WHY IT RATES: Travel agents and advisors working with clients who prefer hitting the rails during their vacation should be taking note of Amtrak Vacations' improved online tools.-Donald Wood, Breaking ...

The Pulse: Amtrak Vacations is rolling out a new set of options for travelers in the form of electronic tickets and documents. Why it Rates: Train travel is an idea whose time has come, even in ...

WASHINGTON -- Amtrak tapped Yankee Holidays, a Beverly, Mass.-based tour company, to operate Amtrak Vacations, which will begin accepting reservations starting April 3. Yankee Holidays, a long time ...

Amtrak Vacations, operated by Yankee Leisure Group, today announced it was selected as a national preferred partner for AAA and CAA. “The demand for rail travel has seen unprecedented growth, and with ...

Travel agents can now book Via Rail Canada packages through Amtrak Vacations thanks to a new partnership between Via Rail Canada and Yankee Leisure Group, Amtrak Vacations’ parent company. Via Rail ...

The Hogwarts Express. The Polar Express. Thomas the Tank Engine. These fictional train rides often spark kids’ imaginations, inspiring dreams of train vacations. While real-life train trips won’t take ...

Business travelers recently turned to Amtrak to avoid airport hassles on short-haul trips, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into a lucrative market for leisure travelers. The country’s renewed ...

Southwest Airlines isn't the only travel brand turning 50 this year. Amtrak is also marking its 50th anniversary, and like Southwest, it's celebrating with a sale. Amtrak Vacations is cutting hundreds ...

With domestic U.S. travel on a healthy upswing, Amtrak Vacations rolled out 25 new rail-based vacation packages, bringing its total number of offerings to around 350 programs. The packages are ...

Amtrak Vacations® announces the release of a new brochure for 2013-2014 that features 22 new vacation packages that include escorted rail journeys, independent rail journeys, rail getaways and a new ...