Saudi Arabia’s dream train to chug across the desert at $4,000 a night

Italy’s Arsenale CEO Paolo Barletta talks to The Circuit about his Orient Express-inspired luxury rail line launching next year

Paolo Barletta, a dapper Italian railroad impresario, is channeling the spirit of the storied Orient Express and Fellini’s La Dolce Vita to bring luxury train travel to Saudi Arabia.

Starting late next year, his “Dream of the Desert”...

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