The Benefits of Luxury Train Travelling

© Gottfried O. Rieck

2016

Gottfried O. Rieck

- From trainee to businessman

- More than 50 years railexperience

- Realisation of the MajesticImperator Train de Luxe

- International consultant forrailway related projects

Luxury Trains worldwideE.g.

Venice-Simplon Orient Express - Europe

Rovos Rail - South AfricaEastern and Oriental Express –Thailand, Singapore

Palace on Wheels - India Royal Canadian Pacific - Canada

Luxury Trains worldwideAl Andalus - SpainBelmond British Pullman – EnglandBelmond Grand Hibernian – Northern IrelandBelmond Hiram Bingham – PeruBelmond Northern Belle – Great BritainBelmond Royal Scotsman – ScotlandBlue Train – South AfrikaDanube Express – Europe, TurkeyDeccan Odyssey – IndiaDesert Express – Namibia El Expreso de la Robla – Spain El Transcantabrico – Spain Ghan – AustraliaGolden Chariot – IndiaGolden Eagle – RussiaImperial Russia – RussiaInca Rail – Machu Picchu Train – Peru

Indian Pacific – AustraliaJosé Cuervo Express Tequila – Mexiko Maharajas’ Express – IndiaMajestic Train de Luxe – Austria Palace on Wheels – IndiaPrestige Continental Express – ItalyPride of Africa, Rovos – South AfrikaPrivate Rail Cars – United StatesPullman Rail Journeys – United StatesRocky Mountaineer – Canada Royal Canadian Pacific – Canada Royal Rajasthan on Wheels – IndiaShongololo Express – AfricaSwiss Classic Train – SwitzerlandTren Crucero – Ecuador US Rail Vacations – United States

Majestic Imperator - The Carriages

- Six Carriages, all different design

Virtual Tour

Majestic Imperator Train de Luxe

Majestic or tourisitic Carriage

The impact of luxury traintravelling on countries

- Increases the high-quality tourism

- A big community of luxury train travellers = great target group

- Improves the image of a country

Why Jordan?- Many traditions, a long history

- Unique landscape to Petra

- New offer for high-class tourism

The Train as Special Location

Many different possibilities as Event location for:

- High Class Tourism

- Conferences

- Movies

- Incentives

- Official visits

What we offer

- Concepts for touristic rail traffic

- Carriage planning and –design

- Organization of incentive-travels

- Trouble-shooting on-site of special railway troubles

- Developement of Catering Concepts for trains

Resumé

- Luxury trains have the potential the increase the prestige of a country

- It supports the high-class tourism of the entire country

- Provide a lot of different possible usages

The Future

Reference of Prince Hassan ofJordan and his Familiy.

Journey in Majestic ImperatorTrain de Luxe from Vienna toArlberg Mountain.

Thank you

© Gottfried RieckR.I.E.C.K. Railconsult E.U.

Weihburggasse 18A-1010 Vienna

www.rieckconsult.com