Belmond (company)
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NYSE: BEL |
| Industry | Hotels, Restaurants, Trains, Cruises |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom[1] |
Key people | Roeland Vos, CEO |
| Revenue |
 US$ 585.7 million (2014)[2] |
| Website | belmond.com |
Belmond Ltd is a hotel and leisure company that operates high end hotels, train services and river cruises around the world. In 2015 it had 35 deluxe hotels, 7 tourist trains, 3 river cruises and restaurants in 22 countries. The company was formerly known as Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. On 10 March 2014 the global collection of businesses was renamed Belmond[3][4][5][6][7] and on 1 July the parent company itself was renamed Belmond Ltd.[8]
Background
The company was founded in 1976 with the acquisition of Hotel Cipriani in Venice. The company derived its original name from the Orient Express. It operates the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express which operates overnight service between London and Venice.[1] It also operates other trains including the Belmond Royal Scotsman train service and has a 50 percent interest in PeruRail.
It operates two river cruisers on the Irrawaddy River in Central Burma (Myanmar) and Belmond Afloat in France (five canal and river barges).
Among the European hotels it owns is Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice and Belmond Reid's Palace in Madeira. It also owns and operates the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town and Belmond Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro.
Properties, Trains and Restaurants
Products owned or managed by Belmond Ltd. include:
Hotels
Europe
- Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Venice, Italy
- Belmond Hotel Splendido and Belmond Splendido Mare, Portofino, Italy
- Belmond Villa San Michele, Florence, Italy
- Belmond Hotel Caruso, Amalfi Coast, Italy
- Belmond Villa Sant'Andrea, Sicily, Italy
- Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo, Sicily, Italy
- Belmond La Residencia, Deia, Mallorca, Spain
- Belmond Reid's Palace, Madeira, Portugal
- Belmond Grand Hotel Europe, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Oxfordshire, England
North America
- Belmond Charleston Place, Charleston, South Carolina
- Inn at Perry Cabin by Belmond, St. Michaels, Maryland
- Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara, California
- Belmond La Samanna, St. Martin, French West Indies
- Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
South America
- Belmond Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, Iguassu Falls, Brazil
- Belmond Miraflores Park, Lima, Peru
- Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, Cusco, Peru
- Belmond Hotel Monasterio, Cusco, Peru
- Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Machu Picchu, Peru
- Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado, Urubamba, Sacred Valley, Peru
Asia
- Belmond Jimbaran Puri, Bali, Indonesia
- Belmond Napasai, Koh Samui, Thailand
- Belmond Governor's Residence, Yangon, Myanmar
- Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao, Luang Prabang, Laos
- Belmond La Résidence d'Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Africa
- Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
- Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge, Chobe National Park, Botswana
- Belmond Khwai River Lodge, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
- Belmond Eagle Island Lodge, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Trains
- Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Europe
- Belmond British Pullman, England
- Belmond Northern Belle, United Kingdom
- Belmond Royal Scotsman, Scotland
- Belmond Hiram Bingham, Peru
- Eastern & Oriental Express, Southeast Asia
- Belmond Grand Hibernian, Ireland
Riverboats
Restaurants
References
- 1 2 Business Wire (1 February 2013). "Company Profile for Belmond Ltd". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ↑ 2014 Belmond Ltd. Annual Report
- ↑ http://skift.com/2014/03/17/interview-behind-belmonds-rebrand-of-iconic-orient-express-name/
- ↑ http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/orient-express-hotels-gets-a-new-name/
- ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140223-900769.html
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/video/goodbye-orient-express-hello-belmond-xrN0VmQuTkmW5cK8E~o3SQ.html
- ↑ https://www.belmond.com/web/luxury/press/orient-express_hotels_ltd_to_launch_belmond_brand.jsp
- ↑ http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article78667.html
