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The website focuses almost exclusively on train-based travel, with occasional ferry recommendations. The site is a personal project run by Mark Smith, formerly a manager in the rail industry. Published by Bantam Press in , the book mirrored the website in offering an "essential guide for anyone who wishes to travel to Europe and beyond by train". It sold over 10, copies and an updated second edition was published in This was followed by a second book in , The Man in Seat Worldwide , covering international train travel around Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australasia. Smith describes these books as "now long in the tooth" and directs travellers towards his website for up to date information.

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And so it turned out. When researching the state of the European train sector in relation to sustainable tourism , the Seat61 website kept surfacing no matter what I typed. Run by train guru, Mark Smith, the site has promoted train travel for over 20 years, and grown into the information source of choice for millions of travellers wishing to ride the rails through Europe and beyond. Nostalgia aside, train travel has seen a renaissance as of late, much of it because of the low carbon footprint compared to flying. Yet, challenges remain. High-speed infrastructure needs serious expansion to become a genuine alternative to airlines, prices can be prohibitive for multi-city travel, and the booking experience for cross-border journeys is less than stellar. Although not his original intention, Mark has pushed sustainable travel in Europe to new heights and has the awards to prove it.

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