Kempinski Hotels S.A. is a hotel group. The group currently has its head office in Geneva but was founded in Berlin in 1897 as the Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft. Kempinski Hotels presently operates 76 luxury hotels as well as homes in 31 countries. Starting in Germany, throughout the years Kempinski has actually expanded its hotel profile to other parts of Europe and also to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and also Latin America.