GCH Hotel Group
Sven Lejeune has extensive work experience in the hotel and travel industry. Sven most recently held the position of Corporate Director of Sales at GCH Hotel Group starting in January 2023. Prior to that, they served as Director of Sales at Vienna House Andel's Berlin from April to December 2022. From 2020 to 2022, they worked as Director Sales & Marketing/PR at DORMERO Hotels. Sven also held various roles at Azimut Hotels Management Europe GmbH, including Commercial Director Europe, Director of Sales & Marketing Europe, and Director of Sales Europe, from 2013 to 2020. Sven began their career as a Sales Manager Travel Industry at Grand Hotel Esplanade in 1999 and has since held positions such as Director Sales & Marketing Region Berlin at Grand City Hotels & Resorts and Head of Business Travel Industry at Budget - Straub Autovermietung. Sven also held leadership roles at National Car Rental - Straub Autovermietung and Sixt rent a car, where they were responsible for managing business and leisure travel, including the sales and marketing of travel agencies and holiday car rentals.
From 1993 to 1996, Sven Lejeune completed an apprenticeship at Karstadt AG/Reisebuero, where they pursued a degree in Reiseverkehrskfm (travel management).
GCH Hotel Group
GCH Hotel Group is one of the leading hotel management companies in Germany. With currently over 120 hotels in its portfolio, the GCH Hotel Group is one of the leading hotel management companies in Germany. The Berlin-based hotel group manages and operates around 80 hotels in Germany and Austria. In addition, the company provides its expertise and services to currently 40 hotels across Europe. Thus, GCH has more than 15,000 hotel rooms and annually accommodates over three million guests. In addition to well-known franchise brands such as Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham, Radisson Blu, Best Western, Mercure, ibis, ibis Styles, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Hilton, the hotels are also positioned and marketed as white labels. The company's scope of operations includes general hotel management, sales & marketing, e-commerce, revenue management, controlling, business development, IT support and service, as well as financial services.