With domestic U.S. travel on a healthy upswing, Amtrak Vacations rolled out 25 new rail-based vacation packages, bringing its total number of offerings to around 350 programs. The packages are ...

Specialty travel company Vacations By Rail reports it added two new rail-cruise vacations to its North American product line in 2014, bringing the total number of combination packages throughout the ...

PHOTO: Rail Europe is offering First Class tickets on the French TGV High Speed train at a 20 percent discount. (Courtesy of Rail Europe) Between Early Booking sales from Vacations By Rail adding ...

Travel agents can now book Via Rail Canada packages through Amtrak Vacations thanks to a new partnership between Via Rail Canada and Yankee Leisure Group, Amtrak Vacations’ parent company. Via Rail ...

Vacations By Rail is running Alaska aurora-viewing tours through April 10. Experiences start in Anchorage and continue to Fairbanks on the Alaska Railroad. From there, guests fly to Bettles Lodge for ...

Vacations By Rail offers more than 20 well-planned rail-cruise vacations, five of which are new to the company’s 2013 North America product line and include fresh new destinations, the company reports ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, multi-media journalist focused on the environment. This article is more than 6 years old. Traveling by train offers many ...

The Hogwarts Express. The Polar Express. Thomas the Tank Engine. These fictional train rides often spark kids’ imaginations, inspiring dreams of train vacations. While real-life train trips won’t take ...

Amtrak (800-872-7245, www.amtrak.com) offers rail passenger service nationwide, as well as Amtrak Vacations packages (e.g., the Grand Canyon Discovery Tour; 800-268-7252, www.amtrakvacations.com), ...

CHICAGO, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Rail Journeys, a leading provider of luxury tours serving over 40 countries globally, announced that it has been acquired by UK-based private equity firm ...