Private Rail Across Asia: A Slow Luxury Renaissance

The interior of a luxury train dining car with rich dark wood panelling, brass lamps on each table, white linen tablecloths and the landscape of Asian rice paddies visible through the window during early evening light.

The Eastern and Oriental Express returned to service in 2024 after a five-year hiatus, with a new route through the Malay Peninsula and a programmatic shift toward shorter, more curated itineraries. The relaunch was, in some ways, characteristic of the broader Asian luxury rail revival: an established operator returning with thoughtful changes rather than wholesale … Lire la suite