Ralph Radtke, regional vice president with European hotel brand Kempinski, speaks to Breaking Travel News as San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice is honoured with the title of World’s Leading Palace Hotel by the World Travel Awards.

Kempinski Hotels has announced that the long-anticipated Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai has now opened its doors to guests. Inspired by European palaces of the past, the building has been meticulously designed with neoclassical architecture at the forefront.

Breaking Travel News catches up with Houssam Naddaf, director of sales and marketing at the Marsa Malaz Kempinski on The Peral in Doha, capital of Qatar, to find out what it brings to the Middle Eastern hospitality market.

Recognised by voters at the World Travel Awards as China’s Leading Business Hotel, Cindy Zhang, director of communications for the Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai, tells Breaking Travel News how it feels to have won.

Following a more than 20-year long career with brands such as Capella Hotels and Ritz Carlton, the hotelier re-joins Kempinski after his most recent assignment as general manager at Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Latvia’s first five-star luxury Kempinski Hotel has inaugurated Stage 22, a stylish rooftop spot in the heart of the pulsating capital.