Great Rail Journeys, based in
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
, United Kingdom, is a tour operator that offers escorted worldwide rail tour holidays. The company is
Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and
Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL)-bonded and is a member of the
Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO).
History
Previous owner, ECI Partners, sold its stake in Great Rail Journeys ('GRJ') in July 2018. Duke Street, the UK based mid-market private equity firm, acquired Great Rail Journeys (‘GRJ’) on 2 July 2018, the world’s leading provider of escorted rail holidays, from ECI. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
In 2018, Great Rail Journeys acquired Vacations By Rail and labelling their journeys in the USA under Vacations By Rail, while shutting down their headquarters in New York and moving their operations to Chicago.
References
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The Times - To Rome By Rail
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