Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (Photo: Belmond)
Though 2020 was a quiet year for the iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train, plans were nonetheless being made to introduce new destinations and routes for travellers. This year, the luxury train will offer new European Grand Tour routes that traverse Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and The Netherlands, with new boarding points at Rome, Florence, Geneva, Brussels and Amsterdam as well as options for passengers to stay overnight at select Belmond properties in Florence and Tuscany. Guests can look forward to classic overnight trips from London to Venice or longer journeys that will take them from Paris to Istanbul in six exhilarating days.