Kempinski

Kempinski Hotels S.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryHospitality, tourism
Founded1862 (1862) in Germany
FounderBerthold Kempinski
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Kempinski AG Munich, Germany
Area served
Worldwide, except North America, South America and Oceania
Key people
Barbara Muckermann, Current CEO
ProductsHotels, restaurants, residences
Number of employees
24,000
Websitewww.kempinski.com

Kempinski Hotels S.A., commonly known as Kempinski, is a German luxury hotel management company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1862, making Kempinski the oldest hospitality company in the world, but the brand opened its first hotel at Berlin in 1897, as the Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft, the group currently operates 75 five-star hotels and residences in 38 countries.