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Virgin Trains now sells tickets through Alexa, offers free first-class upgrades
Virgin Trains has become the first travel operator to sell tickets through Amazon Alexa. To celebrate the moment, the company is offering free first-class upgrades to anyone named Alexa.
Indian Railways makes luxury saloon coach open to public
Previously reserved for only top railway officials, Indian Railways’ luxury saloon coach is now available to the public.
#LoveToTravel – win a trip to the UK with Cox and Kings’ new VisitBritain campaign
With Brexit fast approaching, VisitBritain has been busy promoting the virtues of the United Kingdom, to assure the rest of the world that leaving the European Union should not act as a deterrent to tourists.
Eurostar debuts London to Amsterdam train route – we look at the pros and cons of ‘The Chunnel’ versus flying
Eurostar’s new service from London to Amsterdam made its maiden voyage on 5 April - despite the French rail industry doing everything they could to ruin the party with their strike.
UK travellers set to go loco as Skyscanner launches train bookings
To diversify the travel search engine’s offering to UK travellers, the Skyscanner app has launched the train bookings feature, now available on iOS and soon to follow on Android systems.
Virgin Group: Richard Branson and India announce $55 billion Hyperloop project
Richard Branson and The Indian State of Maharashtra announced their intent to build a Virgin Hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai, this weekend. Beginning with an operational demonstration track.
Bullet train trialled on ‘path to heaven’
The trial run of a bullet train from Chengdu, Sichuan province, to Xi’an in neighboring Shaanxi province took about four hours on Wednesday morning, cutting travel time between the cities by about six hours.
Trainline signal their global ambition
Trainline, the digital rail platform, today announces its enhanced international offering, as it adds eleven new websites, with nine additional languages and prices displayed in 15 new currencies.
Eastern & Oriental Express culinary journeys on track
Hospitality management company Belmond, have announced a new series of ‘pop-up’ collaborations, with highly acclaimed international chefs Ian Kittichai and Luke Mangan, aboard south-east Asia’s iconic luxury sleeper train, Eastern & Oriental Express – between Bangkok and Singapore.
Phnom Penh halts airport rail project
The Cambodian government has announced the suspension of work on the airport railway project in Phnom Penh. The Khmer Times
New luxury coastal train launches in Japan
Visitors to Japan can now travel along a scenic stretch of the country’s Pacific coast aboard a luxury train. The
Vistara opens check-in desk on Delhi Metro
Vistara has teamed up with the operator of the Delhi Metro to introduce check-in and baggage drop facilities at New
FIT Ruums to distribute Rail Europe in Asia
FIT Ruums, the Asian B2B travel distributor, has formed a new partnership with Rail Europe that will enable the region’s
Airport rail link set for Bengaluru
The southern city of Bengaluru could soon be more accessible after it was revealed that plans are being considered for
Japan plans faster bullet train
A Japanese rail company is planning to develop a new, faster version of the Shinkansen bullet train, the Japan Times
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