Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are only four: Germany, Austria, Switzerland … and Liechtenstein.

In our travel news round-up this week: advice for holiday travelers, a robot that could save old languages from dying out, ...

A road trip is one of the most immersive ways to experience places like the Dolomites, the Scottish Highlands, and Switzerland’s tiny villages.

A traveler shared his luxurious experience and candid thoughts about his trip on a futuristic high-speed train in China.

Virgin Trains inched closer to the ability to run rail service through Europe's English Channel after a government regulator ...

Combining overnight accommodation and transport in one, night trains are the smart, scenic, and fun way to travel around ...

Europe's 240,000 kilometres of railway track reach virtually every destination, from iconic cities to hidden mountain towns.

Whether you're more inclined toward the nostalgia-inducing slow travel of a luxury sleeper car or the futuristic transport of ...

The Eurostar is facing some stiff competition (Picture: Shutterstock/Sergii Figurnyi) Gemini Trains has cranked up its game in the race to end Eurostar’s decades-long monopoly of Channel Tunnel rail ...

The journey takes around 45 minutes from start to finish (Picture: Getty Images) Nestled within a majestic mountain range in the snow-capped Swiss Alps, the highest train station in the world towers 3 ...