Welcome to The Kliman Group

Maximizing profitability for the hospitality and travel industry by providing a strategic understanding of market trends and meeting and convention customer expectations.

The Kliman Group is a consulting practice specializing in creating, facilitating and managing customer advisory boards, focus groups and strategic planning meetings. We also serve our clients by analyzing and improving group service procedures for hotels and resorts. Kliman, a dynamic speaker, is available for keynote addresses regarding meeting and travel industry trends and marketplace realities.

David Kliman, the company's founder, is a widely respected hospitality industry leader with 27 years experience in business development, global sales and marketing and operations management in both the hotel and financial services industries. He has personally created and facilitated more than 50 customer advisory boards and has spoken on a wide variety of industry topics in Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America.

David has served as International Chairman of MPI (Meeting Professionals International), and as a delegate on the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. He co-chaired the MPI/PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) Tomorrow's Summit Conference and has served on MPI's Multi-Cultural Initiative committee. David was awarded one of the industry's highest accolades, MPI's International Meeting Planner of the Year, in 1999.

Fluent in German and English, David's opinions and perspectives are widely sought after by hospitality and travel industry organizations seeking a strategic understanding of market trends and customers' needs.

David is an active member of MPI, Meeting Professionals International, PCMA, Professional Convention Management Association and IAF, The International Association of Facilitators.