Hotels and Resorts Maverick Sol Kerzner Dies
Photo Credit: Sol Kerzner at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. Kerzner International
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Sol Kerzner was one of the world's most innovative hoteliers. When facing hard times or crises, he would say, “You just gotta box on” — fitting words in the current times.
Founder of Sun International and Kerzner International, Sol Kerzner, died Saturday of cancer at the Kerzner family home in Cape Town, South Africa. He was 84.
Kerzner redefined the scale and scope of integrated destination resorts, as seen with his Atlantis developments. He also lifted the bar of luxury resorts with the audaciously named One & Only Resorts brand.
In his career spanning six decades, Kerzner established at least 80 hotel and casino properties in more than 12 countries. His most monumental achievement was the creation of Sun City in an area north of Johannesburg where there were no roads and no infrastructure. The project starte
