Rich Lister Tim Gurner plans to take his brand of high-end health and wellness clubs to the United States and the United Arab Emirates by the end of this year, making it the first time the busy Melbourne-based developer has ventured into offshore markets.

“Sydney is a big focus for us at the moment, and Gold Coast and then global,” Gurner told The Australian Financial Review. ”We’ll be in the US by the end of the year and the UAE, so Dubai.”