Rocky Mountaineer has named Tony Soden as its new Regional Sales Manager, APAC as the rail company bolsters its workforce in Australasia.

Rocky Mountaineer recently hosted travel partners from across the Asia Pacific region onboard the new Rockies to the Red Rocks journey in Southwest USA.

Rocky Mountaineer launched its inaugural route in the Southwest United States this week with the first-ever luxury train journey between Denver  and Moab.

Rocky Mountaineer has pushed back the restart of its Canadian operation in 2021 by another month, with a new flagged relaunch date of 5 July. The decision comes a month after the company moved its regular-season start date of mid-April to 1 June.

Rocky Mountaineer has added an extra four-weeks to the inaugural season of its Rockies to the Red Rocks itinerary in the United States, scheduled to launch in mid-August 2021.

Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer has confirmed the suspension of its 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued government travel and health restrictions. All departures through to 11 October, 2020 have been abandoned.

This week LATTE communicated from afar with Steve Sammut, President and CEO of Rocky Mountaineer.

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