| Great Rail Journeys | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | 1973 |
| Location: | 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) |
| Num Employees: | 130+ |
| Industry: | Tour operator |
| Products: | Escorted Rail Tours |
| Owner: | Duke Street |
| Homepage: | www.greatrail.com |
| Subsid: | Rail Discoveries, GRJ Independent, Great Cruise Journeys, Vacations By Rail |
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]
Previous 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.