The Emerald Collection is an Italian owned group of luxury all-inclusive properties across East Africa and the Indian Ocean, it was officially launched in 2013. The group is headed by the Italian Scarapicchia family with over 40 years’ experience in the luxury hospitality industry. The Scarapicchia Group with its background in skiing tours and winter holidays in the 1980s, soon began constructing and managing luxury resorts in Kenya and Zanzibar before expanding to Mexico and the Caribbean. The group has the aim to target guests seeking five-star, luxury holidays and are renowned for their exceptional service, facilities and authenticity.