What’s Next for Belmond?


Skift Take

Belmond hasn't had the easiest time over the past few years, but its collection of iconic hotels and trains make it an intriguing target.

Series: New Luxury

Luxury Travel News

The Skift New Luxury column is our weekly column focused on the business of selling luxury travel, the people and companies creating and selling experiences, emerging trends, and the changing consumer habits around the sector.
Skift Senior Hospitality Editor Deanna Ting has written a great explainer on the lay of the land at Belmond, after the luxury operator effectively put itself up for sale last week. Whenever a company launches some kind of "strategic review," it's really code for, "we're selling the business as long as someone meets our asking price," and there are plenty of potential suitors. Might Belmond interest big-spending AccorHotels — this would also help with any confusion relating to t