Английская Википедия:Belmond Limited
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Belmond Ltd. (formerly Orient-Express Hotels Ltd) is a hospitality and leisure company that operates luxury hotels, train services and river cruises worldwide.[1] In 2015, the company had 35 deluxe hotels, 7 tourist trains, 3 river cruises and restaurants in 22 countries.
History
The company was founded in 1976 by the American entrepreneur James Sherwood with the acquisition of the Hotel Cipriani in Venice from the Guinness family for £900,000. James Sherwood then bought a number of historic rail cars similar to (but likely separate from) those used on the original Orient Express train, which he restored and used to offer rides from Paris and London to his hotel in Venice to wealthy clients,[2] thus the former name of the company. Much of the history of the company is documented in James Sherwood's memoir Orient Express: A Personal Journey.
On 10 March 2014, Orient-Express Hotels Ltd was renamed Belmond,[3][4][5][6] and on 1 July 2014, Belmond's holding company was also renamed Belmond Ltd.[7]
In April 2015, Belmond Limited partnered with Irish Rail to launch the luxury train Belmond Grand Hibernian in Ireland.[8] In July 2016, Indian Hotels Company Limited sold its 5.1% stake in Belmond, retaining only 0.44% of Belmond after the sale.[9]
In December 2018, the company agreed to be acquired by LVMH[10] in a $3.2billion transaction which closed in April 2019, thus delisting the company from the NYSE and making it 100% privately owned. The announcement of the sale led Belmond's share to increase by 40% in a single trading day.[11]
Properties
Hotels
Transportation
| Type | Route | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Sleeper trains | London-Venice | Venice Simplon-Orient-Express |
| Scotland | Belmond Royal Scotsman | |
| Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & Laos | Eastern and Oriental Express | |
| Peru | Belmond Andean Explorer[note 2] | |
| Day trains | Great Britain | Belmond British Pullman |
| Peru[note 3] | Belmond Hiram Bingham | |
| River Boats | France | Les Bateaux Belmond (five canal and river barges) |
| Irrawaddy River, Myanmar | Belmond Road to Mandalay |
Other formerly operated trains
- Great South Pacific Express (1999-2003) in Australia between Kuranda, Queensland and Sydney. Its carriages were transferred to the Belmond Andean Explorer after its demise.
- Belmond Northern Belle (2000-2017) in the Central and Northern regions of Great Britain. Sold to West Coast Railways as a new operator.
- Belmond Grand Hibernian (2016-2021) in Ireland.
Restaurants
| Country | City | Name |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York City | 21 Club |
| United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | The Restaurant at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons |
| London | The Lalee | |
| Portugal | Madeira | William Restaurant |
| Italy | Venice | Oro Restaurant |
| Taormina | Otto Geleng Restaurant | |
| Florence | La Loggia | |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Mee |
| Rio de Janeiro | Ristorante Hotel Cipriani |
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
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