LVMH x Orient Express

If you thought Bernard Arnault was satisfied with LVMHs hospitality ventures through Bulgari Group, Belmond Hotels (acquired in 2018) and Cheval Blanc (first opened in 2006), think again.

LVMH recently announced a new partnership with French hotel giant Accor, operator of over 5,500 hotels worldwide, through a strategic investment in the Orient Express brand.

The moves aims to bring their luxury expertise to the development of more trains, new hotels in Rome and Venice, as well as ships, starting with the Silenseas that's set to sail for the first time in 2026.

What's next for Arnault in hospitality? Well, we wouldn't be surprised to see him involved when commercial space tourism like Above becomes reality.

Image via French interior and architecture design studio, Maxime d’Angea.

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