The event was attended by H.E. Sheikh Khaled Bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority. The pinning ceremony was initiated by the founding president of BHCG and chief concierge of Four Seasons Bahrain Bay Hotel, Khalil Al Yaman. Sheikh Khaled and Sam awarded: the first Bahraini female member of Les Clefs d'Or, concierge at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, Saleha AlWazzan; concierge at Al Areen Palace & Spa, Mohammed Abdullah Jaber; chief concierge at Wyndham Grand Manama, Soud Abu Hanak; and concierge at Wyndham Grand Manama, Anthony Oketch with the Les Clefs d'Or – 'Golden Key'. Members of the new executive committee for Bahrain Hotel Concierge Group were also announced during the ceremony.