
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Rail travel is ‘having a moment’, says AC, and according to the CEO of Railbookers Group, Frank Marini, it’s only just getting started.
In this episode of Offloaded, Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones explore what this renaissance means for travellers and advisors.
The conversation covers everything from iconic luxury journeys like the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express through to practical point-to-point rail connections across Europe, North America and beyond.
Frank talks about changing traveller behaviour, the rise of experiential and slower travel, and why rail is increasingly being used to connect multi-destination itineraries.
For travel advisors, this episode is a reminder that rail isn’t just a mode of transport. Done well, it can become the highlight of a client’s trip.
”The romance of travel is not being in a security line at the airport getting frisked, taking your shoes off and trying to find where your laptop and all your chargers are” - AC Jones, 2026.
All aboard for a great conversation!
____
We hope you enjoy the episode — and if you’d like to support us, please follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn and Facebook.
You can also follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Oh, and if you haven’t already — subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Frank Marini on LinkedIn
Local Contacts in AU
Railbookers Website - https://www.railbookers.com.au/
'Conductor' Craig Owens on LinkedIn
Nicole Francke on LinkedIn
By Offloaded - The Travel Industry PodcastRail travel is ‘having a moment’, says AC, and according to the CEO of Railbookers Group, Frank Marini, it’s only just getting started.
In this episode of Offloaded, Richard Taylor and Ann-Catherine Jones explore what this renaissance means for travellers and advisors.
The conversation covers everything from iconic luxury journeys like the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express through to practical point-to-point rail connections across Europe, North America and beyond.
Frank talks about changing traveller behaviour, the rise of experiential and slower travel, and why rail is increasingly being used to connect multi-destination itineraries.
For travel advisors, this episode is a reminder that rail isn’t just a mode of transport. Done well, it can become the highlight of a client’s trip.
”The romance of travel is not being in a security line at the airport getting frisked, taking your shoes off and trying to find where your laptop and all your chargers are” - AC Jones, 2026.
All aboard for a great conversation!
____
We hope you enjoy the episode — and if you’d like to support us, please follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn and Facebook.
You can also follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Oh, and if you haven’t already — subscribe to the podcast on your preferred platform.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Frank Marini on LinkedIn
Local Contacts in AU
Railbookers Website - https://www.railbookers.com.au/
'Conductor' Craig Owens on LinkedIn
Nicole Francke on LinkedIn

4,227 Listeners

5,936 Listeners

626 Listeners

661 Listeners

236 Listeners

113,515 Listeners

1,373 Listeners

6,716 Listeners

52 Listeners

300 Listeners

168 Listeners

610 Listeners

70 Listeners