Membership Requirements

Qualifications for Membership

The Application Process

Applicants must request an application in writing, by email: Info@lcdusa.org

An application will be emailed to the applicant if he or she meets all the qualifications for membership.

Completed applications are then mailed to the Boston Headquarters along with a non-refundable check in the amount of $100 and the following six documents scanned and copied on to compact disc:

1. Two passport photos of the applicant.
2. Photo of the applicant's work area.
3. Two Sponsorship documents from current, full Les Clefs d'Or USA members in good standing. 
4. Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s general manager dated within three months of the date on the application.
5. Business card showing the "Concierge" title.
6. Letters of verification confirming past and present hotel employment.

Once the application is reviewed by the Executive Assistant for completeness and compliance with all qualifications, it is forwarded to the Director of Membership for distribution to the regional committees for processing. (Les Clefs d’Or USA is organized into three separate regions: eastern, central, western.)

Categories of Membership

Provisional First-year members share in the full benefits of the association but are unable to cast votes, hold office, or write letters of sponsorship for other applicants.

Full After the provisional year, members are entitled to all benefits of the association, including voting privileges and the ability to write letters of sponsorship. Full members may also run for officer’s positions on the Board of Directors if they meet all the necessary qualifications:

Affiliate The Board of Directors retains the right to invite full members to transfer their memberships into one of three affiliate categories:

1.    Professional affiliates are individuals who have been full members for a minimum of five years and who are leaving the concierge profession to pursue a related profession.

2.    Social affiliates are individuals who are fully retired from the workforce, who have been full members for a minimum of five years, and who wish to maintain their affiliations with Les Clefs d’Or for social purposes.

3.    International affiliates are individuals who have been full members for a minimum of five years and who are living abroad in a country without an established Les Clefs d'Or section.

Honorary From time to time, individuals who have shown great support for Les Clefs d’Or USA are nominated for honorary membership in the association.