For members + 1 guest per member

FREE

About this Event


At Travel Club you’ll meet people who love to travel like you do. You’ll share your travel experiences and discoveries.  You'll trade tips on how to get there, where to stay, what to do, and more. Best of all, you’ll meet and make friends with people who share your passion for traveling to France and other Francophone places. The Travel Club is open to members of the French Library + 1 guest.

Bringing a guest? Great! Please help us plan and register for "2." Want to attend but not a member yet? Sign up here! Please note that you must register for each instance of the Travel Club separately.

About Alex Herrmann

Alex Herrmann is an experienced marketing professional with 25 years of leadership experience in travel, tourism and IT.

Since August 2019, Alex Herrmann oversees the operations of Switzerland Tourism in the UK and Ireland as the London-based Director UK&Ireland, plus the Western European markets Belgium, , France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Prior to his current position, he spent 12 years in New York as Director Americas for Switzerland Tourism, heading the company’s operations in the. U.S., Canada and Brazil. Switzerland Tourism is the national destination marketing organization and promotes Switzerland as a travel, vacation and convention destination.

In his role, Alex is a member of the Extended Executive Board of Switzerland Tourism, and he’s leading global projects for the company in the adventure and luxury travel segments.


Prior to joining Switzerland Tourism, Alex spent more than eight years with IBM, where he had a number of leadership positions in Corporate Communications and Marketing, both in Switzerland and the U.S. He started his professional career in one of the leading Public Relations agencies in Switzerland.

Alex has a B.A. and M.A. in Business Administration and Economics of the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, and he is certified by the Swiss Public Relations Institute. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his family in the London parks and hike in the Swiss Alps.

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