Tag: Train travel
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The reason luxury travel is so expensive these days
[ad_1] The travel industry is largely back on track. But high prices in the luxury sector, which rose in the wake of the Covid pandemic, aren’t returning to normal. In fact, they’re growing higher by the month. Luxury hotel rates reached “peak levels” this year, with average daily rates up 70% compared to 2019, according…
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Italy’s new ‘Orient Express’ isn’t running yet — but rates are already soaring
[ad_1] Reservations for Italy’s new “La Dolce Vita Orient Express” train open Tuesday. Luxury train enthusiasts may want to lock in the current rate now — before it climbs any higher. Starting rates for a one-night journey on the luxury train increased from 2,000 euros ($2,168) per person in December 2022 to 2,500 euros per…
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Offbeat tracks: 8 unusual train routes to quench your summer wanderlust
[ad_1] Train travel paints vibrant pictures in our minds, often featuring the exciting journeys we share with loved ones. When the rhythm of the rails sets the pace of travel, journeys are filled with simple pleasures – books, steaming chai, laughter echoing through card games, and landscapes painting themselves onto our memories. India’s diverse tapestry…
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Japan launches bullet train service to a region that ‘guidebooks rarely mention’
[ad_1] 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…
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Exploring Europe: Train travel a winner for young Indians
[ad_1] Travelers from India now comprise the second-largest market for Rail Europe for the first time in 90 years. DW asked some of them to share their experiences. “Europe has been so popularized by pop culture so it was definitely on my bucket list to do a Europe trip,” 30-year-old Kritika Goel told DW. The…
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A new train pass is launching in Japan this winter — but travelers will have to act fast
[ad_1] A post-pandemic surge in international travelers, coupled with weak exchange rates, may have indirectly ended one of Japan’s most beloved travel deals: the Japan Rail Pass. Prices for the JR Pass, as it’s known, increased roughly 65%-75%, in October 2023. But there are still rail deals to be found — especially for those going…