Here to offer an alternative to hotels and holiday homes are intrepid travellers Dennis, 34, and Teresa, 33, who are ...

the L’Observatoire sleeper carriage, designed by the French artist, JR. The train’s largest accommodation will have its own library with more than 1,000 books, a tearoom with a fireplace ...

It's not quite a hotel on wheels, more a hostel on wheels. But a £118 cabin for six (breakfast included) on the Nightjet sleeper train is, I discovered, very much a worthwhile option for crossing ...

The ensuite room was modern and comfortable, but I barely slept as the train was too noisy and shaky. The Caledonian Sleeper is the UK's most famous overnight train, with similar London-to ...

The consortium was awarded the contract to build 80 sleeper Vande Bharat trains, to be supplied over a six year period – eight in first year, 12 in the second; and then onwards 20 each year.

China is now the second-most influential country in the world in terms of soft power, second only to the United States, according to the 2025 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance. In the past ...

But while the human costs are being tallied, the soft power effects are harder to grasp. China is widely assumed to be the biggest beneficiary, although the full extent of the impact remains ...

The sixth annual Global Soft Power Index, released by Brand Finance, confirms what many have observed: China has ascended to the world’s second most influential soft power nation, trailing only ...

After spending the next three years sampling sleeper trains in Europe ... BI that the old blue cloth seats had been replaced with soft vinyl. "The seats have the same frame, but the cushions ...

Passengers prepare to board a tourist train for seniors at Tianjin Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, March 15, 2025. A tourist train for seniors departed from north China's Tianjin on Saturday.