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ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS ANNOUNCES NEW GENERAL MANAGER APPOINTMENTS IN PORTUGAL, PERU AND THE U.S

09 January 2008: Orient-Express Hotels today announced that it has made a number of new General Manager appointments, relocating existing General Managers to different properties within the group.

ORIENT-EXPRESS TO BUILD NEW YORK CITY HOTEL - '21' CLUB BRAND EXTENSION

07 November 2007: Orient Express are to build a New York City hotel on the current site of Donnell New York Public Library.

MANAGEMENT RESTRUCTURING AT ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS

17 September 2007: Orient-Express Hotels today announced that it has reorganised its management structure to better serve the needs of the business as it pursues its expansion plans.

THREE ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS SCOOP TOP HONOURS IN THE CONDÉ NAST READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS

04 September 2007: Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge in Peru and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire, UK, were last night voted the best hotel in their region by readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine.

MANAGEMENT CHANGE AT HOTEL CIPRIANI, VENICE

09 July 2007: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., today announced that Dr Natale Rusconi has decided to step down from his role as Managing Director of Hotel Cipriani, Venice, and Vice President of Orient-Express Hotels on 31st December 2007 after 30 years of dedicated service to the company.

ORIENT- EXPRESS HOTELS CONFIRMS ACQUISITION IN BUZIOS, BRAZIL

14 June 2007: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd, has confirmed that it has signed an agreement to purchase 185,000 sqm parcel of land in Buzios, one of the most popular up-market destinations in Brazil, 180km north-east of Rio de Janeiro.

ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS ACQUIRES 75% SHAREHOLDING IN CASA DE SIERRA NEVADA (MEXICO)

09 February 2006: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., owners and operators of 49 deluxe leisure properties in 25 countries, today announced its latest acquisition, a 75% interest in Casa de Sierra Nevada, a 33 room boutique hotel in the colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for US$8.4 million. Orient-Express Hotels will manage the property.

ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS’ ST. MARTIN CUPECOY YACHT CLUB DEVELOPMENT HAS REACHED 20% PRE-SELL LEVELS

20 April 2005: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com) announced today that the Cupecoy Yacht Club development on Sint Maarten has reached 20 percent pre-sell levels within three months of announcing the groundbreaking of the development on February 18, 2005.

ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS ACQUIRES THE MAJORITY INTEREST IN THE GRAND HOTEL EUROPE, ST. PETERSBURG

10 February 2005: 10 February, 2005 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. announced today its first hotel acquisition in Russia. The company has acquired the majority interest in the 301 room Grand Hotel Europe, St. Petersburg’s leading hotel, along with full management and operational control.