Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), the world’s leading independent Global Sales Organization serving the Meetings & Incentive marketplace, has opened its first Global Sales office in Germany. Located in the Frankfurt area, ALHI’s new sales operation assists meeting professionals, incentive specialists, association executives and business executives in Germany, Switzerland and Austria who are interested in conducting meetings, conv entions and/or incentive programs at any of ALHI’s member hotels or resorts. ALHI’s distinguished portfolio features more than 250 luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts around the world, which are either independent or are with an independent hotel brand, and which specialize in serving meetings and incentive programs. This is ALHI’s second Global Sales office in Europe, following the opening of ALHI’s Global Sales office in London in March 2017. ALHI’s luxury portfolio includes more than 150 distinctive hotels and resorts in North America; 35 in Western Europe; 13 in Eastern Europe; 17 in the Bahamas, Bermuda and Caribbean region; 13 in the Middle East; 31 in Asia; 9 in Africa; and 4 in South America.In announcing the opening of the new office in Germany, ALHI’s Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot also announced that hospitality industry sales professional Becky Dimant has joined ALHI as Executive Director of Global Sales for Germany, Swit zerland and Austria. Based in ALHI’s new sales office in the Frankfurt area, she assists meeting and incentive professionals in the three countries with coordinating programs at any of ALHI’s member hotels or resorts, and with ALHI’s “Alliance” partners, which includes 23 luxury cruise ships appropriate for meeting and incentive programs, and Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in 100-plus locations worldwide. Prior to joining ALHI, Dimant served for 17 years as Director of Global Sales for Germany, Switzerland and Austria for Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI Hotels & Reso
