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The Blue Train’s Corporate Charters & Value-For-Money Packages
June 2011
T he Blue Train, one of South Africa’s most well-known tourism icons, is now offering corporates the opportunity to tailor-make their own Blue Train route. The train can be chartered for strategic meetings, product launches, VIP cocktail parties, Christmas lunches, dinners and even weddings, with a variety of different routes as an option. The Conference Car, which is found in one of the two train sets, accommodates up to 22 delegates, is fully equipped with audio-visual and technical equipment for a high level business meeting or a small conference.
The Blue Train Scoops Yet Another Prestigious Award!
September 2010
Following the achievement of being voted Africa’s Leading Luxury Train at the recent World Travel Awards function held at the Sandton Convention Centre on the 7th July 2010, and thus qualifying for the Grand Gala Event where the world’s best will be pitted against each other later in the year, The Blue Train has proven once more why it is considered the world’s best by walking away with yet another prestigious international award, by being voted CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER READERS’ FAVOURITE SPECIALIST TRAIN at the 12th Annual Readers' Travel Awards, held at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London on Wednesday 1st September 2010.
The Blue Train - Africa's Leading Luxury Train Award!
July 2010
The Blue Train proved why it is called the window to the soul of South Africa when it won the highly contested ‘Africa’s leading luxury train award’ on the 7th July during the World Travel Awards – Africa and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony held at the Sandton Convention Centre.