Meet Abigail Tan, CEO St Giles Hotels Group
Not your average hotelier
Abigail Tan became St Giles Hotels’ CEO of UK, Europe and North America in 2018 but she is certainly not your average hotelier. In her spare time, you may find her flying a helicopter, playing the electric guitar, boxing, or doing some other form of sport at 6am.
In her role, Abigail oversees the New York property, The Tuscany – A St Giles Signature Hotel, as well as the London hotels, St Giles Heathrow and St Giles London. Abigail is also responsible for sourcing new acquisition and management opportunities and is the driving force behind the development of St Giles’ brand and culture and in 2025 she will oversee St Giles Makati in Manilla.
Abigail is also the driving force behind ‘Hotels with a Heart’, a philanthropic initiative of St Giles Hotel Group, which aims to give back to, and and have a positive impact on, the communities and people in the areas surrounding the properties.
Hotels have been a love of mine from a very young age. The people, the life, the vibrancy, the smells, the whole idea that they function almost like their own little worlds. I like how it moulds different industries together from creativity to finance to engineering to human resources. I love the feeling of walking into a hotel and being almost transported to a different place, and I love how in this industry, things go from concept to reality as the hotel continues to evolve. Hotels […] mean family to me
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This article was published on 14th January, 2025
