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Sichuan province opens first interprovincial tourism train this year

Recently, with the gradual warming of the climate and the rebound of the domestic tourism market, China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group organizes trips on the themes of “Spring excursion”, “Marriage and Friendship”, “Study trip”, “Red tourism "And" Rural tourism ", etc....

Rail Infrastructure Transforms Sustainable Tourism In South Africa

Last year, travel and tourism contributed almost half a trillion rand to South Africa’s economy and generated 8.6% of all the economic activity in the country. This is according to an annual review by the World Travel and Tourism Council¹. During the State of the...

Unesco launches new travel platform World Heritage Journeys of the EU to promote sustainable tourism in EU

Coinciding with the European Heritage Days celebrations, UNESCO will launch the first-ever web platform dedicated to World Heritage and sustainable travel. Supported by the European Union, the platform features 34 selected World Heritage sites spread across 19...

Luxury train to travel the length of New Zealand – unpacking just once

A luxury train carrying high-paying guests from Auckland to Queenstown over six days could be up and running within the next two years. The Antipodean Explorer venture is planning to buy 31 old carriages from Auckland Transport and refurbish them into "the world's...

MÁV-START seed transporting partner of the 17th FINA Word and Master Championship 2017

MÁV-START provides special offers and services to the thousands of participant and visitors who wish to witness the great swimming performances of FINA. The competitions and locations – the River Danube in Budapest and Lake Balaton at Balatonfüred – will provide...

TopRail: promoting sustainable rail tourism

Can rail travel be re-visited as a means of sustainable tourism? The International Union of Railways has launched TopRail to raise awareness of cruise and heritage railways, and scenic train routes around the world. With a series of workshops underway as part of the...

JR-East launches the Shiki-Shima Luxury Train

The futuristic champagne-gold Train Suite Shiki-shima, operated by East Japan Railway, has five-star lounge, dining and observatory cars and features a menu devised by a Michelin-starred chef. The 10-car train accommodates just 34 passengers in 17 suites. The train...

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