Indian Hotels Company (IHC) may increase its offer to take over Orient-Express Hotels after the global luxury hotels operator rejected its $1.2 billion bid earlier this week. Tata Group-owned IHC, which currently holds approximately a 7% stake in Orient Express, offered $12.63 per share for the remaining 93% of the US-listed company as it looks to expand its international presence.

Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company (IHC) has launched a takeover bid for luxury hotel chain Orient-Express Hotels in a bid to expand its international presence.

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. owners or part-owners and managers of 45 hotel, cruise and luxury rail businesses in 22 countries, has announced that it will launch a new river cruiser in Myanmar, to commence cruising in July 2013.

Following an unforgettable couple of weeks in London, this Sunday all eyes will turn to Brazil as the torch is handed over to the next host nation.

The British Pullman carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express offer travellers an extensive programme of luxury dining experiences and day excursions to Britain’s historic towns and stately homes. Breaking Travel News sits down for a fine-dining journey around the south coast of England.

Orient-Express opens the doors to Palacio Nazarenas, one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated openings, and the latest addition to its exclusive portfolio of hotels and trains in Peru.