Italy’s Arsenale Group—owners of La Dolce Vita Orient Express—announced that it has acquired U.K.-based Golden Eagle Luxury Trains.

From October 2025, La Dolce Vita Orient Express will offer two golf-themed itineraries: “Northern Greens” and “Italian Swing.” The new voyages were announced this week in a newsletter sent by Orient Express.

Golden Eagle Luxury Trains will make its return to China in 2026 after seven years with the Golden Eagle Silk Road Express as part of its newly launched 2026 program of all-inclusive journeys.

Canada’s iconic Rocky Mountaineer will potentially welcome new sister rail brands under its overarching parent company, Armstrong Collective, LATTE can reveal.

Since Orient Express first re-emerged in 2016, following a near-40-year disappearance, and its subsequent acquisition by Accor, the company is in its “most exciting phase” of its renaissance, according to Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Chief Strategy Officer of Accor and CEO of Orient Express.

Renfe’s iconic luxury tourist train, Al Ándalus, is marking its 40th anniversary with the release of an expanded itinerary that will take effect from 2026.

Constellation Journeys has a few final rooms available on its 16-day itinerary through Namibia in March 2026, incorporating nine-nights aboard the high-end Rovos Rail and two nights in luxury lodges off the train.

Acclaimed British chef Joseph Rawlins will join Golden Eagle Danube Express for an exclusive journey from Istanbul to Paris this September which promises travellers a unique culinary experience.

Launching on 21 July 2025, The Britannic Explorer, A Belmond Train will make history as England and Wales’ first luxury sleeper train.