Mumbai, 21st January 2008: Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is delighted to welcome two unique hotel brands to its membership.

With a reputation as the ideal organisation for enabling small and mid-size independent brands to compete more effectively with the mega-chains, GHA is collaborating with Anantara and Cham Group through mutual collaboration in their sales, marketing and distribution activities.

Anantara is a collection of six spa resorts in some of Asia's most exotic destinations. Inspired by local architecture, Anantara Resorts are currently located in Thailand and also in the Maldives and in Bali, with several new resorts already under development.

Cham Group comprises Cham Palaces & Hotels, which is a collection of eleven city and resort hotels in Syria and Jordan and soon Algeria.