Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the leading collection of boutique hotels in the USA, has re-appointed travel, lifestyle and destination PR specialists McCluskey International for PR activities in UK and Ireland.

McCluskey International has represented Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants for nearly 11 years, promoting the award-winning hotel group to the UK consumer and travel trade media. Agency Principal, Judy McCluskey, will continue to bring her extensive experience to the account, with Sarah Salord leading as Account Director and Jessica Meins supporting all PR activity as Account Manager.

The agency's objectives continue to focus on raising awareness of the brand across the UK and Ireland, increasing the desire for UK travellers to visit Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants when travelling to the USA. McCluskey International will carry-out a strategic consumer PR plan throughout 2015, promoting the hotel group's thoughtful perks and amenities, award-winning restaurants and bars, distinctive design, as well as the continuous expansion of the group including new hotel openings and property refurbishments.  

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants currently span across 28 cities in the USA and in 2015, have announced nine new projects including new hotel openings in Pennsylvania, Washington, Texas, California, Wisconsin, Ohio, Colorado and North Carolina.

McCluskey International's Agency Principal, Judy McCluskey, commented: “It is a great honour for our team to continue to represent Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in the UK market. For over a decade, we have promoted Kimpton's ever-growing success as a best-loved hospitality company and we are thrilled to continue to use our extensive product knowledge and expertise to raise the brand's profile in the UK.”

For more information on Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants,

Visit www.KimptonHotels.com.

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ABOUT KIMPTON HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is the leading collection of boutique hotels and restaurants in the United States and the acknowledged industry pioneer that first introduced the boutique hotel concept to America. In 1981, Bill Kimpton founded the company that today is renowned for making travellers feel genuinely cared for while away from home through thoughtful perks and amenities, distinctive design that tells a story and inspires a sense of fun at each hotel 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 also leads the hospitality industry in eco-friendly practices that span all hotels and restaurants, and 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” five times since 2009. Kimpton is continuously growing and currently operates 62 hotels and over 70 restaurants, bars and lounges in 28 cities. For more information, visit www.KimptonHotels.com. 

Media Contacts:

McCluskey International for Kimpton

Sarah Salord / 020 8747 2170 / sarah@mccluskey.co.uk

Jessica Meins / 020 8747 2170 / kimpton@mccluskey.co.uk