare sheet, and the Product Fact Sheet has also been updated. They are both available on the Intranet and from your manager.
Currently the new fare can only be booked on Mosaique and the GDS. A communication will be sent out as soon as it can be booked on Euronet.
Le Salon is on sale now, for travel from 12th January 2011.

Frequency of Thalys services from December 2010

From 12th December 2010 there will be a reduction in the frequency of Thalys services operating between Paris and Cologne. There will be 5 return trains a day, instead of the current 6 a day.
On journeys from Paris to Amsterdam, the frequency of services will be increased from 9 services a day in each direction, to 10 services a day.
Reminders

Reserving Special Meals on Elipsos

Special meals, such as Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free etc, can only be pre-reserved on Elipsos for customers travelling in Gran Class compartments.
Passengers travelling in other types of accommodation on Elipsos cannot pre-reserve a
special meal. However, there is usually a vegetarian option on the menu or a fish dish. 

Did you know?

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From 19th December 2010, when the new high speed line between Madrid and Valencia opens, Spain will have more high speed track than France!

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