Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants completed a successful sales mission of the UK and Ireland from 1 - 10 July 2013, visiting key travel trade and MICE partners and attending the prestigious Visit USA Independence Day Ball in London.

During the mission, sales managers for Kimpton's hotels and restaurants in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston and New York City held informative training sessions at leading tour operators including Scott Dunn, Funway Holidays and Specialist Holiday Group. They also visited key business clients such as Informa and American Express to update them on Kimpton's latest developments in the MICE market.

Following the Visit USA Independence Day Ball on 4 July, Kimpton treated key travel agents, tour operators and travel trade media to brunch at Soho Hotel in London on 5 July and an evening reception at Ja Ja Bar in Crawley on 8 July. Guests at each event were entered in a raffle to win prizes including a signature Kimpton animal-print robe and a two-night stay at a Kimpton hotel in Washington DC.

Kimpton also sponsored the USA TravelMedia.ie Summer Networking Event at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin on 9 July and hosted a table at the event, where they were joined by VIP guests including American Sky, E-Travel, Innstant Travel, Lowcostbeds, Sunway Travel, Tour America and Trailfinders.
 

For more information on Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants,

visit www.KimptonHotels.com.

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Photo Caption 1 (from left to right): Carol Watson, Raquel Toro, Greg Evans, Alex Garcia, Cindy Brewster, Ingrid Ruz, Kristy Rooney, Patricia Herrera, David Powell (all Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants) and Judy McCluskey (McCluskey International) at the Visit USA Independence Day Ball.

Photo Caption 2: Cindy Brewster (Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants) speaks at the USA TravelMedia.ie Summer Networking Event.

Photo Caption 3 (from left to right): Alex Garcia and Cindy Brewster (Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants) update Garry Orr (Virgin Holidays) and Kerry Sullivan (Getabed) on Kimpton's latest developments.

ABOUT KIMPTON HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a collection of boutique hotels and chef-driven restaurants in the US, is an acknowledged industry pioneer and was the first to bring the boutique hotel concept to America.

In 1981 Bill Kimpton founded the company that today is well-known for making travellers feel welcomed and comfortable while away from home through authentic and unscripted customer care, stylish ambience and embodying a certain playfulness in its approach to programmes and amenities. Adjacent to the hotels are locally-loved, top-rated, Kimpton restaurants. Kimpton leads the hospitality industry in ecological practices through its innovative EarthCare programme that spans all hotels and restaurants.

The company operates 60 hotels, restaurants, bars and lounges in 26 cities.

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For further information please contact:

Sarah Salord
Tel: 020 8747 2170
Email: sarah@mccluskey.co.uk