Kirkwood Collection Gets A Seat At The Table On D.C. Hill

Alex Kirkwood, CEO of Kirkwood Collection

“I was particularly proud to be the only hotelier in attendance to discuss policies that affect the tourism industry; Giving insight to our lawmakers was a tremendous honor. It was an enlightening exchange of ideas on the advancement of the industry,” said Alex Kirkwood, CEO of Kirkwood Collection.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 01, 2022

Alex Kirkwood, CEO and Founder of luxury boutique hotel group Kirkwood Collection, was among the 16 Vistage Impact Award winners (out of 27,000 CEOs nationwide) invited to participate in policy briefings with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC last month. Attendees included business owners that excelled during the pandemic.

“I was particularly proud to be the only hotelier in attendance to discuss policies that affect the tourism industry; Giving insight to our lawmakers was a tremendous honor. It was an enlightening exchange of ideas on the advancement of the industry,” said Alex Kirkwood, CEO of Kirkwood Collection.

Kirkwood was the recipient of the Vistage 2021 Impact Award last year. Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. The Impact Award recognizes the remarkable development and achievement of trailblazing members with one to three-year tenure.

Kirkwood Collection is a family-owned and operated collection of boutique, design-driven properties that offer a fresh approach to the bespoke Bed & Breakfast. Alex Kirkwood, former 20th Century Fox Marketing Executive turned Real Estate Entrepreneur, is the Founder and creative force behind the hotel brand. Pioneering the convergence of traditional hotels and modern vacation rental models, Kirkwood pairs services and amenities expected in both verticals to deliver an authentic, intimate experience. Kirkwood began its portfolio of boutique hotels in 2012 and has since added six properties to the group in premier destinations, including Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Palm Springs and Monterey Bay.

ABOUT VISTAGE WORLDWIDE, INC.

Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. For more than 60 years, Vistage has been helping CEOs, business owners and key executives solve their greatest challenges through confidential peer groups and one-to-one executive coaching sessions. Today, more than 23,000 members in 20 countries rely on Vistage to help make better decisions for their companies, families and communities. The results prove it: Vistage member companies grow 2.2 times faster than average small and midsize U.S. businesses, according to a 2017 study of Dun & Bradstreet data. Learn more at vistage.com.

ABOUT KIRKWOOD COLLECTION

Kirkwood Collection is a luxury hotel brand with a portfolio of six intimate, boutique hotels and residences in iconic California destinations. The Collection currently has properties in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs and Monterey Bay. Hideaway Santa Barbara, which debuted in summer 2019, and Blue Sands Inn, in January 2019, are the leading boutique lodging offerings in both West Beach and East Beach of the American Riviera. In vibrant Downtown San Luis Obispo, the newly reimagined Garden Street Inn is the idyllic vision of historic charm, nestled in Central Coast wine country. 97 Lake Shore offers a glimpse into California’s lakefront living in Rancho Mirage. The Palm Springs Hotel, a joint-venture property, is midcentury modern with new-century passion, nodding to the Rat Pack era of Palm Springs. Seven Gables Inn, the most recent addition to the Kirkwood Family, sits on a prestigious stretch of the Monterey coastline with 25 keys, all featuring dramatic ocean views. For more information, please visit http://www.kirkwoodcollection.com.

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