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Why sophisticated travelers are increasingly hopping aboard luxury trains

Many travelers are learning to appreciate a more relaxed trip with scenic views—amid impressive opulence, of course.

Fortune

Luxury sleeper train forced to refund passengers after maiden journey delayed

The first passenger journey on the Britannic Explorer is scheduled to depart on 21 July

The Independent UK

The best hotels in Mexico for design, beaches and all-out luxury – reviewed for 2025

From remote jungle retreats to luxurious beachside resorts, these are the best places to stay in Mexico

The Independent UK

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Orient Express operator launches £16,000 luxury train trip from London to Wales

The luxury rail service costs the same as a 75-day cruise around South America and the Caribbean

Evening Standard

Eight epic train holidays for 2025 that prove it's the second golden age of travel

We’ve entered a second golden age of rail travel – here are the most noteworthy routes to know for 2025, to traverse everywhere from the South of America to Somerset

Evening Standard

Where will the next season of The White Lotus be filmed? Our travel desk share their predictions

From Tanzania to Saint Tropez – here’s the travel desk’s destination speculation for season four of the HBO hit series

The Independent UK

5 Orient Express-Inspired Luxury Train Journeys — Your One-Way Ticket to Design Escapism in 2025

Whether whizzing through the Andes on toward the former Inca Empire or unveiling the hidden gems of the Silk Road's trade routes, no second is wasted aboard these luxury train rides

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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: meet the travel winners transcending destinations

Discover the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025 travel winners: the year’s places to stay, dine, drink and join

Wallpaper

Inside the Britannic Explorer: New luxury sleeper train coming to England and Wales in July

The British countryside just got a little more luxurious this summer with Belmond’s new sleeper train – starting from £11,000

The Independent UK

Belmond’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express wins Wallpaper* Design Award 2025

L’Observatoire, a new carriage-sized suite by JR, wins our Best Slow Journey award for inspiring curiosity and adventure in passengers

Wallpaper

Villa Sant'Andrea, Sicily: an elegant and intimate slice of White Lotus-style luxury

Looking for A-list luxury without the drama? This glorious hotel in the bay of Mazzaro offers stunning views, glorious fine dining and still has a relaxed vibe, says Nick Clark

Evening Standard

Romazzino, A Belmond Hotel: Sardinia's chic new hotspot for living the dolce far niente

This stylishly renovated Belmond hotel is leading the renaissance of Costa Smeralda, where Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly used to holiday. It’s going to be the place to be in 2025, says Mary Lussiana

Evening Standard

Find stillness at the new Dior Spa on board Belmond’s Eastern & Oriental Express

The Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train, welcomes a Dior Spa, combining the brand’s Prestige skincare line with traditional Asian techniques

Wallpaper

LVMH, Accor Team Up To Develop Orient Express Brand

French hotel group Accor and luxury goods giant LVMH said Thursday they had entered into a "strategic partnership" to develop the fabled Orient Express brand.

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Evening Standard

Belmond Andean Explorer train review: What it's like to live the Peruvian high life

Elevate your travels on Belmond’s spectacularly scenic Peruvian Andean Explorer, says Ellie Davis

Evening Standard

The chilled way to do the Yucatan Peninsula (without an influencer in sight)

The ‘Tuluminati’ have ruined beautiful Tulum with their ring lights and Burning Man ‘fits, so head to the tranquil Riviera Maya instead, says Luciana Bellini

Evening Standard

Photo London's star for 2024: Meet Coco Capitan

Photographer, illustrator (and occasional poet), Coco Capitan turns her lens towards the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Wallpaper

Get your head around contemporary art at a Belmond hotel in Tuscany

Belmond’s Mitico project with Galleria Continua brings contemporary art to historic settings in Tuscany and beyond

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The Independent UK

MP adds to tributes to newlyweds killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda

Newbury MP Laura Farris described David Barlow and his South African-born wife Celia Geyer as a ‘much-loved couple’.

Daily Mirror

Orient Express set to scrap plans for UK line because of Brexit delays

The Orient Express has dropped the London-to-Folkestone leg of the route because it has become too difficult to cross the Channel after the UK's departure from the European Union

Evening Standard

Orient Express to scrap UK section after 41 years due to Brexit

The UK leg of the Orient Express has been scrapped due to Brexit border controls, according to a report.

Wales Online

Orient Express scraps UK service because of Brexit

Delays crossing the Channel mean it is now no longer viable to run the service

The Guardian - UK

Orient Express to axe UK section after 41 years due to Brexit

Luxury train operator cuts service ahead of biometric passport checks so passengers will have to join train in Paris

Evening Standard

Belmond’s Royal Scotsman is launching an onboard Dior spa

It’s the UK’s first train spa carriage

Bangkok Post

Laidback relaxation in Luang Prabang

Remember what the slow pace of life was like? I don’t. But this is exactly why places like Luang Prabang in Laos exist. It is to remind us that once in a while we have to take time to enjoy life at a pace slower than what we are used…

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