Great Rail Journeys was founded in York, England in 1973 as a family-run business focused on rail tours for UK travelers in the UK and Europe and grew to its current position of offering more than 400 ...

WHY IT RATES: The company has been acquired by a leading global brand to accelerate international growth and product expansion. -Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer Vacations By Rail (VBR), ...

Great Rail Journeys has been acquired by U.K.-based private equity firm Vitruvian Partners. Great Rail Journeys is the parent company of Chicago-based Vacations By Rail, a North American small group ...

Creating a stunning vision of Europe as it was a century ago, the series reveals how a way of life and a landscape were changed forever when Europe went to war. Episode Two: "Hungary To Austria" airs ...

Great Journeys New Zealand, the tourism division of KiwiRail, is now offering new short break packages and multi-day guided rail tours for North American visitors across its TranzAlpine, Northern ...

Great Rail Journeys, one of the UK’s premier providers of escorted holidays and river cruises, is expanding its product offer with the introduction of a brand new Escorted Walking tours collection.

London, 2 July 2018:Duke Street, the UK based mid-market private equity firm, today announces that it will acquire Great Rail Journeys (‘GRJ’), the world’s leading provider of escorted rail holidays, ...

Great Journeys New Zealand brings back The Southerner, the rail journey reconnecting Christchurch and Dunedin, with May 2026 ...

Trains were an important part of the growth of the United States. From westward expansion to military transport during World War II. The middle part of the twentieth century saw passenger rail lose ...

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 ...

U.K.-based train trip specialist Great Rail Journeys has acquired Vacations by Rail. Great Rail Journeys said buying the Chicago company will enhance its position in the global market and will be key ...