Prior to the relaunch in June 2013, GLH operated under the name Guoman Hotel Management (UK) Limited.
[citation needed] On 23 October 2013, GLH launched Amba, a global 4-star hotel brand catering to “the discerning business and leisure traveller”.
The four launch properties announced by GLH are situated in Marble Arch, Tower Bridge, Charing Cross and Buckingham Palace Road in London.
GLH also announced its plans to open the Amba brand across 30 UK cities and expand internationally in China, the US and Europe.
[citation needed] The company is owned by GL Limited,[8][2] an international investment company headquartered in Singapore renamed from BIL International Limited, and has a primary listing on the Singapore Exchange, with secondary listings on the London and New Zealand Stock Exchanges.