International Honorary Members

Just as our members are selected from those in the Concierge community who have demonstrated a prolonged commitment to their role in the hospitality industry, equally so are our International Honorary Members drawn from those in the Hospitality and Tourism related fields who have shown an exceptional and prolonged degree of support for our members and to Les Clefs d'Or as a whole.

Each year when members gather for our International Congress, each country may nominate one International Honorary Member, and while such nominations are relatively rare, this only serves as an indication of the high esteem in which successful nominees are held by members of Les Clefs d'Or.

Year of Induction 1984
Sir Peter ABELES
TNT and Ansett Airlines

Year of Induction 1986
Captain Trevor HAWORTH AO
Captain Cook Cruises Sydney

Year of Induction 1987
Mr. Peter McINTYRE-THOMPSON
Sheraton Wentworth Hotel (Starwood Hotels)

Year of Induction 1988
Mr. James LESLIE AO, M.G.
Qantas Airways

Mr. Denis L. RICHARD
Hayman Island Resort

Mr. Willem SPROKKREEF
Former Area VP and GM of Hilton Sydney

Year of Induction 1992
Mr. Paul HIGHAMS
Brunel Limousines Sydney

Mr. Ulrich LEINCHEN
General Manager Fairmont Resort

Year of Induction 1991
Mr. Jean-Marie LECLERQ
General Manager Hotel Nikko  

Year of Induction 1995
Mr. John BROWN AO
Former Minister of Tourism

Mr. Wolfgang GRIMM
General Manager Hotel InterContinental Sydney (currently CEO Krabi Hotels Thailand)

Mr. Tony HUTTON
Where Magazine

Year of Induction 1996
Mr. Wolfie PIZEM
Restaurants of the Rocks Sydney

Year of Induction 2010
Mr. Jonas Le SOUEF
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines International

Year of Induction 2013

Mr. John McGAW
Destination Melbourne

Year of Induction 2017

Mr. John ELMAS
Residential Accommodation Industry International

Year of Induction 2018
Ms. Catherine STEVENS
Where Magazine Melbourne Victoria