Amara Snapshot
Amara Holdings owns hotels and other commercial and residential properties in Southeast Asia. Through Amara Hotels, the company owns its flagship Amara Singapore Hotel and the Amara Sanctuary Resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. Amara sold its hotel in Saigon in 2008. Amara Holdings also has interests in more than five specialty restaurants, two office buildings, a shopping center, and three apartment buildings and other residential properties in Singapore. The company is looking to expand its geographical reach by acquiring or developing new properties in major Asian cities. Amara traces its roots to the 1930s, and it was incorporated in 1970.