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Orient-Express Hotels names new CEO and rejects takeover bid
RoomsLuxury hotel and tour operator Orient-Express Hotels said Thursday that John M. Scott III has been named president and CEO of the company. Scott, 47, worked most recently as President and CEO of Rosewood Hotels Resorts, a luxury hotel company. He replaces Philip Mengel, who served as interim CEO for the past six months. The [...]
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NYC’s 21 Club & parent Orient Express gets $1.86 billion buyout offer from India’s Tata Group
RoomsIndia’s business conglomerate Tata group and its hospitality arm Indian Hotels Company today said it will make an offer to acquire US-based Orient Express Hotels, which owns a chain of luxury hotels, tourist trains, cruises and restaurants — including the 21 Club in Manhattan. Indian Hotels, which operates the iconic Taj properties in India and [...]
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Pairing the Queen Victoria with the Oriental Express for an 1930′s-era Far East adventure
DestinationsSource: The Daily Telegraph Cunard’s Queen Victoria and the Eastern & Oriental Express combine for an unforgettable holiday to the Far East and Middle East. Travelling on board the Eastern & Oriental Express from Bangkok to Singapore is one of the world’s great train journeys. Combine this with a 12-day voyage aboard Cunard’s magnificent ocean [...]
