The Kempinski Group says it expects to have more than 100 luxury hotels in operation globally by 2021. In the next 12 months, nine new hotels and close to 2,000 rooms and suites will open their doors: three of them in the Caribbean and one in Tel Aviv, Tbilisi, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Brazzaville and Almaty respectively.

One year from now, Club Med will be unveiling its first resort in South Africa: Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari. Located on the Dolphin Coast, north of Durban, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the all-inclusive resort will combine a beach getaway with an immersive safari.