| Business Summary | | Orient-Express
Hotels
Ltd.
(OEH)
is
a
hotel
and
leisure
group
focused
on
the
luxury
end
of
the
leisure
market.
The
Company
owns
and
operates
27
deluxe
hotels,
reported
as
23
business
units,
six
tourist
trains,
a
river
cruise
ship
and
three
restaurants.
OEH
acquires
distinctive
properties
in
areas
of
outstanding
cultural,
historic
or
recreational
interest
in
order
to
provide
luxury
lifestyle
experiences
for
the
elite
traveler.
Hotels
and
restaurants
represent
the
largest
segment
of
OEH's
business,
followed
by
tourist
trains
and
cruises.
OEH's
principal
European
tourist
trains,
called
the
Venice
Simplon-Orient-Express,
operate
in
two
parts
in
a
regularly
scheduled
overnight
service
between
London
and
Venice
and
on
short
excursions
in
southern
England.
OEH
owns
30
railway
cars
originally
used
on
the
Orient-Express
and
other
famous
European
trains. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Orient-Express
Hotels,
Ltd.
is
a
hotel
and
leisure
company
focused
on
the
luxury
end
of
the
leisure
market.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
total
revenues
rose
1%
to
$134.6
million.
Net
income
rose
10%
to
$19.3
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
volumes
at
the
Company-owned
hotels
and
restaurants
and
the
acquisition
of
the
Observatory
and
Lilianfels
Hotels
in
2000.
Earnings
also
benefitted
from
decreased
interest
expenses. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | James Sherwood, 67 | Chairman | Simon Sherwood, 39 | Pres,
Director | James Struthers, 37 | VP-Fin.,
CFO | John Campbell, 57 | VP---Bermuda | Peter Parrott, 65 | VP,
Treasurer |
| More
from
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Compensation,
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