It granted a 30-year concession to PeruRail, which is managed and half-owned by Orient-Express Hotels, a Bermuda-based company.

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The competition is held in association with South African Airways, the official airline sponsor and The Westcliff Hotel, Johannesburg (part of the Orient-Express collection of luxury hotels) the official sponsor of accommodation for finalists and judges.

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