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InnoTrans is more than just rail: bus passenger transport is on the agenda too. Tomorrow, our colleagues Wout Meutstege and Sanne ter Braak will join BUS2BUS for a live podcast session about the challenges and opportunities that long-distance bus operators are facing today. The conversation will focus on how operators can improve revenue, occupancy, and the passenger experience through:  • Direct sales  • Booking flows  • Customer retention  • Revenue management As long-distance bus operators compete not only with each other but also with other modes of transport, these topics are becoming increasingly important to their commercial success. If you're attending InnoTrans you are welcome to listen to the live session at the Bus2Bus booth: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Thursday, 24th September, 10h30 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: InnoTrans 2026, Berlin. CityCube, Hall A, Booth 830

Next week, Berlin becomes the center of the rail industry. 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿) and we'll be there. Come by for a chat: you'll find us at the 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵, 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝟮𝟳. We'll be happy to give you a tour of S3 Passenger: the all-in-one, mission-critical platform passenger transport operators use to manage pricing, inventory, sales, reservations and after-sales. Already powering 60+ rail and bus operators across four continents. S3 Passenger, with its foundation in reservation-based inventory and deep parametric price controls, has helped operators and passengers find the optimal price for their tickets. We're now taking it a step further, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: built specifically for rail & bus, powered by AI and machine learning, and fully integrated into S3 Passenger. Here's what it can do:  • Surface the demand patterns hidden in your data  • Optimize prices in real time, right up to the last minute  • Forecast demand for every origin-destination and seat type Come and see for yourself how it helps you get more out of every seat, and run fuller trains. Stop by, or drop us a message to book a meeting. See you in Berlin! Hub 27 — Siemens Mobility Booth 22–25 September · Berlin #InnoTrans2026 Siemens Mobility InnoTrans

This is a powerful example of what happens when standards do their job. Snälltåget launched a new cross-border service and tickets were live at the moment the timetable reached production. Evidence that NeTEx and OSDM aren't rival standards, but complementary. NeTEx carries the timetable and service data while OSDM handles sales. When both work together, they make cross-border sales scalable. That's something we always believed in: shared standards that let the whole ecosystem sell across borders.

We're very proud of our Revenue Management solution, as it will help operators overcome the traditional limitations of doing RM in rail & bus. As an example, one single intercity route with 40 origin-destination pairs has more possible seat-allocation price combinations than anyone could ever test. Instead of treating every single combination individually, our system uses AI to "generalise" and learn the underlying features of the allocations, making the process a lot more manageable. It learns about the core problem, instead of evaluating every possible answer. Another significant differentiator is that this Revenue Management module is built natively in S3 Passenger - where reservations, tickets, timetables, inventory, fares and customer data already live. No integration layer to maintain, and no need for data syncing between systems. With this, we achieve real-time integration, instead of relying on batch updates.

The way people travel by bus in Brazil is changing, as "digital passengers" now expect speed, control and convenience - like they get from airlines and e-commerce. And selling tickets online is a good starting point, but not enough. Here's how we believe operators can improve their business and the passenger experience: — Commercial speed: adjust pricing in minutes, instead of weeks, resulting in less empty seats and lost revenue. — Channel control: own their sales channels, data and passenger relationships, instead of renting them from OTAs/marketplaces. — Self-service: offer passengers self-service for changes, and rebook them automatically when disruptions happen. Eric Casillas, Sqills' manager for South America, talks about these and other points in an article for the Brazilian publication Technibus - https://lnkd.in/eW89bhYm Next week we will be at LAT.BUS, on stand LF23 (11–13 August), and we'll gladly discuss these topics with bus operators. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A forma como as pessoas viajam de ônibus no Brasil está mudando: os "passageiros digitais" agora esperam agilidade, controle e conveniência - como já têm com companhias aéreas e e-commerce. E vender passagem online é um bom ponto de partida, mas não basta. Acreditamos que as operadoras podem melhorar o seu negócio e a experiência do passageiro através de: — Velocidade comercial: ajustar preços em minutos, e não em semanas, resultando em menos assentos vazios e receita perdida. — Controle de canais: ser dono dos seus canais de venda, dados e do relacionamento com o passageiro, em vez de alugá-los de marketplaces. — Autoatendimento: oferecer autoatendimento ao passageiro para mudanças na reserva, e realocá-lo automaticamente quando há imprevistos. Eric Casillas, gerente da Sqills para a América Latina, fala sobre esses e outros pontos em um artigo para a publicação brasileira Technibus - https://lnkd.in/eW89bhYm Semana que vem estaremos na LAT.BUS, no estande LF23 (11 a 13 de agosto), e teremos todo o prazer em conversar sobre esses temas com operadoras de ônibus.

