Terms & benefits Code of conduct

Recommenders must be certain that their forwarded candidate is fitting, willing and well prepared to actively participate within our private society.

Honorary Ambassadors, Ambassadors (with responsibilities for certain continents) and Trustees ( with responsibilities for certain countries) may only be endorsed by the Board of Governors.

Inductees for the Hoteliersguild International Hall of Fame are exclusively selected by the Board of Governors

8. Membership Perks & Contributions

Member hoteliers extend ‘Complimentary Courtesy Stays’ of 2 nights to visiting fellow members upon their request & upon availability. Visiting members will subsequently provide their professional feedback in the form of a “Confidential Professional Review” to the host.

Fellow hoteliers are offered a minimum of 50% industry discount on lowest available rate plus upgrade to suite, transfer etc. for their family vacation when staying at a member hotel.

All courtesies received will, of course, be reciprocated by the visiting colleagues in their own hotels.

If & when available, a ‘preferential rate’ for food & beverages will be offered

Note: The above points should be understood to be professional courtesy suggestions that are at the discretion of colleagues; on a case by case basis and taking into account and complying with the prevailing company policy in his/her property.

Honorary ambassadors

Sol Kerzner ✝ RIP - former President of TheOne&Only Hotels & Resorts

Beatrice Tollman, Founder CEO, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection

Felix M. Bieger, ADVISER at THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS.LTD, Honorary Chairman of Les Amis d'Escoffier Society and former Chairman of the Hong Kong Hotels Association.

The Honorable Sir Rocco Forte - Chairman, Rocco Forte Hotels

Onno Portier, Founder of NOW; former CEO Peninsula

Sonu Shivdasani - Chairman, SONEVA Hotels & Spas; Founder Six Senses

John & Gail Ueberroth - Chairman/Chief Marketing Officer, Preferred Hotel Group,

Elisabetta Fabri, President & CEO, StarHotels

Paul Jones CMG, FIH- CEO, The Lux*Collective

Raymond N. Bickson - former CEO, Taj Hotel Resorts & Palaces

Geoffrey A. Gelardi - former Managing Director - The Lanesborough

Dieter R. Klostermann - Chairman & CEO, Palmerston Hotels & Resorts, UK

Jaume Tapies, former President of Relais & Chateaux

Hans Wiedemann - Managing Director, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Switzerland

Lindsey Ueberroth - President, Preferred Hotel Group, USA

Joseph W Y Chong, Area Vice President and Managing Director, The Peninsula Hong Kong & The Peninsula Shangha

Francis Mallmann, Celebrity Chef/Hotelier, Garzon, Uruguay

Bill Bensley - President, Bensley Collection, Bangkok

Ronen Nissenbaum - President & CEO, Dan Hotels

Ezio Indiani, General Manager, Grand Hotel Principe di Savoia, Italy

Filip J.M. Boyen , CEO, FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE

Francois Delahaye - COO, Dorchester Collection, Plaza Athénée, France

Davide Bertilaccio - CEO, Villa d’Ester Hotels, Italy

Paul Bruce-Brand, - CEO, Delair Graff Estate, South Africa

Jan Brucker, CEO Swiss Luxury Hotels, Zurich

Duncan Palmer - Managing Director, The Beaumont Hotel, London

Xavier Lablaude, General Manager & Area Manager, Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

Walter C. Neumann - Managing Director, AZIMUT Hotels, Europe

Alexander Pichel - General Manager, Kempinski Hotels, Indonesia

Henrik Muehle - Managing Director, Flemings Mayfair, London

Abid Butt - former CEO, Banyan Tree & DREAM Hotels & Resorts

Daniele Vastolo - General Manager, Chiva Som, Doha

Ricardo Arranz de Miguel - Owner | Operator, Villa Padierna Hotels & Resorts, Marbella, Spain

Bernhard Bohnenberger, former CEO, Six Senses Resorts & Spas

Gregg Anderson, Global Vice President, The Registry Collection

Thomas Buehner - Ambassador Culinaire