Associated Luxury Hotels International adds Kempinski Hotels with 76 luxury-level hotels and resorts.
WASHINGTON, DC – Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its worldwide portfolio with the addition of 76 magnificent Four- and Five-Diamond quality-level hotels and resorts located outside of North America. The hotels and resorts, all owned and/or operated by highly-respected Kempinski Hotels, are situated in 31 countries outside of the U.S., with 17 hotels in Western Europe, 13 hotels in Eastern Europe, 26 hotels in Asia, 10 hotels in Africa, and 10 hotels in the Middle East.
The strategic addition to the ALHI Global Sales Organization (GSO) helps address the growing demand for international Meeting & Incentive (M&I) programs, as these hotels and resorts are now represented by ALHI (alhi.com) to North American meeting professionals, incentive specialists and business executives interested in conducting meetings and/or incentive programs. The addition of these properties brings ALHI’s portfolio to over 250 luxury-level (Four- and Five-Diamond quality) hotels and resorts around the world, which all specifically serve the Meetings & Incentive marketplace. ALHI’s portfolio now features more than 100 international options in 44 countries, some of the world’s best Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in 65 countries, plus a variety of 23 luxury-level cruise ships (Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises), to complement its extraordinary portfolio in the U.S., in order to best serve its Accounts with an impressive variety of solutions around the world. The announcement was made jointly by ALHI CEO David Gabri and ALHI President Jim Schultenover.
Founded in 1897 in Berlin, Germany, Kempinski Hotels is Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group, and one of the most respected hotel companies in the world. Now headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Kempinski is known for its luxurious and distinctive hotels and resorts, impeccable personal service, fascinating destinations, superb hospitality, attention-to-detail, consistency, and reliability. The portfolio comprises historic grand landmark hotels, superb city hotels, award-winning lifestyle hotels, and exquisite resorts. Each property imbues the high quality that groups and guests have come to expect from Kempinski, while embracing the cultural traditions of its location.
Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, Thailand).
Examples of the special charm of each hotel reflecting its cultural environment include the Hotel Adlon Kempinski opposite the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the majestic Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul (the palace of the last Ottoman ruler), and the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok (the former summer palace of King Mongkuk, who was the protagonist in the story and film “The King and I”).
The 17 Kempinski hotel additions to ALHI’s GSO portfolio in Western Europe are located in Austria, Germany, Malta, Spain, and Switzerland. The 13 Eastern Europe hotel additions are situated in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey. The 10 hotels in the Middle East are located in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 26 hotels in Asia are situated in China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
ALHI Destinations In U.S.A. Plus 44 Countries Worldwide
“ALHI’s new Alliance with highly esteemed Kempinski Hotels – which shares the same strong core values and stellar reputation as ALHI – perfectly complements our extraordinary hotel and resort Membership portfolio in the U.S.,” said Gabri. “We are strategically augmenting our portfolio with these outstanding hotels and resorts outside of the U.S. to address the growing demand requiring international luxury-level meeting and incentive venues for their programs from the valued Accounts we are privileged to serve. ALHI’s distinguished portfolio now features an exceptional variety of luxury-level, Four- and Five-Diamond quality, M&I options in 44 countries around the world, in addition to our remarkable hotels and resorts in the United States.”
Schultenover added, “North American meeting professionals, incentive specialists and business executives have quick and easy access to ALHI’s entire global portfolio with one call to their nearest ALHI Global Sales professional, with luxury-level options in an impressive diversity of incredible destinations that includes Berlin, Frankfurt, Dubai, Doha, Istanbul, Bangkok, Shanghai, and Beijing. We are now an even better GSO resource to serve our clients – and to be their advocates – with far more global options, still with our Four- and Five-Diamond quality standards and focus on the M&I business sectors. Our ALHI GSO Sales professionals provide experienced guidance to assist planners with site-specific solutions around the world that will accommodate the group’s specific program needs and desires.”
Among the new global options in ALHI’s portfolio are: Kempinski Hotel Frankfurt Gravenbruch (Frankfurt, Germany); Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai (Shanghai, China); Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva (Geneva, Switzerland); Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates Dubai (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Kempinski Hotel Bahia Marbella Estepona (Estepona, Spain); Kempinski Palace Portoroz (Portoroz, Slovenia); Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow (Moscow, Russia); Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz (St. Moritz, Switzerland); Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest (Budapest, Hungary); Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol (Jochberg/Kitzbuehel, Austria); and Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna (Vienna, Austria).
Many of the 76 Kempinski hotels and resorts also will become new options in ALHI’s “Level 5 Collection” luxury brand segment, which consists of the creme de la creme of luxury hotels, which have received the highest and most celebrated honors, including the Five-Diamond Award, Five-Star Award, and similar status.
7th Global Luxury Alliance Member
Kempinski Hotels becomes ALHI’s seventh Global Luxury Alliance member, joining Norwegian Cruise Line, Global DMC Partners, Bermuda Tourism Authority, Delta Air Lines & The SkyTeam Alliance, Panama, and the beautiful Atlantis, Paradise Island resort and complex.
ALHI (alhi.com) is the leading independent Global Sales Organization (GSO) serving the North American meetings and incentive (M&I) marketplace for its Membership of over 170 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts in North America. In addition to the 115,000 rooms and 10 million square feet of function space in the North American hotel portfolio, ALHI also provides GSO “Alliance” sales services for these 76 Kempinski Hotels, and the 23 Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ships.
ALHI’s expanded global options for luxury M&I programs outside of the U.S. also includes: 27 resorts in its “Bermuda, Bahamas & the Caribbean Collection” (the largest collection of Four- and Five-Diamond quality M&I resorts in the region); 7 hotels and resorts in Canada and Mexico; and 55 DMCs (Destination Management Companies) in over 100 destinations worldwide with Global DMC Partners.
One call connects to an experienced ALHI GSO Sales Professional with advocacy and sales assistance for meetings, conventions, and incentive programs.
ALHI is a dues-funded organization, so there is no cost to the planning organization to access the GSO network with local professionals and ease of discussing viable options for your programs.
Collectively ALHI is prepared to assist Accounts with their programs in the U.S.A. and over 90 other countries worldwide. ALHI provides a team of experienced and knowledgeable sales professionals for Account advocacy with full market one-call professional GSO sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels, resorts, and venue resources for M&I programs of any size and scope worldwide. ALHI helps Accounts best achieve their objectives and budgets, with distinctive venues, vital insights, and responsible service to enhance the ease and success of their programs.
Photo caption: Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna.
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