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New Orient Express Hotels Will Be a Train Ride Back in Time

AccorHotels is launching a slate of properties inspired by the iconic railway, starting in Bangkok in 2020. 

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Photographer: Romain Laprade for Orient Express

More than 130 years ago, the Orient Express redefined luxury train travel, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture. Although the rail line has taken its farewell journey, a new line of hotels is ensuring that you can still enjoy the opulence of legendary carriages, without the risk of motion sickness.

Accor SA, doing business as AccorHotels, is relaunching a slate of hotels with the Orient Express name. The first will open in Bangkok next summer, with 10 total properties by 2030.

“If we succeed by sharing the history, guests will feel like they are part of the myth of the Orient Express,” says Guillaume de Saint Lager, executive director of the Orient Express Hotels.