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.[3] 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
On 10 March 2014, Orient-Express Hotels Ltd was renamed Belmond,[5][6][7][8] and on 1 July 2014, Belmond's holding company was also renamed Belmond Ltd.[9]
In April 2015, Belmond Limited partnered with
In December 2018, the company agreed to be acquired by LVMH[12] in a $3.2 billion transaction which would delist the company from the New York Stock Exchange and make it 100% privately owned.[citation needed] The announcement of the sale led Belmond's share price to increase by 40% in a single trading day.[13] The deal closed in April 2019.[14]
Properties
Hotels
Transportation
Type | Route | Name |
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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
- Kuranda, Queensland and Sydney. Its carriages were transferred to the Belmond Andean Explorerafter 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 |
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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
- ^ a b c All Cusco and Macchu Picchu Hotels are a 50% Joint Venture with Peruvian shareholding company Peru Hotel Macchu Picchu SA (Peru Belmond Hotels SA)
- ^ (since May 2017) In 50% partnership with the Peruvian shareholder company Peruvian Trains and Railways SA
- ^ Belmond has a 50% interest in PeruRail.
References
- ^ Company 10-Q
- ^ "Belmond revenue". www.craft.co. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Belmond Ltd. - SEC". Sec.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Belmond's founder deserves his place in its history". Ft.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Interview: Behind Belmond's Rebrand of Iconic Orient-Express Name". Skift.com. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Vora, Shivani (14 March 2014). "Orient-Express Hotels Gets a New Name". Intransit.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Log In". Wsj.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. Changes Corporate Name to Belmond Ltd". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Eoin Burke-Kennedy (22 April 2015). "'Orient Express' company Belmond jumps tracks to Ireland". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Ravi Teja Sharma (2 July 2016). "Tata-owned India Hotels sells 5.1 per cent stake in Belmond for $49.57 million". Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Rupert Neate (14 December 2018). "Orient Express sold to owner of Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Travis Hoium (14 December 2018). "Why Belmond Ltd's Shares Jumped 40% Today". Fool.com}. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "LVMH buys Belmond hotel group for $3.2 bn, including Machu Picchu and Cusco hotels". News from Peru - Peruvian Times. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Historical business data for Belmond Ltd.:
- SEC filings