Record Railbookers bookings driven by lust for luxury

Record Railbookers bookings driven by lust for luxury
Edited by Travel Weekly


Opulence and luxury lead the way for Railbookers over the last year as it records a 46 percent jump in bookings featuring luxury rail, compared to the same time period one year earlier.

These journeys highlight the natural scenery that can only be viewed from a train car, while allowing passengers to relax and indulge in comfortable seating and accommodations, often times accompanied by gourmet food and drink.

Luxury rail travel is driving major booking growth. (Supplied)

“Railbookers offers customers and travel agents the unique opportunity to easily include luxury rail as part of a larger holiday,” VP strategic partnerships, Railbookers, Jim Marini, said.

“In response, we keep adding more product that features these unforgettable train journeys, including our extremely popular Around the World by Luxury Train itinerary.

“We’re proud to be the preferred solution for so many travel agents and customers, making their bucket-list luxury rail holidays become a reality.”

To celebrate, Railbookers has launched a limited-time sale on luxury train travel.

Trips which feature at least one of the journeys listed below and a minimum of seven nights are eligible for a special discount of $600 per couple, in addition to the current sale running on all itineraries.

Luxury train routes on sale include:

  • Belmond Royal Scotsman
  • Eastern and Oriental Express
  • El Transcantábrico Gran Lujo
  • Glacier Express – Excellence Class (2024 departures)
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Rovos Rail
  • The Ghan
  • The Golden Eagle Danube Express
  • The Indian Pacific
  • Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
  • VIA Rail Prestige Class

To learn more about all of Railbookers’ luxury train offerings, click HERE.

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