Articles tagged “orient express”

Interview: Behind Belmond’s Rebrand of Iconic Orient-Express Name

Greg Oates, Skift

The new Belmond brand allows the hospitality and travel group to better seek out new management partnerships and expand the customer base to younger demographics.

The Curious Rebranding of Orient-Express Hotels Into the Belmond Brand

Dennis Schaal, Skift

It's a beautiful world (Belmond), and a curious one, as Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. is discarding its iconic -- albeit licensed -- brand, and is rebranding its portfolio of hotels, river cruises, rail lines, safaris and restaurants.

Orient Express Opens Up Myanmar In Its Own Way Through Luxury River Cruises

Att Sikkema, Associated Press

The tourists and the Myanmar villagers were equally as curious about one another. River cruising truly feels like an option well-suited for a country and tourism infrastructure just opening things up.

Orient-Express Hotels mulls asset sales and delays merger track

Nadja Brandt , Bloomberg

Orient-Express Hotels may one day feel some seller's remorse in not taking the Indian Hotels merger offer as it would have meant a 43 percent premium on its recent stock price.

Orient-Express Hotels names new CEO and rejects takeover bid

The latest rejection from Orient-Express doesn't mean it won't get bought; it could just be a way to bid up the price.

NYC’s 21 Club & parent Orient Express gets $1.86 billion buyout offer from India’s Tata Group

If the takeover is successful, Taj's iconic branding and luxury reputation will surely only help Orient's properties.

Pairing the Queen Victoria with the Oriental Express for an 1930’s-era Far East adventure

This junket-generated story is nonetheless exciting with its promise of a long, lazy vacation with old-school luxe -- at new-school prices, of course.