Who owns Bahrain Airport Hotel?
Bahrain Airport Hotel is owned by Gulf Hotels Group (Bahrain, Bahrain Bourse: GHG).[1]
Gulf Hotels Group owns 51% of Bahrain Airport Hotel rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Gulf Hotels Group B.S.C. Annual Report 2025 — Building Momentum for Future Growth, 22 February 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Gulf Hotels Group B.S.C. (51% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain, Manama
- Origin
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Upscale hotels
- Parent ticker
- Bahrain Bourse: GHG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bahrain Airport Hotel
Bahrain Airport Hotel sits inside the new Bahrain International Airport terminal opposite departure gate 15, offering family rooms and sleeping pods to passengers between flights rather than beds in the city. Gulf Hotels Group holds 51 per cent of Bahrain Airport Hotel Company and operates the hotel for it, but accounts for the holding as a joint venture rather than a subsidiary because the shareholders' agreement makes decisions joint.
Ownership timeline of Bahrain Airport Hotel
- Current owner Gulf Hotels Group (51%) [1] reported
Where Bahrain Airport Hotel sits in Gulf Hotels Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Al Waha Restaurant
- Bahrain Airport Hotel (51%)
- China Garden
- Doña by Margarita Mexicana
- Fishbone
- Fusions
- Gulf Executive Residence
- Gulf Executive Residence Juffair
- Jahazi Restaurant
- Kaju
- La Mosaique Restaurant
- La Pergola
- La Perle
- Margarita Mexicana
- Maverick
- Mawimbi Restaurant
- Rasoi
- Sato Restaurant
- Sofra
- Takht Jamsheed
- The Gulf Hotel Bahrain
- Zen by China Garden
- Zytoun
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See the full Gulf Hotels Group brand portfolio (23) →
Other brands owned by Gulf Hotels Group
Gulf Hotels Group controls 23 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in upscale hotels, and who owns them
The 57 brands in upscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is H World, with 11; Gulf Hotels Group has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom House | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Genting Grand | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Andaz | Hyatt | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Avani Hotels & Resorts | Minor International | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Ascend Collection | Choice Hotels | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lavande | Jin Jiang Hotels | 🇨🇳 China |
| Marriott Hotels | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Arjaan Hotel Apartments | Rotana | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
About the owner: Gulf Hotels Group
Gulf Hotels Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Manama, Bahrain, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 23 brands under its control, and it is listed as Bahrain Bourse: GHG.
Gulf Hotels Group is Bahrain's largest hotel owner-operator, incorporated in 1967 as Bahrain Hotels Company and renamed in 1969, the year it opened the Gulf Hotel — the country's first five-star hotel. It runs eight properties with about 1,200 keys, roughly twenty restaurants and twelve cafés and lounges, and reported net profit up 44 per cent in 2025 on a net margin of 23 per cent. Unusually for a hotel company its restaurant brands travel on their own: Takht Jamsheed and China Garden are being franchised and opened away from the hotels, in Bahrain malls, at Time Out Market Bahrain and in Saudi Arabia.
Gulf Hotels Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇧🇭 Bahrain Airport Hotel and other Bahraini brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 31 brands that began in Bahrain. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Bahrain Airport Hotel is not one of them.
- Gulf Air — Gulf Air 🇧🇭
- Alosra — BMMI 🇧🇭
- Babyshop — Landmark Group 🇦🇪
- Life Insurance Corporation (International) — LIC of India 🇮🇳
- Alosra On The Go — BMMI 🇧🇭
- Alto — BMMI 🇧🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bahrain Airport Hotel?
The parent company of Bahrain Airport Hotel is Gulf Hotels Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Bahrain.
Is Bahrain Airport Hotel Bahraini?
Yes. Bahrain Airport Hotel originated in Bahrain and its owner, Gulf Hotels Group, is also headquartered in Bahrain.
Is Bahrain Airport Hotel still owned by Gulf Hotels Group?
Yes. As of 25 September 2026, Bahrain Airport Hotel is still owned by Gulf Hotels Group (51% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Gulf Hotels Group B.S.C. Annual Report 2025 — Building Momentum for Future Growth — Gulf Hotels Group B.S.C., Annual report, published 22 February 2026; retrieved 25 September 2026.
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