Amtrak is celebrating its 40th anniversary by letting its youngest fans onboard for free! So if you book a trip now through May 6, 2011 and travel May 1 through June 9, 2011, your family can join in the celebration, and your kids will ride free.
For forty days, you can let your kids experience for free how Amtrak has changed the way people travel for the last forty years. And before they go, visit the Amtrak Kids Depot, our new website dedicated to our younger riders.
Visit www.amtrak.com for more details and to book your trip.
Source: Amtrak
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Grand Canyon Railway package rates have dropped for the winter and will drop again on Jan. 1, 2011. The rates for packages – which include train travel, accommodations and more – will be as much as 36 percent lower during the winter season.
All Grand Canyon Railway packages feature roundtrip train travel to Grand Canyon National Park and accommodations at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams, Ariz. Several packages include meals, and some also include accommodations and/or narrated motorcoach tours at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon Railway also offers reduced winter rates for RV packages that include stays at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park.
The following rate examples are per person based on double occupancy in a standard hotel room and for coach-class train travel. Upgrades are available. Rates for children ages two to 15 and single occupancy vary. Taxes and gratuities are not included.
The Railway Express features roundtrip train travel and one night of lodging at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel. The rate is $119.50 per person through Dec. 31, 2010 and $89.50 per person Jan. 1 through March 14, 2011.
The Railway Getaway features roundtrip train travel, one night of lodging at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and one breakfast and one dinner per person in the Grand Depot Café. The rate is $148.50 per person through Dec. 31, 2010 and $118.50 per person Jan. 1 through March 14, 2011.
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Rail Europe is discounting Britrail Passes by 20 percent for travel Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Book by February 14, 2011 and save a royal mint with new BritRail Low Season Pass. The BritRail Low Season pass offers a 20% discount off the cost of a regular pass for travel in Britain from November 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011. Prices vary by product. Details: 888-382-7245, www.raileurope.com.
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Rocky Mountaineer celebrates its 20th Anniversary with an offer that gives travellers a credit of up to $500 CDN per couple towards additional vacation experiences when booking a Rocky Mountaineer vacation rail tour of seven nights or more. Available from now until May 28, 2010, guests can add to their vacation with extra hotel nights, city tours, meals, airfare, car rentals and even a ride on the Rocky Mountaineer Whistler Sea to Sky Climb, between Vancouver and Whistler, BC.
Great vacation options include the Western Explorer, a seven-night/eight-day vacation which, includes an all daylight rail trip on the Journey through the Clouds route between Vancouver, BC and Jasper, Alberta. Guests will enjoy delicious gourmet cuisine and travel in comfort and style through the stunning scenery of British Columbia and into the beautiful Canadian Rocky Mountains as well as several days and sightseeing tours in the Rocky Mountain resort towns of Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta.
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If you book travel on the Thalys train between January 14-February 28, 2009 - you’ll receive up to 50% off your first or second-class Regular one-way tickets on most Thalys routes. It’s all part of Rail Europe’s Going Going Gone Thalys Special, good for travel between January 28-March 31, 2009. Book quickly! This high-speed train goes fast.
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Buy Now, Travel Later With Eurail 6-, 8- and 10- Day Select Passes
Eurail Group announced today that it is offering an extra day of rail travel on all six-, eight- and ten-day Eurail Select Passes purchased up until the end of March 2008. Customers will then have up to six months in which to start traveling.
This promotion is being offered to all customers worldwide, outside of Europe in order to encourage travelers to choose Eurail Pass and buy early.
The Eurail Select Pass is a popular rail pass as it allows customers to practically tailor-make their own pass by selecting three to five adjoining countries. With 23 countries participating in the scheme there are over 750 possibilities to choose from, giving travelers endless opportunities to explore Europe. Not only does the Select Pass cover the more commonly known European destinations such as France, Germany, Italy, Portugal Switzerland and Spain, it also reaches out to the increasingly popular Eastern European destinations such as Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia. Regardless of which part of Europe travelers want to explore, the Eurail Select Pass makes it all possible.
Marketing Director Ana Dias e Seixas is enthusiastic about this promotion. “We want to encourage travelers to think early about where they want to go and how they want to get around Europe”.
Thousands of overseas travelers annually experience the ease of getting around Europe with Eurail. Rail travel is relaxing, yet invigorating, enabling passengers to enjoy the diverse landscapes, cultures and sights, which Europe offers, as well as meeting the locals. Europe’s rail system is modern and reliable, and cross-border rail connections are excellent. “With this campaign,” adds Mrs. Dias e Seixas, “we hope to encourage more people to choose Eurail and to have them stay longer so they can discover more of this beautiful and diverse continent.”
The EURAIL Group comprises 27 railways and shipping lines, as well as several bonus partners. For more information about Eurail Group, go to http://www.EurailGroup.com. Eurail Passes are currently available from the direct sales website, Eurail.com, and all Sales Agents worldwide; ACP Rail International (http://www.eurail-acprail.com); Flight Centre ( http://www.flightcentre.com); http://www.OctopusTravel.com; Rail Europe (http://www.raileurope.com - North America, raileurope.fr/wheretobuy - rest of the world); STA (http://www.statravel.com).
Source: Eurail Group G.I.E./PRNewswire.com
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Until December 31 2007, convince a friend or relative who is a resident of Britain to invite you to the other side of 'the pond', buy yourself a qualifying adult First or Second Class BritRail Pass and you will be rewarded with a 25% discount.
This is a unique opportunity for your Brit-buddy to experience the comfort of BritRail travel and to enjoy the flexibility and convenience of a BritRail Pass, which is not available for sale in Britain.
The Guest Pass promotion offers a selection of options – something for every itinerary - including the "all-access" BritRail Consecutive Pass and BritRail FlexiPass or the BritRail England Consecutive Pass and BritRail England FlexiPass (for travel up to the borders of Wales & Scotland).
Arrangements for both passes must be completed before your departure. Travel may be completed up to six months after the date of issue. One BritRail Guest Pass can be issued for each qualifying BritRail product. The BritRail Guest Pass is available only to a British resident, who must be accompanied on his/her train travels by the International purchaser of the matching BritRail product and provide proof of UK residence upon request. This special offer cannot be combined with the BritRail Senior, Youth, Off-Peak, Family or Party Pass.
This Promotion cannot be purchased in the UK nor the pass be shipped to an address in the UK.
For more information visit http://www.britrail.com/
Source: BritRail
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".