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Rocky Mountaineer’s U.S. Scenic Rail Train Gets Easier,…

Travel NewsMarch 18, 202553Views

A well-received scenic rail service through the red-rock canyons of the American west will expand its service options in 2026, making it easier to use. In 2021, the Rocky Mountaineer, which made a name for itself in the luxury vacation business through its all-inclusive scenic rail service in Canada's Alberta and British Columbia (click here…

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Amtrak Discounts: A Guide to Cheaper Train Tickets

Use these promo codes and dedicated links to save up to 60% on your train ticket. If you can plan ahead, there's no reason many travelers ever have to pay full price for most Amtrak tickets.The United States' national rail service doesn't get anywhere near the government funding…

January 15, 2025141Views

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Orly Airport Just Opened a Cheap Direct Train Link to Central Paris

Every few months, it seems, another outfit releases a new list of the best and worst airports in the world, and a certain airport seems to be a perennial pariah. Paris' miserable Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is a bane of world travel, particularly for flight transfers. A dysfunctional layout, awkward connections, lousy signage, alienating…

January 6, 202593Views

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3 Cheap New Train Options in Europe for as Little as €10 a Ticket: Who Needs Planes?

To non-Europeans, it can be surprising to learn that even after more than two centuries of passenger railway travel in Europe, the Continent is still creating new train services. Don't assume you have to rent a car or fly to get between Europe's major cities. You can do it cheaper, and traveling by train, where you…

December 14, 2024125Views

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A new luxury sleeper train is launching in England and Wales

LVMH-owned luxury hospitality company Belmond will launch a luxury sleeper train next year that will take travelers through the countryside of England and Wales. The Britannic Explorer will run three itineraries: one to the southwestern county of Cornwall and the other to the opposite end of England through the Lake District of…

November 13, 2024116Views

Amtrak Gulf Coast Train to Restore Service (Finally!) Between New Orleans and Mobile

Amtrak rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. A long-in-the-works project to bring Amtrak trains back to the route, once known as the Gulf Coast Limited, was previously aiming for completion by the end of 2023. But Amtrak and partner organization the…

May 1, 2024283Views

Taking the Train to Do Disney Without a Car

I priced a ride with Lyft to a Walt Disney World resort hotel, the Animal Kingdom Lodge, as soon as I arrived at the Brightline Orlando station. Here's what the prices were around lunchtime on a Monday. (When I returned back to South Florida in the late morning 2 days later, the prices were about…

April 28, 2024144Views

what to do along new bullet train route

Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is some 185 miles west of Tokyo. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention,…

March 19, 2024796Views