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Great Rail Journeys targets 'global market leadership' under new owner
The operator’s owner has passed the firm on to new investors after seven years, stating it has global growth ambitions
Aito to widen membership to start-up SMEs with new associate scheme
Association has launched an associate membership scheme for start-up businesses that do not meet its two-year trading requirement
Taking a ride on La Dolce Vita Orient Express – Italy’s newest luxury train

Dozens of candles flicker along the dark corridor of the 16th-century palazzo as guests alight from gleamingly varnished launches and enter Venice’s largest private garden, with champagne in hand.

Byway at five: 'More and more people are making sustainability-led decisions'
Slow travel specialist’s founder Cat Jones tells Rob Gill why the market for slow travel is burgeoning as Byway turns five
Italy's national rail firm launches €1 billion bid to challenge Eurostar
Avanti West Coast co-owner FS Italiane Group has partnered with Spanish start-up Evolyn with a view to launching high-speed rail services between London and Paris from 2029
Competition on cross-Channel rail routes moves a step closer
The rail regulator has said there is room for new entrants to use Eurostar’s maintenance facility, removing an impediment for more operators on cross-Channel routes
New Channel Tunnel train operator hopes to challenge Eurostar
A new train operator has been set up with hopes of launching services to Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel
From river to rail: Uniworld hosts 70 agents on iconic train
Uniworld and Golden Eagle Luxury Trains hosted 70 agents for lunch onboard an exclusive Danube rail experience following the Clia RiverView conference
An agents’ video guide to selling the Caledonian Sleeper
TTG climbed aboard this overnight train to find out why it’s such a popular add-on to tours for agents. Join us as we take a look at a rail experience with a difference, with tips on how to pitch it to clients
Eurostar Paris services to resume on Saturday after WWII bomb found
Eurostar will restart services to and from Paris on Saturday (8 March) after an unexploded WWII bomb was found near Gare du Nord
Fred Holidays to host rail event for agents following booking surge
Agents will hear from some of the world’s biggest rail providers at the event in April, including Bernina Express, Eurostar and Belmond
Orient Express to launch world's largest yacht next summer
Orient Express Corinthian will take to the seas for the first time next summer.
What it’s like to ride Japan’s most exclusive sleeper train
Travellers must enter a ballot for the chance to secure a cabin on the The Seven Stars in Kyushu. 
New HS2 station to massively boost rail connectivity at Birmingham airport
The new high-speed rail link will cut the journey time between the airport and central London from 70 minutes to less than 40 minutes
Explore Worldwide teams up with International Rail to offer flight-free breaks
The deal is part of Explore Worldwide’s ongoing focus on sustainability and providing customers with greener travel options
The UK’s most luxurious new train is coming soon – here's how to sell it
A quintessentially British train will transport travellers to rural beauty spots this summer – but brace yourself, it comes with a hefty price tag
The eight Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 host cities – and how to sell them
All eyes will be on Switzerland this summer when the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 football tournament kicks off
Eurostar vows to restore full London-Amsterdam capacity by September
European rail operator has restarted direct services between London and Amsterdam following works at Amsterdam’s central station, and hopes to increase the route to five daily services by 2026
'The market is ripe for change': Virgin lays down £500m challenge to Eurostar
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is reportedly ready to place an order for a dozen high-speed trains to end Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly on cross-Channel rail services
Five incredible sights your clients won't want to miss on Switzerland’s Bernina Express
Travellers will be immersed in the grandeur of the Swiss Alps when they ride the Bernina Express, and these five must-see sights showcase some of the most jaw-dropping landscapes in Europe
'Sometimes, it makes sense not to fly – but not when our rail system is so mind-bendingly useless'
The UK can’t yet afford to cut domestic air routes when rail isn’t always an adequate alternative, writes co-chair of Aito’s Sustainable Travel Committee Amy Skelding after an eye-opening European rail journey
The rise of rail and 'coolcations', and why agents will have to 'work for it' in 2025
Reflections on a strong but challenging 2024, a disappointing Budget and demand for cooler climes were some of the debates waged in the final Agenda 2024 seminar hosted by TTG and PwC
Accor's Orient Express brand to enter cruise market with two yachts
Accor is set to debut the first of two luxury yachts in 2026 under its resurrected Orient Express brand
Inside the first luxury sleeper train in England and Wales ahead of summer debut
Belmond is set to launch the regal train with three different routes next summer.