Kempinski Target Fastest Growth in the Region
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Kempinski Target Fastest Growth in the Region
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Category: Worldwide - Industry economy
- Hotel projects
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-05-19
Over 16 properties will be added to the portfolio over the next three years
The ambitious yet selective expansion plan of Kempinski Hotels, Europe’s longest-established luxury hotel chain, is cementing their position in the Middle East and Africa region as part of the overall strategy to double their portfolio to 121 hotels worldwide by 2015.
Hotels, Resorts and Residences in Middle East and Africa’s Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria will come on stream over the next two years, while Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the Seychelles and Namibia come on board earlier.
“The Middle East and Africa is an important area of expansion for us and we will continue our development strategy throughout the region. There is a worldwide fascination for this region and our brand of luxury with European flair makes us a main player in the Middle East and Africa.” Said Ulrich Eckhardt, Kempinski’s President for Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean.
This year (2011) sees four scheduled openings. The Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah is the group’s first beach property in Dubai, a five-star all-suites hotel comprising between one and five bedrooms. Kempinski adds another region to its list of beautiful destinations with the Seychelles Kempinski Resort at Baie Lazare on the island of Mahé, which will add value to the Kempinski portfolio by marking an entrance into this exclusive market and is scheduled to open in October. A major project in Namibia sees the acquisition of the Midgard Country Estate, which is following the takeover of Kempinski Mokhuti Lodge in 2008, in addition to the Kempinski Hotel Bahrain which is scheduled to open in the September 2011.
In 2012 the Kempinski Al Othman Hotel – Al Khobar, in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province will open in the ideal location for business guests to be joined during the course of the year by the Kempinski Hotel, Burj Rafal in Riyadh and the Kempinski Hotel, Jeddah. Summerland Kempinski, Beirut, Lebanon and Kempinski Residences Alabadiyah Hills - Beirut, Lebanon will also open duirng 2012.
Scheduled for opening in 2013 are the Kempinski Hotel The Wave in Muscat, marking the group’s entry into Oman, and a second hotel in Egypt’s capital Cairo, the Kempinski Hotel, Royal Maxim to join the Kempinski Nile Hotel. Opening the Kempinski Hotel, Accra -Ghana in 2013 will further strengthen Kempinski’s profile in the Africa region.
Further to these commitments, Kempinski have also entered into management agreements for the following properties: Kempinski Strand Hotel (Namibia); Kempinski Hotel, Marsa Malaz (Doha, Qatar), Kempinski Hotel Solaiman Basha Khan, a boutique hotel in the centre of authentic Omayad Damascus, Syria.
Kempinski’s luxurious brand will also be seen in the future in the following locations: Nairobi, Madagascar, Hammamet (Tunisia), Mozambique, South Africa, Casablanca, Mauritius, The Congo, Comoros, Bangladesh, Senegal, and Nigeria.
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