In Brief: Club Med Koh Samui began construction on Aug. 25, 2026, following a hotel management agreement signed earlier this year.
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(Left to Right) Jason Dunn, Managing Director CIO, Central Capital Group; Andrew Xu, Deputy CEO & Chief Growth Officer, Club Med; Phoom Chirathivat, Managing Partner, Co-founder Central Capital Group; Rachael Harding, CEO, Southeast Asia and Pacific, Club Med; Charles Rubin, Managing Director IR, GC and Risk, Central Capital Group. – Image Credit Club Med
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Club Med Koh Samui resort was held on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, marking a significant milestone for both Club Med and Central Capital Group, one of Thailand’s leading business conglomerates.
The event included a traditional ceremony as well as a symbolic planting of native Samui coconut seedlings, signifying a tribute to the locale as well as a brand new beginning and a vision of future success. This closely follows the signing of the Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) just earlier this year.
The highly anticipated Club Med Koh Samui resort will be a Club Med Exclusive Collection Resort, the third in this product range in the East and South Asia, and Pacific (ESAP) region. Club Med Exclusive Collection Koh Samui will mark the brand’s first Exclusive Collection Resort in Thailand and second in the country, following Club Med Phuket which opened its doors 40 years back in 1985.
This expansion of Club Med and the Exclusive Collection product range continues the upscale trajectory of Club Med’s global upgrade which was completed in 2024. Since then, the group has been focused on accelerating the development of new resorts around the globe, including both Premium All-Inclusive as well as Exclusive Collection resorts.
With the ambition to double the number of resorts globally by 2030, Club Med’s development expansion roadmap is well-paced to deliver outstanding new resorts such as Club Med South Africa (newly opened in July 2026) and a brand new beach resort Club Med Borneo in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (end of 2026).
Other upcoming projects by Club Med include opening of resorts in Canada, Italy, Oman and Indonesia in the next few years.