Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the leading collection of boutique hotels and restaurants in the USA, welcomed the UK travel trade industry and media to its award-winning service, style and spirit during their annual leisure sales mission this July.

The four-night roadshow saw Kimpton hotel representatives from New York City, Miami, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Washington D.C, join a series of informative training sessions with leading tour operators such as Top Flight, Tour America, American Holidays and Virgin Holidays amongst others as well as trade networking events in Ireland and the UK. The delegation kicked off the mission with a series of meetings in Dublin and a hosted evening for trade guests at Chapter One before moving onto London, including an evening of wine and cocktails at The Orange Public House in Pimlico.

During the events, guests were treated to Kimpton's well-renowned hospitality and offered the opportunity to win several prize draws including overnight stays at Kimpton properties as well as the chance to win the brand's signature leopard-print dressing gowns.

Cindy Brewster, Director of International Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants said, “The UK is one of our most important markets and our annual roadshow is essential for the Kimpton Sales team to keep the UK travel industry and media up-to-date on our many expansion plans, and thank this key market for its support and business. We have a number of exciting new developments taking place during 2015/2016 and the Sales Mission provided us with the opportunity to meet with key tour operators, travel agents and media and further develop our relationships with the UK market.”

For more information on Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, visit www.KimptonHotels.com.

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Photo Captions (from left to right):

• Image 1 (from left to right): Dave Hayeems (General Manager at Trailfinders), David Powell (Director of International City Sales at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in San Francisco) and Ciara Foley (Director of Platinum Travel) at Chapter One restaurant in Dublin celebrating the first night of the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants annual Sales Mission.
• Image 2 (from left to right): Mandy McGlade (Long Haul Product Manager at Newmarket Air Holidays), Cindy Brewster (Director of International Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants) and Justine Egan (Product and Purchasing Manager at Travelbag) at The Orange in London.
• Image 3 (from left to right): Angus Bond (Head of Product and Purchasing at Virgin Holidays), Greg Evans (UK Sales Representative for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants) and Cindy Brewster (Director of International Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants) awarding Angus with his prize of a Kimpton leopard robe.
• Image 4:  Gemma Townsend (Product Manager at Great Rail Journeys), Ingrid Ruz (Senior Area Sales Manager at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Boston & Cambridge) and Raquel Toro (City Sales Manager at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Chicago) at The Orange in London.

ABOUT KIMPTON HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is a leading collection of boutique hotels and restaurants and the acknowledged industry pioneer that first introduced the boutique hotel concept to the United States. In 1981, Bill Kimpton founded the company that today is renowned for making travellers feel genuinely cared for through thoughtful perks and amenities, bold, playful design and a sincerely personal style of guest service. Out to help people live full, balanced lives, Kimpton aims to inspire with touches like yoga mats in every room, complimentary coffee and tea to start the day, hosted evening Wine Hour, in-room fitness programming and complimentary bike rentals. The award-winning restaurants and bars are led by talented chefs and bartenders that offer guests a chance to dine like a local.

Kimpton is consistently ranked as one of the top companies in the Market Metrix Hospitality Index, Upper Upscale Segment, for Customer Satisfaction. The company is highly-regarded for its innovative employee culture and benefits and has been named a FORTUNE magazine “Best Place to Work” six times since 2009. Kimpton is continuously growing and currently operates over 60 hotels and 70 plus restaurants, bars and lounges in 30 U.S. cities. In January 2015, Kimpton was welcomed into the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) family of hotel brands, bringing together two special cultures and sets of values to create the world's largest boutique hotel business.