Want to be first in line to enjoy the world’s newest luxury train? We can help. The Society of International Railway Travelers just secured a limited number of luxury cabins for what will…
The breakfasts are sumptuous at the Villa San Michele. IRT Photo by O. Hardy (To read part one of Eleanor & Owen Hardy’s “Romantic Italian Holiday,” please click here.) The Villa San Michele,…
We are pleased to announce that Travel + Leisure magazine has named Eleanor Hardy to its prestigious A-List of the best travel specialists in the world. Mrs. Hardy is President & Co-Owner of…
Cruise Train Seven Stars in Kyushu, Japan Grand Rail Tour grand finale — ©Terunobu Utsunomiya “I love Japan,” said Owen Hardy, founder of The Society of International Railway Travelers. Why? “Because of its…
Eight days from now, IRT’s Angela Walker travels to paradise. Here’s what she has in store: https://vimeo.com/134755539 Angela, IRT’s VP Operations, and senior luxury travel advisor, will fly to Papeete, Tahiti. and board the m/s Paul…
The spectacular Bernina line was completed in 1910 and is run by Rhaetian Railways. Beginning in Chur, St. Moritz or Davos, it passes the glaciers of Piz Bernina, making this the highest railway crossing in all of the Alps....
Eleanor and Owen Hardy at Lake Baikal. The Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express is behind them. IRT Photo Join Owen & Eleanor Hardy, owners of The Society of International Railway Travelers®, to get the…
We were thrilled to welcome Iain Dacre and Georgina Sprunt of GW Travel in Manchester, England, to the Society of IRT this week. GW operates deluxe railway journeys in Russia, China and India…
Cover art used with permission by Viking Books. Love railways? Love maps? And what about railway posters? If so, Railway Maps of the World, a new book due out this spring, will be…
La Posada Hotel was built in 1929 by the Santa Fe Railroad. Bruce Anderson If you ever find yourself on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, consider a stop in Winslow, Ariz. – and not just…