EFE Central from Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado - Grupo EFE is now live on S3 Passenger! A huge milestone for Sqills and for EFE, the Chilean national railway company. This is the first implementation of our platform in South America - and thanks to the amazing collaboration with the EFE team, delivered in just six months. We could not be more proud of being part of EFE's modernisation, and of our contribution to providing passengers in Chile with a simpler, more flexible and more convenient way to travel by train. Huge congratulations to Paula Fernandez V and the entire EFE Central team. This milestone is a testament to your vision and your determination to break old paradigms and give Chileans a better passenger experience. For Sqills, this is only the beginning of our long-term commitment to helping rail and bus operators across South America modernise operations and deliver a better experience for their passengers.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗔𝗧.𝗕𝗨𝗦 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁? 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗙𝟮𝟯. Long distance bus operators in the region are invited to stop by and see for themselves how S3 Passenger can help their business: more commercial control over every sales channel, higher revenue and occupancy, a better passenger experience and efficient operations. Book your demo and meet the system behind 55+ bus and rail operators worldwide: https://lnkd.in/e58eFZQH _______________________________________________________ 𝗩𝗼𝗰ê 𝘃𝗮𝗶 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗔𝗧.𝗕𝗨𝗦 𝗲𝗺 𝗦ã𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗼 𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼? 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗙𝟮𝟯. Operadoras de transporte rodoviário da região estão convidadas a ver de perto como o S3 Passenger pode ajudar o seu negócio: mais controle comercial sobre todos os canais de venda, aumento de receita e ocupação, uma melhor experiência para o passageiro e operações mais eficientes. Agende a sua demonstração e conheça o sistema por trás de mais de 55 operadores de ônibus e trens no mundo: https://lnkd.in/etiSS_xj _______________________________________________________ ¿𝗔𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗮 𝗟𝗔𝗧.𝗕𝗨𝗦 𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼? 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗙𝟮𝟯. Invitamos a los operadores de bus de larga distancia de la región a pasar y ver de primera mano cómo S3 Passenger puede ayudar a su negocio: mayor control comercial sobre todos los canales de venta, más ingresos y ocupación, una mejor experiencia para el pasajero y operaciones más eficientes. Reserve su demostración y conozca el sistema que utilizan más de 55 operadores de autobús y tren en el mundo: https://lnkd.in/ezcrHj4G

Last week the whole Sqills team swapped their laptops and desks for Zeeland. Our people are usually spread across a lot of offices and time zones. But during the summer we try to get everyone in the same place for our annual staff event. This was that week. This year came with more on the line. The whole trip featured an aura of competition, with teams collecting points across everything we did: raft building, sailing, a pub quiz, and a round of assignments to complete on electric choppers. One team pulled ahead and walked away the winners. All that competition requires plenty of fuel of course, so we had a barbeque the first night and street food spread to close out the first night. Great to get everyone together again. Already counting down to the next one. #Zeeland #StaffTrip #AnnualEvent #TeamOuting

🚆 Day 2 at Asia Pacific Rail 2026 in Bangkok! We're back on the floor for the second day of Asia’s biggest rail event, joining forces with our colleagues from Siemens Mobility, joined at the booth by Geert Vanbeveren, Mackenzie Cooper, MBA, Devina Pasta, Yi Ding, and Silas Wong. Silas presented yesterday, Devina presented today at Asia's leading event for rail innovation, technology and strategy to share their perspective on the future of rail in Asia Pacific, a a great moment to show what Siemens Mobility and Sqills can do together. If you're at BITEC today, come say hi and find out how S3 Passenger, the leading dynamic pricing, inventory management, and reservation platform, can help power your business. #AsiaPacificRail #APRAIL #SiemensMobility #Sqills #S3Passenger

💜 We've been working on something for a while, and it's finally live: a brand-new careers page. The goal was simple,  give people a real sense of what Sqills is about before they ever apply for a job. What we do, who we are, what the culture looks like, how we got to where we are,  and why people choose to build their careers here. Because we think that stuff matters. A job posting tells you what we need. The careers page should tell you who you'd be working with, and whether that sounds like your kind of place. 👉 Take a look for yourself: https://lnkd.in/dGJHqptj And if you want to go deeper , open roles, employee stories coming up, more about what life at Sqills is like, that's what our Sqills Careers showcase page is for. Give it a follow and stay in the loop. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4KwuKiq