The German railway folks (the Bahn)....for years and years....had a 'bonus' program....which most were not aware of....mostly because they didn't ride the rail system enough to grasp this.
This old program is going away, and the new program (called 'BahnBonus') will arrive shortly.
New deal? Mostly designed for people use the trains a good bit, and will offer Platinum, Gold and Silver levels. You need to figure around 1,500 Euro a year to be spent....to earn Silver's level. Platinum? Man, you have to do 6,000 Euro a year in business to reach that level.
Chief things you can get? I looked over the program and there's two things of interest. One....you can get short-notice reservations in the system....meaning you book a trip leaving in a few hours and demand a reserved seat. Two....you can have a free beer in a DB-lounge....eight times a year.
These DB-lounges? Well....no one cites the number but I kinda doubt that it goes past a dozen train stations in all of Germany. The only one near me is in Frankfurt.
Who would really use the lounge? Well....it's intended for first-class travelers, and mostly used by people making long extended trips....like Munich to Hamburg, and you get off the train for two or three hours to 'chill'. I'll admit....in the 1970s....there probably was a good reason to have these type of lounges. Today? It's probably a waste of resources.
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