Josh Lesnick has been named president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels, the parent company of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) and Worldhotels. Lesnick will lead the company's growing hospitality services and global sales organizations.
Lesnick comes to Associated Luxury Hotels from Wyndham Hotel Group, where he served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer, responsible for all aspects of revenue generation for 18 brands encompassing more than 8,000 hotels in 77 countries.
In his new role, Lesnick will oversee all business operations and subsidiaries of Associated Luxury Hotels, which significantly expanded its global footprint, hospitality services, and collection of member hotels and resorts with the recent strategic acquisition of Germany-based Worldhotels. Lesnick will become only the third CEO in ALHI's more than 30-year history.
ALHI is a leading independent global sales organization serving the North American meetings and incentive marketplace, with more than 250 luxury-level and upper-upscale meetings and incentives-focused hotels and resorts worldwide, plus a Global Luxury Alliance partnership including 23 luxury cruise ships and destination management companies in more than 100 locations worldwide.
Operated as a separate division, Worldhotels primarily focuses on the transient travel sectors, small group meetings, revenue strategy, training, and loyalty solutions for its nearly 350 member hotels and resorts in 200 destinations in more than 50 countries.
"Josh is the ideal person to lead us as we evolve to meet the growing needs of our distinguished member hotels, Alliance partners, and our valued customers and guests around the world," said Associated Luxury Hotels' chairman David Gabri. "He has a proven track record of creating winning cultures, driving meaningful innovation, and a tremendous passion for enhancing customer loyalty as evidenced by the five highly successful customer loyalty programs he has launched and managed."