Leading Group Sales is on the Move
Key executives relocate, new services offered
NEW YORK, NY, November 8, 2006. Leading Group Sales continues its growth and expansion with executive relocations and the launch of additional services in order to more effectively meet the needs of meeting planners and their clients.
Formerly based in London, Thorsten Meier, managing director worldwide, now has his office in the New York City headquarters of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. His contact details are as follows:
Mr. Thorsten D. Meier
Managing Director, Worldwide
Leading Group Sales
c/o The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
99 Park Avenue, 10th floor
New York, NY 10016-1601
USA
Phone: +1 212 515 5608
Fax: +1 212 515 5848
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lhw.com/groupsales
Taking over in the London office as director of sales for EMEA is Kees Hogetoorn:
Mr. Kees Hogetoorn
Director of Sales, EMEA
Leading Group Sales
c/o The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.
Avenfield House, 118-127 Park Lane
London, UK
Phone: +44 20 7290 1010
Fax: +44 20 7493 7032
The organization is now also providing enhanced services, including support for private air travel for groups through AirPartner PLC, www.airpartner.com. The world's largest aircraft charter broker, AirPartner PLC can offer customized transportation solutions, tailored to meet a group's specific needs when it comes to security, accessibility and expense.
To ensure that top-level groups receive the specialized activities and ground services they require at their destinations, Leading Group Sales has also established a partnership with The DMC Group, www.thedmcgroup.com, an elite network of international DMCs, experienced in catering to the needs of high-profile, VIP clients.
Mr. Meier and Mr. Hogetoorn will be happy to field questions and inquiries during EIBTM in Barcelona, Spain, November 26 - 30, at stands F400 and E440.
The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is the prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 430 of the world's finest hotels, resorts and spas, and is the operator of www.lhw.com - the online source for your luxury lifestyle. As the largest international luxury hotel brand, the firm maintains offices in 24 major markets across the globe.
Since 1928, the company's reputation for excellence derives from the exacting levels of quality it demands of its members, each of which must pass a rigorous, anonymous inspection covering 1,500 separate criteria.
For reservations and information, visit www.lhw.com or telephone toll-free from the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, (800) 223-6800.
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