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...wealthy travelers who frequent the chain, the Amanresorts name (aman means peaceful in Sanskrit) can hardly be uttered without Zecha in the same breath. The Indonesian native did not just found a resort chain; he perfected a concept. Minimalist in design and complementary to often remote, natural settings, each retreat is a unique encapsulation of the culture and country in which it sits. Pieces of his paradise are scattered mainly across Asia, but there are Zecha resorts as well in France, the U.S. and Morocco. "To create a simple meal, " says Zecha, "is often more difficult than to create...
...chilled bottled water flows freely at poolside and on the beach. A floating dock in the Andaman Sea is supplied with towels and water. Beach sand is sprayed with cold water so it is not hot to the touch. Such gestures clearly impress the class of repeat visitors, dubbed Aman junkies. Bernadette Tyrrell, a 33-year-old London stockbroker, has splashed out at Amanresorts seven times with her husband, an oil trader. "We all have nice houses," she says, "and we don't like leaving to go to lesser places...
...time traveling, checking established properties and scouting for new sites. His plan is to double the number of Amanresorts in the coming years. Three are under development outside of Asia, and Zecha says he is interested in Europe and the U.S. "He has Asia tied up with Aman," says Gordon Byrn, whose firm is a major shareholder in Amanresorts' parent company. "If he stayed here, he'd be competing with himself." Now that he is back in charge, Zecha looks set to take on the world...
...need to understand restructuring and how it will work," said Aman M. Milner, CRLS senior class president...
...Class sizes are, in my view, not the most important issue facing Harvard students, and things like the mandatory public service requirement are preposterous," says Aman Verjee, a third-year student. " I am of the view that law school should be cut down from 3 years to something like 1.5, and made into an apprenticeship program...