Great Rail Journeys, based in York, 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).[1]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Tour operator |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | York, UK. |
Key people | Dave Riley (CEO); Jonathan Skolnick (CFO); Lisa Wood (Marketing Director); Julian Appleyard (Commercial Director); Kerry Jenkins (IT Director); Steve Lee (Operations Director) |
| Products | Escorted Rail Tours |
| Owner | Duke Street |
Number of employees | 130+ |
| Subsidiaries | Rail Discoveries, GRJ Independent, Great Cruise Journeys, Vacations By Rail |
| Website | www.greatrail.com |
History
editPrevious owner, ECI Partners, sold its stake in Great Rail Journeys in July 2018.[2] Duke Street Capital, the UK based mid-market private equity firm, acquired Great Rail Journeys on 2 July 2018 for a sum of around £100million.[3][4][5]
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
edit- ^ Staff (2012). "About Us". Great Rail Journeys. Great Rail Journeys. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "ECI on track to deliver 3.6x multiple with the sale of Great Rail Journeys".
- ^ "Duke Street acquires Great Rail Journeys from ECI - Duke Street".
- ^ "Great Rail Journeys acquired by Duke Street". Travel Weekly. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Rail travel group sets sale to Duke Street in £100m deal". Sky News. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2023.