Belmond Limited
Formerly | Orient-Express Hotels Ltd |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Hospitality |
Headquarters | Hamilton, Bermuda[1] |
Key people | Roeland Vos (CEO) Dan Ruff (COO) |
Services | Hotels, trains, cruises, restaurants |
Revenue | US$ 576.84 million (2018)[2] |
Parent | LVMH |
Website | Belmond.com |
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 James Sherwood with the acquisition of the Hotel Cipriani in Venice from the Guinness family for £900,000. James Sherwood then bought what was left of the legendary Orient Express train to restore it and offer rides from Paris and London to his hotel in Venice to wealthy clients,[4] 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,[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 Irish Rail to launch the luxury train Belmond Grand Hibernian in Ireland.[10] In July 2016, Indian Hotels Company Limited sold its 5.1% stake in Belmond, retaining only 0.44% of Belmond after the sale.[11]
In December 2018, the company agreed to be acquired by LVMH[12] 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.[13]
Properties
Hotels
Transportation
Type | Route | Name |
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Sleeper trains | London-Venice | Venice Simplon-Orient-Express |
Scotland | Belmond Royal Scotsman | |
Ireland, Northern Ireland | Belmond Grand Hibernian | |
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore | Eastern and Oriental Express | |
Peru | Belmond Andean Explorer[note 2] | |
Day trains | Great Britain | Belmond British Pullman |
Peru[note 3] | Belmond Hiram Bingham | |
Sailboats | France | Belmond Afloat in France (five canal and river barges) |
Irrawaddy River, Myanmar | Belmond Road to Mandalay |
Restaurants
Country | City | Name |
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United States | New York City | 21 Club |
Charleston, South Carolina | Charleston Grill | |
United Kingdom | Oxfordshire | The Restaurant at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons |
Portugal | Madeira | William Restaurant |
Italy | Venice | Oro Restaurant |
Taormina | Otto Geleng Restaurant | |
Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Mee |
Rio de Janeiro | Ristorante Hotel Cipriani |
See also
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ a b c All Cusco and Macchu Pichhu 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.
- ^ "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. "Orient-Express Hotels Gets a New Name". Intransit.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Log In". Wsj.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
- Historical business data for Belmond Ltd.:
- SEC filings
- Hotel and leisure companies based in London
- Companies of Bermuda
- Cruise lines
- Multinational food companies
- Railway companies of Italy
- Railway companies of the United Kingdom
- Hotel chains in the United Kingdom
- Hospitality companies established in 1976
- Railway companies established in 1976
- 1976 establishments in Italy
- 2019 mergers and acquisitions
- LVMH