Related party transactions	12 Months Ended
Related party transactions	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related party transactions	Related party transactions OEH manages, under long-term contract, the tourist train owned by Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd., in which OEH has a 25% ownership. In the year ended December 31, 2013, OEH earned management fees from Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd. of $463,000 (2012 - $389,000; 2011 - $279,000), which are recorded in revenue. The amount due to OEH from Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd. at December 31, 2013 was $4,232,000 (2012 - $5,005,000). OEH manages, under long-term contracts in Peru, the Hotel Monasterio, Palacio Nazarenas, Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, Hotel Rio Sagrado, Peru Rail and Ferrocarril Transandino, in all of which OEH has a 50% ownership. OEH provides loans, guarantees and other credit accommodation to these joint ventures. In the year ended December 31, 2013, OEH earned management and guarantee fees from its Peruvian joint ventures of $8,281,000 (2012 - $7,886,000; 2011 - $7,644,000) which are recorded in revenue. The amount due to OEH from its Peruvian joint ventures at December 31, 2013 was $5,726,000 (2012 - $6,398,000). OEH manages, under long-term contract, the Hotel Ritz, Madrid in which OEH has a 50% ownership. For the year ended December 31, 2013, OEH earned $1,016,000 (2012 - $1,035,000; 2011 - $1,204,000) in management fees from the Hotel Ritz, Madrid which are recorded in revenue, and $684,000 (2012 - $631,000; 2011 - $560,000) in interest income. The amount due to OEH from the Hotel Ritz, Madrid at December 31, 2013 was $28,828,000 (2012 - $24,128,000). See Note 6 regarding a partial guarantee of the hotel’s bank indebtedness.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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