Over 350 leading female figures from across the travel industry convened at the 5 star Royal Garden Hotel this week for the annual Association of Women Travel Executives’ (AWTE UK) lunch.
While kitchen staff were hot under the collar serving 350, guests were treated to a culinary feast of Ricotta Cheese Gnocchi, Tournedos of Norfolk Bronze Turkey and the Royal Garden’s home made Plum Pudding The success of the lunch highlights the Royal Garden hotel’s position as one of the foremost venues for hosting large sit down events.
The non-profit organisation was founded in 1954 to improve the status of women working within the travel industry and provides a platform for national and international networking. This was the 3rd year the Kensington based hotel has hosted its annual event, with this year’s lunch attracting an increase of 20% attendees compared to 2009.
Speaking of the long standing relationship with the hotel Karen Ramirez, Chair, Association of Women Travel Executives explains; “We come back to the Royal Garden Hotel time and time again because very few venues can provide the level of consistent service that they do and even fewer whose staff will go that extra mile to ensure that our event is a successful one.”
Royal Garden’s Executive Chef Steve Munkley commented; “We’re used to serving bespoke menus for large numbers, but you can never underestimate the pressure and sheer time that goes into serving up 350 identical dishes, and when it’s a three course meal like yesterday’s that’s 1,050 identical plates of food that we have to deliver.!”
