P.M. BRIEFING : Orient Express to Rerun Famed London-Istanbul Trip on May 30
Goodwood Travel said today that next month it will bring back for one journey only the famous London to Istanbul railroad service aboard Europe’s historic Orient Express.
“For more than a hundred years the Orient Express has symbolized the ultimate in luxury train travel,” said Goodwood Travel, a tour operator based in Canterbury, England. “It was made famous by its illustrious clientele, which included members of European royalty, diplomats, notorious spies and femmes fatales, immortalized by the film industry.”
The Orient Express service, started in the late 19th Century, was discontinued after World War II, financially unable to withstand the competition from airlines and faster and cheaper trains.
Goodwood Travel said 100 presumably wealthy travelers will be able to board the Orient Express’ original Pullman cars at London’s Victoria Station on May 30 for an Istanbul-bound journey of four days and five nights.
The Pullman cars were discarded after the service was discontinued. The cars were saved from destruction and restored by two investors and are now used for leisure trips on the Nostalgie Istanbul Orient-Express and the Venice Simplon Orient-Express lines.
Goodwood Travel did not disclose the price of the trip.
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