Alexi Khajavi named Executive Vice President at Questex Hospitality & Travel
Questex Hospitality + Travel has named Alexi Huntley Khajavi executive vice president of its Hospitality Group, responsible for the overall management and development of the company's global hospitality properties and events including the Hotel Management Group, the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) Summit Series, Destination Develop and Destination Develop Investment Services, HOTEC Operations & Technology and other destination and hotel investment events in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Khajavi, who brings more than 17 years of travel, outdoor and publications experience to his position, joined the company in June 2014 as senior managing director of Destination Develop, a new digital media platform covering global tourism industry investment opportunities at the destination level, and Destination Develop Investment Services, an in-house agency that develops marketing and matchmaking campaigns and services for destinations and private-sector businesses in tourism looking for investment. In that role, he facilitated a partnership with China-based Centre of Asia Hotel Forum (AHF), a leading hotel investment event organizer focused on the Chinese market, to add the AHF International Hotel Investment Summit, one of AHF's iconic events, to the IHIF portfolio.
