The Travel Memo

THE FLOATING HOTEL

Beyond the traditional cruise, smaller boats with the hospitality we love like the Ritz-Carlton's Yacht Collection and Explora Journeys have launched new destinations and redefine what we imagine as travel shared in small, customized experiences a perfect balance.

TRAIN TRAVEL IS BACK

Not by chance, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express continues to be, after decades, a symbol and portrait of long train journeys. Even its photos are pure nostalgia, of old ways of traveling, and remains at the top of our list of destinations in radar with the Istanbul-Paris route, passing through Budapest.

The Orient Express prepares for 2027 with iconic routes: Venice, Amalfi Coast, Firenze, and Portofino, with an immersion in Italian dolce vita.

Paris to the Amalfi Coast
with @belmondhotelcaruso
22-25 April 2027

Paris to Venice
with @belmondhotelcipriani
20-23 June 2027

Paris to Florence
with @belmondvillasanmichele
4-7 September 2027

Paris to Portofino
with @belmondhotelsplendido
24-27 October 2027

On the other side of Europe, also enters this list of routes, the Belmond British Pullman and the Royal Scotsman which rewrite the meaning of crossing Scotland or arriving in London by train.

In Japan, the Seven Stars is the only train with a seven-star classification in the country, passing through art destinations aboard and itineraries that include walks in Kyushu forests. The new luxury of contemplation, with the hospitality and care that only Japan delivers.

The list doesn't end, as we also include the The Maharajas’ Express, on our bucket list of trains in India.