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Canadian Tourist Train Operator Wins Top Honour
It’s the first time a Canadian company has won a World Travel Award in the train category of the World Travel Awards. Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, has won top honour at the 2005 awards as the “World’s Leading Travel Experience By Train”. Other nominees in the category were: The Blue Train (South Africa), Rovos Rail (South Africa), Great Southern Railway (Australia), Orient Express Ltd (United Kingdom), Orient Express (Peru) and Palace on Wheels (India).
Over 2,000 people attended the gala ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House where the 12th Annual World Travel Awards event was held.
Since receiving the award, Rocky Mountaineer Vacations has announced the suspension of the North Coast Explorer train for the 2006 season. The tourist train, servicing the cruise ship industry, ran along the Skeena River and back form the Port of Prince Rupert.
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