Strategy & Support
Partners
Our private not-for-profit company is delighted, privileged and grateful for the dedicated pro bono support we receive from some of the leading personalities and organisations in the hospitality world.
Strategic Partners
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Preferred Hotels & Resorts represents the finest and most diverse global portfolio of independent hotels and independent hotel experiences. Five distinctive collections allow one to craft their own inspirations as they travel the world in search of memories and new opportunities.
80 DAYS
80 DAYS is an award-winning, full service creative and digital marketing agency that specialises in hospitality, working with over 450 of the world's most respected hotel and travel brands.
Established in 2002 and with offices in Edinburgh, London, Málaga and Dubai.
Beyond Green
Beyond Green is a diverse portfolio of hotels, resorts, and lodges offering a range of guest experiences in unique locations around the world. Together, we believe that traveling well, and with intention, can be a powerful force for renewing our planet and enhancing the lives of all its people.
Couture Hospitality Concept
Couture Hospitality Concept is a hospitality lifestyle company that delivers madeto-measure concepts and operates award winning hotels and private residential clubs.
EuroCHRIE
EuroCHRIE represents over 150 Inter national CHRIE members. The European Federation brings together educators from hospitality, tourism & event management schools and universities into a global network.
Great Plains Conservation
We at Great Plains Conservation provide the perfect setting for personalised safaris to Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya and beyond. Each safari camp is personally designed and decorated by the owners and expresses their appreciation.
The Villa Padierna Group
The Villa Padierna Group is a holding Company consisting of leading companies within the tourism and real estate sectors on the Costa del Sol, and is backed by thirty years of experience in the development of select residential resorts in Europe.
The Seventh Art
The Seventh Art is a creative agency with a focus on branding for architecture. Challenging conventions of brand development and marketing by bringing a global perspective to the branding process and mixing its expertise in architecture, urban design, fashion and lifestyle marketing.
Concha Invest
Concha Invest’s focus revolves around small innovative businesses in several investment sectors. Even though profit maximisation is the obvious goal ethical values play a large role in all investments. The companies in the portfolio must have a clear added value for the planet or for society. We as a family strive to build up companies that even in years to come will appeal to #the better angels of our nature”.
itmustbeNOW.com
itmustbeNOW.com is a legacy project created by Alexa and Onno Poortier in alliance with inspiring figures and companies from the travel and education industry.
Boutique & Lifestyle Leaders Association
The BLLA was created to unify, empower, educate and advocate for a growing community of creators within the dynamic realm of boutique lifestyle.
Hotel Designs
Hotel Designs serves designers, architects, hoteliers, developers and suppliers with the latest news, exclusive features and awe-inspiring hotel reviews.
Yasmine Mahmoudieh
Her unique holistic approach to design, which merges from human psychology and cutting-edge technology, has resulted in an acclaimed international show-case of award-winning, one-of-a-kind projects.
St. Justine Hotels & Residences
The new luxury hospitality brand. St. Justine Hotels and Residences is the culmination of years of careful research and rigorous planning.
STUDY ACCESS ALLIANCE
Our common goal: To make university education accessible for everyone, with a focus on female students from black & ethnic minority groups. With a scholarship program for high-quality online degrees at internationally accredited universities
Supporting Partners
Ecole Hôtelière Lausanne
For over 125 years, EHL has pioneered the methods of Swiss hospitality education and set the standards of excellence in this field. Today, we combine the Swiss values of academic rigor and industry practice with creativity and innovation for modern hospitality management degrees that prepare graduates to lead the future of the industry and the world.
Institut Paul
Bocuse
Institut Paul Bocuse trains more than 1,200 students each year, representing 68 nationalities studying on 10 international campuses. From undergraduate through to doctoral level, our courses benefit from an innovative teaching approach recognised by the Worldwide Hospitality Awards.
International University of Applied Sciences
IU International University of Applied Sciences is a state-accredited private university known for its internationality and ability to meet the demands of the global market. With a 100% English-speaking community, IU International University of Applied Sciences offers degree programmes that have a strong international focus and academic staff and student population arriving from all around the world.
Institute of Hospitality
The world’s leading professional body for hospitality professionals. With the purpose to promote professionalism through lifelong learning and to inspire hospitality professionals to perform at their very best and earn the recognition they deserve.
Soneva
Soneva was founded on shared passions and masters of innovation, and is a thriving community working hand in hand with the environment to craft beautiful , beyond bespoke experiences where discovery is a way of life.
Red Carnation Hotels
Today the collection proudly stands at 20 exceptional properties around the world, each unique and special, whilst sharing the founding values that define the family-owned and run business.
J.M. Friedman & Co.
J.M. Friedman & Co. Is a small agency that has an extensive network of global hospitality professionals to work with as needed, that"s the &Co. part of J.M.Friedman. This structure allows us to have access to the best people for each project"s needs while allowing us to keep costs down and passing these savings onto our clients.
The International Hospitality Institute
The International Hospitality Institute is a global advocacy, training, and standards organization for the hospitality industry. IHI is committed to promoting excellence in the hospitality industry worldwide.
The Hotel of Tomorrow Project
The Hotel of Tomorrow Project is an industry-leading global think tank comprised of hotel brands , owners , operators , consultants, students and suppliers who are envisioning the future of the hospitality industry.
Shinta Mani Hotels
Shinta Mani Hotels and Resorts exist to support the work of the Shinta Mani Foundation – your stay with Shinta Mani really does benefit the people, communities, animals and ecosystems of Cambodia.
LOBSTER COMMUNICATIONS
Lobster Experience has been born from a vision of a unique premium luxury travel network that would embrace providers, journalists, bloggers, tour operators and travel agencies leading to the who‘s who of the luxury travel industry.