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HAMILTON, Bermuda,
December, 2010 -- Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH,
http://www.orient-express.com), today announced the appointment of Raymond Blanc OBE, founder and chef
patron of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, a Vice President of
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. M Blanc has had a
close association with Orient-Express since the Company entered into a
partnership with him by acquiring the equity of Virgin Hotels in the
two star Michelin restaurant and 32 room hotel, Le Manoir aux
Quat'Saisons in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, in 2002. In his new capacity
as a Vice President, M Blanc will have a consultancy role throughout
the Orient-Express portfolio of hotels, trains and cruises, working
with existing teams to improve and enhance their culinary offering. The
first such project will be at Orient-Express Hotels' Santa Barbara,
California property, El Encanto, due to open in 2012, where Raymond
Blanc is designing the restaurant and will oversee delivery of the
concept. "Raymond is one of
the world's most talented chefs and he has an amazing track record of
encouraging his colleagues on to greater achievement. No less than 25
Michelin starred chefs trained with Raymond at some point in their
careers," said Paul White, President and Chief Executive of
Orient-Express Hotels. "I know my colleagues in Orient-Express
restaurants and kitchens all over the world will be delighted to have
his input and benefit from his knowledge." Raymond Blanc said
he was delighted to work more closely with Orient-Express hotels.
"Unlike many hotel companies, Orient-Express runs its own restaurants
and the reason they are successful is because they really aren't hotel
dining rooms, but restaurants in the true meaning of the word. There
are still many ways to enhance these offerings and I look forward to
this opportunity to get more involved with my Orient-Express
colleagues." Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., (NYSE: OEH, http://www.orient-express.com) is the name behind an elite collection of 49 iconic travel experiences in 24 countries, 40 of which are highly acclaimed hotels, each unique in style and character, from the Mount Nelson in Cape Town and Rio's Copacabana Palace, to the Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg and Maroma Resort & Spa on Mexico's Riviera Maya. The Company first began to offer exceptional luxury travel experiences in 1976, when it purchased Hotel Cipriani in Venice and then shortly afterwards, recreated the celebrated Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, which links London, Paris and Venice as well as other destinations. There are also two river cruise operations, six luxury tourist trains and a stand-alone restaurant, the celebrated '21' Club in New York. |
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