The Inside Game. Like Sea Containers, Orient-Express will have two classes of stock. Sherwood runs it like his own little fiefdom,'' said Brett Barner, a SunTrust Banks money manager with a longtime stake in Sea Containers. When he's away and a guest takes it, he gets half the room rate. When More Is Too Much.
Analysts remain bullish on luxury hotels.
Even as Orient-Express aims to expand, Mandarin Oriental has set its sights on growing from 7,000 rooms to 10,000. Four Seasons, which now runs 48 hotels, has 19 in development. Ritz-Carlton, with 35, has 25 more coming. But, as Marie Antoinette found, lavish living can come to a sudden end. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.