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Articles tagged “orient express”

Hotels

How Accor Landed Its First Orient Express Hotel in Bangkok Bumping a Planned Marriott Edition

Christmas comes early for Accor, which announced its first Orient-Express Hotel in Bangkok, a 154-room property that was originally meant to be an Edition hotel. But there is still much for Accor to do as luxury players find the old new brand "confusing."

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 6 years ago

How Accor Landed Its First Orient Express Hotel in Bangkok Bumping a Planned Marriott Edition

Hotels

What You Need to Know About the Possible Sale of Luxury Hotelier Belmond

Shareholders are no doubt elated, but luxury travelers are concerned. They don't want Belmond to become another Ritz-Carlton, and get folded into another mega-hospitality giant.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

What You Need to Know About the Possible Sale of Luxury Hotelier Belmond

Ground Transport

Belmond Looks to Solidify Its Brand Image Against Competitor With Its Old Name

While part of the goal of Belmond's new branding campaign is to establish itself as an entity apart from its former Orient Express moniker, we wonder if the images it presents may be just a little too reminiscent of its former self.

Laura Powell, Skift | 7 years ago

Belmond Looks to Solidify Its Brand Image Against Competitor With Its Old Name

Hotels

AccorHotels Buys Into Orient Express to Remake an Iconic Brand

While some of the deals done by AccorHotels have raised eyebrows, this one seems like a good strategic fit. The Orient Express brand is known the world over and will give AccorHotels a greater presence in the luxury space.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 7 years ago

AccorHotels Buys Into Orient Express to Remake an Iconic Brand

Hotels

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

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.

Greg Oates, Skift | 11 years ago

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

Hotels

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

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.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

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

Ground Transport

Orient-Express Hotels mulls asset sales and delays merger track

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.

Nadja Brandt , Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Orient-Express Hotels mulls asset sales and delays merger track

Hotels

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

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.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

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.

Skift | 12 years ago