SHARJAH, U.A.E. (July 2, 2019) — Leave it to a country that’s actually named one of its residential communities The Sustainable City to also produce a resort where the salon uses only organic ingredients in its nail treatments. Still in its first year of operation, the Al Bait Sharjah has come out of the gate...
SHARJAH, U.A.E. (May 30, 2019) — Six months after opening its doors in the heart of this city’s historic district, the Al Bait Sharjah is emerging as one of the region’s most ambitious new properties, renowned for the five historic homes at its foundation and for its overwhelming dedication of human resources. Eight years in...
SINGAPORE (Nov. 6, 2018) — As GHM readies the grand opening of a new resort on the Arabian peninsula and looks to the next phase of its expansion, the 26-year-old luxury hotel group has appointed Tommy Lai as its CEO. The Singapore native will assume some responsibilities currently managed by GHM co-founder and president Hans R....
SINGAPORE (July 16, 2018) – General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM) has announced Sept. 1, 2018 as the opening date of Al Bait Sharjah, a 53-key property that celebrates the heritage of Arabia and that will stand as GHM’s second property on the peninsula after the award-winning Chedi Muscat. Developed in partnership with Shurooq (the Sharjah Investment and...
UBUD, Bali (June 12, 2018) — The soft adventure options on Bali soar for the skies this week when The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah Ubud anchors a 23-metre hot air balloon in its rice paddies and opens the gate on its wicker basket for rides three times a day. Despite the popularity of ballooning tours...
SINGAPORE (Mar. 20, 2018) – TIN Hotels International Group Ltd, the joint venture partnership between General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM) and van de Bunt Partners to introduce lifestyle travellers to a new generation of accommodations, has inked a management agreement with China’s Tibet Da’ji Hotel Co. Ltd. to plant the TIN Hotels flag on the...
SINGAPORE (Mar. 14, 2018) — General Hotel Management Ltd. (GHM) has named Patrick Moukarzel general manager of the Al Bait Sharjah, a 53-key hotel scheduled to open later this year in a historic district of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) third largest city. A French national fluent in three languages, including Arabic, Moukarzel’s appointment is a...
Singapore, September 27, 2017 – General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM) has named Deasy Swandarini general manager of its intimate 20-villa resort – The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah, Ubud, Bali – a private hideaway nestled in Ubud’s emerald rice paddies. Balinese by birth, Swandarini joins the GHM family after having spent a large part of her...
SINGAPORE — Three hotels managed by GHM won coveted spots on one of the world’s most distinguished compendiums of the world’s greatest hotels — the Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards. The prestigious international travel magazine unveiled the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards on Oct. 20, elevating The Nam Hai Hoi An...
UBUD, Indonesia — More than a decade after Hendra Hadiprana transformed his sprawling Balinese retreat into a luxurious 20-villa resort, The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah has wrapped up renovations on the most stunning villa of all — the Hadiprana Villa. As centerpiece of a 570-square-metre (6,135-square-feet) retreat, the traditional villa now includes a spacious deck...
