Hotel Baru Karma Group di Andalusia, Spanyol
Karma Group mengakuisisi properti terbarunya di Andalusia, Spanyol, 10 Agustus 2021. Terletak di dalam wilayah hutan lindung Sierras, Karma La Herriza memiliki 30 kamar suites besar, restoran, bar, serta kolam renang terbuka dengan pemandangan yang menakjubkan. Dalam waktu dekat hotel luar kota yang indah ini akan direnovasi dengan rencana pembukaan saat Paskah 2022, sekaligus menandai properti pertama Karma Group di Spanyol.
Terletak di antara perkebunan alam seluas 25 hektar, dan di ketinggian 600 meter lebih dari permukaan laut, Karma La Herriza adalah oase yang tenang, cocok untuk mereka yang ingin santai di alam Spanyol yang belum tercemar, jauh dari suasana hiruk pikuk. Namun, untuk mereka yang ingin menjelajahi wilayah sekitar, hotel ini ada di lokasi tepat untuk menjelajahi pusat Andalusia sejati dengan taman nasional, bangunan benteng, dan desa putih yang menawan.
Tidak jauh terletak Gaucin, desa dinding putih Puebla Blanco layaknya foto kartu pos dengan deretan restoran cantik serta atraksi lainnya, maupun Ronda, kota indah di atas bukit. Dekat dengan Karma La Herriza adalah pintu masuk ke “Parque Natural de los Alcornocales”, yang memiliki lintasan sepanjang 16 km dan membawa pengunjung melewati hutan, menuju jalan ke desa putih Ubrique, yang dikenal dunia untuk kerajinan kulitnya.
Pantai ikonik hanya berjarak 45 menit, termasuk Costa del Sol dan kota ramai Marbella. Obyek menarik Andalusia lainnya termasuk Seville dan Jerez yang berjarak hanya sedikit lebih jauh, dengan bandara Gibraltar dan Malaga yang mudah dicapai.
Ketua dan Pendiri Karma Group, John Spence, mengungkapkan, “Memiliki resor di Spanyol memberikan kegembiraan mendalam bagi Karma dan saya sendiri, mengingat lamanya waktu yang saya lewatkan di negara ini. Saya yakin semua anggota dan tamu akan benar-benar mencintai properti ini.”
Penambahan Karma La Herriza akan membawa portofolio Karma Group yang mengagumkan menjadi lebih dari 40 properti, dengan 35 properti sementara ini beroperasi di 11 negara, 6 dalam pembangunan, dan sederet resor menarik yang akan diumumkan kemudian.
Karma Group
Karma Group is an award-winning international travel and lifestyle brand offering extraordinary experiences in the world’s most beautiful locations. The company is headed by Chairman and Founder, John Spence, a former Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and member of the judging panel for the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year. Among his numerous other awards, John was honoured with the Edward P. Bass Honorary Fellowship at Yale University in 2019 in the School of Architecture, marking the first time Yale has extended this to the same person more than once.
The Karma Group comprises Karma Estates, Karma Resorts, Karma Retreats, Karma Royal, Karma Beach, Karma Spa, Karma Kasa, Karma Club and Karma Boutique. The Group has developed multiple resorts and is currently operating 35 resorts in more than 10 countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, India, Indonesia, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
Four of these resorts were acquired in the past six months with Karma Group demonstrating an ability to acclimatize quickly and successfully to a drastically shifting landscape, with the company choosing to focus on domestic travel markets.
These new additions to the company’s ever-growing portfolio include the opulent Karma Seven Lakes in India’s romantic Udaipur, and the historic Karma Salford Hall, a Property formally owned by King Henry VIII in the English countryside. There are presently seven properties in development, with Karma Group negotiating further acquisitions in Australia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Spain and the UK.
In 2021 a series of new offerings were introduced, including A private member’s club with a difference, Karma Club, and the establishment of a brand new bespoke service for existing Karma Group members in Karma Concierge.
Karma Group is additionally involved in the world of fine wines and spirits. Since 2016, John Spence has been collaborating with key winemakers across the world to produce bottles that have formed the Karma Wines offering, from Tuscany to Bordeaux. A signature handcrafted small batch gin has also just been welcomed, a spirit crafted from botanicals sourced from the destinations where the group’s resorts, hotels, and retreats are located.
Outside of the hospitality realm, Karma Group remains a company devoted to supporting its surrounding community. Karma Group continues to run and support a number of Philanthropic initiatives worldwide under the Karma Cares banner.
These include ongoing sponsorship of Bangalore non-profit Christel House India, The Bali Life Foundation for disadvantaged children, and Vietnam’s Children’s Hope In Action (CHIA), alongside involvement in ongoing scholarships and fundraisers annually.
More recently, Karma Group spearheaded the drive for mass vaccination in Bali, and joined forces with Operation Recuperation, a UK initiative focusing on supporting front-line healthcare providers recover from the fight against Covid-19.