Over 16 properties will be added to the portfolio over the next three years

Kempinski Hotels is establishing 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.This year sees four scheduled openings. The Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah is the group’s first beach property in Dubai. Kempinski adds another region to its list of destinations with the Seychelles Kempinski Resort at Baie Lazare on the island of Mahé, which 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.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.This year sees four scheduled openings. The Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah is the group’s first beach property in Dubai. Kempinski adds another region to its list of destinations with the Seychelles Kempinski Resort at Baie Lazare on the island of Mahé, which 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.