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GrandLuxe Rail Journeys Closes Up Shop

The faltering economy has had a profound effect on air travel, now it's taking its toll on the train travel industry. GrandLuxe Rail Journeys, which we've covered before for their luxury train trips throughout the U.S. and Mexico and their partnership with Amtrak, has announced that they cannot continue to operate due to financial reasons. The Denver Post reports that the company is not sure yet if people who made deposits for trips will get their money back.

The company formerly known as American Orient Express got a new owner in 2006 and seemed to be on track for success. But train travel in the U.S. has become less and less popular and the vacation industry as a whole is suffering.

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GrandLuxe Mexico

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Mexico by train? We tend to just jet to Mexico's scenic coastal resorts, forgetting that the interior of the country is rich in history and natural beauty. GrandLuxe Rail Journeys is offering a nine-day package that takes intrepid travelers on a meandering tour down from Texas to Mexico City. Travel through Copper Canyon toward Mazatlan and then to Guadalajara and Tequila, off to the historic town on San Miguel de Allende and over to the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon at the ancient city of Teotihuacán.Trips start in October and a Presidential Suite costs $6,190.

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