LAS VEGAS – The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) with Les Clefs d’Or USA and the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) officially launch the newly created Certified Hotel Concierge (CHCSM) credential, which is the result of their joint efforts to establish a global professional standard for hotel concierges.
The creation of the new credential was announced in July during Les Clefs d’Or USA’s 2015 National Congress, an annual conference of concierges that aims to promote travel and tourism and networking for concierges, nationally and globally.
The certification training takes into account key trends shaping the profession, from the use of technology and the Internet to growing demand for personalized service, expectations of global and cultural awareness and the need for diversity and multilingual talent. It also sets standards for ethics and risk management.
The certification is now available for participants worldwide online and in live seminar format in select cities. Details and application can be found at www.ahlei.org/chc.
TISOH and its partners each provide unparalleled expertise to build the certification. Les Clefs d’Or USA provides the peer-recognized expertise and credibility that gives the credential worldwide merit. TISOH provides industry-recognized competency based research capabilities. Together with the reach and operational expertise of the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute, the certification is expected to redefine concierge education worldwide.
About The International School of Hospitality
The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) was founded in Las Vegas, Nev., in 2005. TISOH offers quality short-term, practical training and career development programs in hospitality. Developed for the industry and by the industry, TISOH’s small class sizes and online courses include: concierge, conference management and event planning, catering, hospitality leadership and supervision, hospitality human resources, hotel operations, and wedding coordination and design. Diploma graduates, trained by working experts in the field, enjoy a 90 percent job placement rate. TISOH is an academic partner of the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute and is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training. For more information, visit www.tisoh.edu or call (702) 947-7200.
About Les Clefs d’Or
Les Clefs d’Or professionals have a global network of acquaintances, friends and colleagues to assist them in meeting and exceeding guest demands. Members of Les Clefs d’Or USA represent over 275,000 hotel rooms nightly at more than 250 primarily four-and five-star properties and constitute the only national association of professional hotel concierges in the United States. For more information, visit https://www.lcdusa.org.
About the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI)
Established in 1953 as a nonprofit educational foundation of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, AHLEI’s mission is to continue being the preferred provider to the lodging industry, hospitality schools, and related hospitality industries by developing and providing quality resources to train, educate, and certify hospitality professionals worldwide. For more information, visit www.ahlei.org.
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