Belmond

Orient express Belmond Orient express Belmond
Category
Asia, Europe, Events, Hospitality, Paris., USA
Tertiary Intractions
Asia, Cape Town, Guinness, Hospitality, Paris, Peru, Santa Barbara, South Africa, South America, Venice

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (Belmond) is a leisure company that operates luxury hotels, train services and river cruises worldwide. In 2015, the company had 35 luxury hotels, 7 tourist trains, 3 river cruises and restaurants in 22 countries.
The company was founded in 1976 by James Sherwood with the acquisition of a hotel in Venice belonging to the Guinness family. The Orient Express cruising in Asia but retains its name

 

Primary intrication¹

  • In December 2018, the company was acquired by Paris as part of a $ 3.2 billion transaction which was concluded in April 2019, making it 100% private.
  • The announcement of its sale led to Belmond's share increasing by 40% in just one trading day.

 

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Paris
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