page_title: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits
section_title: Hotels
hierarchical_section_title: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits / History / Monopoly / Hotels
caption_attribution_description: 中文: The Grand Hotel of Peking（北京六国饭店）
context_page_description: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, also CIWL, Compagnie des Wagons-Lits, or just Wagons-Lits, is an international hotel and travel logistics company, particularly known for its on-train catering and sleeping car services, as well as being the historical operator of the Orient Express.
  The Orient Express was a showcase of luxury and comfort at a time when travelling was still rough and dangerous. CIWL soon developed a dense network of luxury trains all over Europe, whose names are still remembered today and associated with the art of luxury travel. Examples of such luxury travel include the Blue Train, the Golden Arrow, the North Express and many more. CIWL became the first and most important modern multinational dedicated to transport, travel agency, hospitality with activities spreading from Europe to Asia and Africa.
  Now part of the French Newrest group, Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits was founded by the Belgian Georges Nagelmackers in 1872, in Belgium. CIWL quickly established itself as the premier provider and operator of European railway sleepers and dining cars during the late 19th and the 20th centuries.
context_section_description: In 1894 the Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels was founded as a subsidiary and began operating a chain of luxury hotels in major cities. Among these were the Hôtel Terminus in Bordeaux and Marseille, the Hôtel Pera Palace in Istanbul, the Hôtel de la Plage in Ostend, and the Grand Hôtel des Wagons-Lits in Beijing (Peking).
caption: The Grand Hôtel des Wagons-Lits, also known as the Six Nations Hotel, in Beijing before 1949.
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