Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain has appointed Anne-Sophie Hurtaud as its new Hotel Manager. The appointment brings an experienced hospitality professional to a senior leadership role at the Bahrain property.
Hurtaud brings more than a decade of international hospitality experience across France, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Laos, the Philippines and Bahrain. Her background covers hotel operations, food and beverage leadership, project openings, rebranding and organisational management.
General Management and Hospitality Experience
Before joining Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, Hurtaud served as Cluster F&B Director at Raffles Fairmont Makati in Manila from May 2023 to July 2026. She previously worked as F&B Director at Sofitel Philippines Plaza Manila from April 2019 to April 2023.
Earlier in her career, she held food and beverage leadership roles at Premier Village & Premier Residences Phu Quoc, Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort, Pullman Hotels & Resorts and Sofitel properties in Laos and Vietnam. She also held assistant management and management trainee positions in France, China and Thailand.
Anne-Sophie Hurtaud’s leadership in Hotel operations
Hurtaud’s experience includes food and beverage operations, revenue and cost analysis, payroll, budgeting, purchasing and outlet management. She has also worked on hotel rebranding, food and beverage concept development, sales and marketing planning and hygiene standards.
At Pullman Hotels & Resorts in Saigon, she contributed to the opening and renovation of MAD COW, covering the project from concept development through construction and operations. She also supported food and beverage reorganisation and HACCP implementation.
Experience in pre opening and Rebranding projects
Hurtaud has worked on pre-opening assignments at Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort and Premier Village & Premier Residences Phu Quoc. At Sofitel in Luang Prabang, she supported the implementation of Sofitel and MGallery standards, developed food and beverage concepts and worked on outlet design.
Her earlier responsibilities included managing sales departments, organising events and overseeing daily operations across multiple food and beverage outlets. These experiences provide a broad operational foundation for her new hotel management position.
Anne-Sophie Hurtaud education and Hospitality training
Hurtaud holds bachelor’s degrees in Economy Management and Economy Management Tourism from ESTUHA University and Group Sup de Co La Rochelle. She also completed a Food and Beverage Excellence Trainee programme in Hospitality Management through the School of Excellence at Sofitel Worldwide.
At Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, she now takes on the Hotel Manager role following several years in senior food and beverage leadership positions.
