"LES CLEFS D'OR"

66th International Congress

March 22 - March 27, 2019

Cannes, France

Editorial by
David LISNARD
Mayor of Cannes
UICH Les Clefs d’Or

Cannes is an international tourism brand, a city with multiple facets and talents. The luxury hotel sector is one aspect that has helped forge our city's image all over the world.

So I am especially happy to welcome the 66th International Les Clefs d’Or (Golden Keys) Congress, and the women and men symbolizing excellence in hotel concierge services and in luxury hotels in particular. These high standards are fully embodied by the event's organisers. I would like to welcome and thank them all, including, of course, Roger Bastoni, a native of Cannes and an honorary president of Les Clefs D’Or, who has personified our top-quality Cannes welcome in his remarkable career, more ...

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Simon THOMAS
Intl President
UICH Les Clefs d’Or

Dear Friends,

I was going to start this greeting with the customary protocol of acknowledging my fellow Executive Committee members, the Board of Directors, the Sages, the members and the sponsors. Then, I suddenly realized that over the course of the past 8 years serving on the Executive Committee and especially the last two years as your President, it felt more natural to use the term “friends.”
We have an incredibly diverse organization spread to four corners ...

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Thierry REVEL
(Past) National President
UNCH Les Clefs d'Or

Dear Friends,

On behalf of Les Clefs d’Or France, I would like to welcome you warmly to Cannes for our 66th international Les Clefs d’Or congress.
It is always a pleasure to attend an international congress, it is an honor and a pride to organize one, and definitely a challenge for the French section but this is what our profession is all about.
There could not be a better destination than Cannes for our 66th congress, and this for two reasons:

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Paul STILL
Western Europe
Zone Director

Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that I look forward to welcoming you to the 66th UICH congress in Cannes in March 2019 which has come around very quickly and we will all be seeing each other very soon.
This congress will be a very special occasion as it coincides with the 90th anniversary of Les Clefs d’Or France, and the inauguration of Roderick Levejac as International President. It is also the second ...

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Time goes fast ...

Cannes we be on time?

A hard working Team

Greeting cards greeting Cannes

Yes We Cannes !

Cannes you really? Four keys to become the perfect Cannois?

Mar 07, 2019

La Belote

La Belote is a 32-card played primarily in France. It is by far the most popular card game, we could even call it our national card game and the more you go South, the more you will see…

Mar 07, 2019

Le Golf

Yes, it's true, the French is chauvinistic, but we will not pretend that golf comes from here. Everyone knows that modern golf was born in Scotland. Golf is extremely popular and practiced on the Côte…

Mar 07, 2019

La Pétanque

We did not invent boules games either. Boules games have a very long history, dating back through the Middle Ages to ancient Rome, and before that to ancient Greece and Egypt. But there is not…

Mar 07, 2019

Le Lever de Coude

Le "Lever de Coude" would translate to "Elbow Lift" and is also part of our national sports. As everyone knows, our country is very proud of its wine production, but the Connaisseur only considers red…

Mar 24, 2017

The Legend of Cannes

Come and discover the legendary Croisette, bathed by the blue of the Mediterranean, and enjoy this congress to discover the world capital of Cinema, the historic cradle of our international association, "Les Clefs d'Or". More…

Mar 24, 2017

The Magic of Monaco

Monaco, often called "Le Rocher" (The Rock) is officially the Principauté de Monaco, a sovereign city-state and the second smallest microstate after the Vatican. France borders the country on three sides while the other side…

Mar 24, 2017

The French Riviera

The Côte d'Azur often known in English as the French Riviera, is a dream destination renowned worldwide. It is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco. There…

Mar 24, 2017

A flavor of Provence

The heart of Provence is in the hills that bind the sea to the alps. These are the sloping vineyards; the cultivated lands and the colorful scenery that charmed Cezanne (Aix en Provence), Van Gogh…

Nov 07, 2015

Presentation in Evian

On the occasion of the 14th Congress of "Les Clefs d'Or" - France, held in Evian on November 6 to November 8, 2015, the project of hosting the 66th Congress of U.I.C.H. "Les Clefs d'Or"…

Nov 03, 2015

Launching of the website

On November 3, 2015, we launched a fully responsive website to support the candidacy of "Les Clefs d'Or" - France as to host the 66th Congress of U.I.C.H. "Les Clefs d'Or". It will allow us…

Oct 31, 2015

First steps …

On Sunday October 25, 2015, Roger, Jean-Roland and Roderick met in Cannes for a first inspection visit after the French Board had validated the idea of putting forward the candidacy of Les Clefs d'Or, France…

OUR AWESOME SPEAKERS

Jean-Luc Naret

CEO, La Réserve Hotels, Apartments, Villas and Spas

Chhaya Momaya

Life Coach, Grooming & Image Consultant

Giuseppe Vincelli

General Manager, InterContinental Carlton

Marie Brier

Director of School Clefs d’Or France

Gerald Parent

Honourary Member UICH Les Clefs d’Or

Claudia Hendriks

Talkshow Producer/Director

Congress highlights

Do not miss ...

24 March 2019

Educational Day

8 h 00 min - 17 h 30 min Théâtre Claude Debussy

Educational

24 March 2019

“Les Clefs d’Or” Award

8 h 00 min - 17 h 30 min Hôtel Majestic Barrière

Educational

25 March 2019

General Assembly – Morning

8 h 00 min - 12 h 00 min Théâtre Claude Debussy

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