Gil Froès — nickname “Kheops”

For more than 25 years, I worked in hospitality and food & beverage. There were good years, difficult periods and the everyday responsibilities of running a business. I learned to pay attention to the welcome, the cleanliness, the food, the service and the details people remember after they leave.

In 2026, a hospitality business I had run in Belgium came to an end. It was a difficult setback. I do not see it as the end of my professional story; it made me stop, take stock and ask what I wanted to build next.

That turning point clarified my priorities: to work independently, know what I recommend firsthand where possible, build relationships with people and choose care over volume. “Kheops” is my nickname — the name people know me by — and it is part of the name of this new venture. I carry it into this chapter as my own identity, not as a claim to a special story behind it.

I chose Indonesia, and Bali in particular, for a long-term project. I am drawn to the people, cultures, hospitality, landscapes, food, nature and diversity here. I come with an interest in learning and working respectfully alongside local people, not with the idea that this place needs me to define it.

I created PT Kheops Nusantara Ventures as the company behind Bali Nusantara Ventures, the travel identity visitors will meet. I intend to build it progressively and independently, with local collaboration at its heart. It is a new chapter, not a finished catalogue.

My objective is to personally evaluate as much as possible before it becomes part of a recommended journey: routes and real travel times, places to stay, food, service and experiences. Some things are still being explored and confirmed. Local partners bring knowledge I could not replace; I want to listen to them and work together rather than build something detached from the people who live here.

I do not want Bali Nusantara Ventures to feel like a list of generic excursions. My perspective is shaped by hospitality: thoughtful welcome, hygiene, practical quality and honest expectations. I want journeys with room for culture, nature, ocean, gastronomy, human encounters and slower discovery—not party tourism.