Internova Travel Group has announced that Alexandre Chemla, founder and CEO of Altour, will be leaving the company at the end of this year. Chemla founded Altour in 1991 with the goal of creating a travel company specializing in the corporate and luxury segments. Now a division of Internova Travel Group, Altour has grown to become a provider of luxury, corporate, meetings and incentives, and entertainment travel. Internova represents more than 100,000 travel advisors in over 6,000 company-owned and affiliated locations predominantly in the US, Canada and the UK, with a presence in more than 80 countries.

Previously, Chemla served as a senior executive for Club Med, where, according to the announcement, he developed that company’s transportation hub system and created its sales and marketing department. He has also served as an airline and hotel consultant for a variety of travel-related companies, including Hyatt and Disney.
Chemla said he believes that “there are many opportunities for the talented people at Altour, and I am confident that they are all in good hands at Internova Travel Group.” He said, “I am committed to a smooth transition as I move on to the next phase of my career.”

J.D. O’Hara, CEO of Internova, said Chemla is “one of the most forward-thinking leaders in the travel industry, and it has been an honor to work with him.” He said Chemla “has made an extraordinary and lasting impact on our company and on our industry.” Altour, said O’Hara, “is a perfect fit with our Internova family of brands.”

“Alexandre and I both believe in the vital importance of a human connection when it comes to working with our supplier partners and serving our clients.”