Georg R. Rafael

Belmond Ltd. is a hotel and travel company, which operates hotel, river cruise, safari, and luxury rail businesses. Its hotels include Belmond Grand Hotel Europe, Belmond Copacabana Palace, Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa, and Belmond El Encanto, Santa Barbara and tourist trains include VSOE, the Eastern & Oriental Express and Belmond Royal Scotsman. It has owned hotels in Europe, North America (including one stand-alone restaurant) and Rest of world, Owned trains and cruises, Part-owned/ managed hotels and Part-owned/ managed trains. The company was founded by James B. Sherwood in 1976 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Part of Henderson Park Capital Partners UK LLP, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is a luxury hotel and resort operator with properties in 24 countries and territories. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's portfolio includes 35 hotels and seven residences, each reflecting the group's oriental heritage and unique sense of place. Mandarin Oriental has a strong pipeline of hotels and residences under development and is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was acquired by Henderson Park Capital Partners UK LLP from Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. on September 14, 2022 for $139 million.