Belmond has revealed plans for a new cabin category aboard the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train, Europe – eight new Suites will join the rake from June 2023, bringing new heights of luxury and comfort to the original legend of the rails.

Frontier Travel’s General Manager, Ann-Catherine (AC) Jones was among the luxury travel industry’s global elite at Virtuoso Travel Week on Wednesday.

American filmmaker and railfan, Wes Anderson, has been tasked with reimagining the Cygnus carriage aboard the British Pullman, A Belmond Train, England, paying tribute to both the golden age of cinema and travel.

With exceptions that can be counted on two hands, globally, every hotel and resort has suffered dramatically for what is now a whole year. To my knowledge, only Belmond Maroma, 30 minutes south of Cancun, Mexico, has taken such a long-term view that all stakeholders, from LVMH owner Bernard Arnault via the operating team and all employees, to customers and their travel advisors, will ultimately benefit.

Belmond has released a collection of distinctive private escapes across its portfolio of hotels, trains and cruises. The diverse collection of experiences range from private grand suites aboard a luxury sleeper train to sun-soaked villas on the best beach in the Caribbean, characterful cottages in California gardens and a family charter of a river barge for a slow meander along the canals in France.

Belmond Afloat in France has unveiled details of a new week-long 12-star gastronomic barge voyage on the River Saône through Burgundy and Beaujolais.

Belmond Splendido Mare, in the centre of Portofino, Italy, will undergo a major renovation and reopen in June 2020, Belmond has announced. The 14-room guest house is located near the Belmond Hotel Splendido, which overlooks the bay.

Belmond has announced a special event for the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will take place in late March 2020, curated in partnership with Private Drama Events.

LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence has revealed the top 12 luxury hotel brands in the world for 2019. The results are based on a rigorously defined algorithm, LTI says, that measures the performance and values of luxury hotel brands. That algorithm encompasses over 120 touch points relevant to the high-end hotel sector.

Spencer Travel has been welcomed into the prestigious and exclusive Belmond Bellini Club, an invitation-only membership accessible to less than 100 agencies worldwide, providing preferred status that comes with a rich range of incredible benefits and special offers. Those perks are now extended to Spencer Travel clients across every luxury Belmond travel experience.

Irish chef, cookbook author and broadcaster Clodagh McKenna has been named as the host and curator of a two-night “Taste of Ireland” journey aboard the Belmond Grand Hibernian, departing on 28 September 2019.

Belmond has revealed it will create three new Grand Suites for the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express for the 2020 season. The new suites, Vienna, Prague and Budapest, are named after iconic European cities the train travels to every year.