Contact Information:
ursula.beamish@switzerland.com
www.MySwitzerland.com
926 The East Mall
Toronto, ON M5B 6K1
416-695-3496
Graham Bell
The Butchart Gardens
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Conservation/Environment, Family, Festivals/Special/Events,
Flowers/Gardens, Food/Wine, Gay/Lesbian Travel, Historic, Motorcoach
Travel, Romantic Travel, Seniors Travel, Weddings/Honeymoons, Womens’
Travel
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
* Most visited privately owned attraction in British Columbia
* New in 2009 - Children’s Carousel and Pavilion
* New in 2008 – First electrically
operated tour boat in Canada provides tours of waters surrounding The
Gardens and history of its beginnings as a cement quarry.
Contact Information:
Graham Bell
Media Relations
The Butchart Gardens Ltd.
www.butchartgardens.com
grahambell@butchartgardens.com
Direct: 250-544-4479
Fax: 250-652-3883
Mindy Bianca
Public Relations Director
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R)
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Clients: HE&R
represents the destination of Hershey, Pennsylvania, known as "The
Sweetest Place On Earth." It also operates the following
tourism-related venues: The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Hershey
Highmeadow Campground, the "Chocolate Spa," Hersheypark, ZooAmerica
North American Wildlife Park, Dutch Wonderland (a theme park especially
for young children), four golf courses, several performance venues,
nearly two dozen restaurants and the Hershey Bears minor league hockey
team.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you. Journalists
with an interest in family-friendly destinations, romantic retreats,
culinary getaways, spas, theme parks, meeting venues . . . and
chocolate!
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. In January 2009, the town
of Hershey will welcome "The Hershey Story," a new museum that explores
the life and philanthropy of Milton S. Hershey – from his multiple
failures to his eventual success, and from his marketing genius to the
selfless donation of his entire fortune to a school for underprivileged
children (which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009).
2. The Hotel Hershey is in the midst of
its "Grand Expansion," a $67 million enhancement that will add luxury
guest cottages, a complete outdoor recreation facility, restaurant,
retail offerings and other assets to the historic hotel that Milton
Hershey built in the 1930s as a way of keeping townspeople employed
during the Great Depression.
3. For its 102nd season,
Hersheypark will add its third major attraction in as many years when
it expands its popular Boardwalk area and introduces a wave pool and
lazy river. The expansion is called "The Boardwalk: The SEAquel."
Contact Information:
Mindy Bianca
Public Relations Director
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
27 W. Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
717-520-5574
mbianca@hersheypa.com
www.hersheypa.com
Joan Bloom
Joan Brower
joanbl@mbooth.com
joanbr@mbooth.com
Firm/Position:
Senior Vice-Presidents, Co-Directors, Travel & Lifestyle Practice M
Booth & Associates, 300 Park Avenue South, NY 10010
Clients:
Greenland Tourism, VisitDenmark, Wines of Provence Visitors Center,
Myrtle Beach Area (SC) Convention & Visitors Bureau, Red Door Spas,
Harrah’s Entertainment Atlantic City (Harrah’s Resort, Caesars,
Bally’s, Showboat/House of Blues, Atlantic City Country Club),The
Signature at MGM Grand, MGM MIRAGE, Las Vegas, American Express
Ideal Journalists:
a) Travel editors, reporters or freelance writers with multiple outlets: print, broadcast, online
b) Interest in general or
special-interest travel: Domestic and International, Adventure,
Culinary, Singles, Boomers/Matures, Family, Bridal, Spas, Men’s,
Women’s, GLBT, Sports and Water Sports, Golf, Gaming
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit Us at Marketplace:
1) Our destinations
lend themselves both to quick getaways and lengthier trips, city and
country, glaciers and beaches, wine and food, adventure and sports,
enrichment, relaxation, affordability.
- For VisitDenmark, we’re promoting "city break"/urban vacations in Copenhagen
where you can shop for the hottest styles, take in a performance of the
Royal Danish Ballet, dine in an award-winning restaurant, and stroll
through the happiest city in the world;
- For adventure travel stories, talk to us about Greenland, the
coolest "hot" destination in the world. Whether viewing massive
glaciers from your hotel window, or by sea on a whale safari, you’ll
have stories to write about the Greenlandic landscape, Inuit culture,
creative cuisine, and the sheer joy of visiting this spectacular,
Arctic island.
- Try an easy domestic vacation with friends or family on the 60-mile Grand Strand, the Myrtle Beach Area of
South Carolina, for glorious beaches, superb value, pro- and mini-golf,
shopping, sunning, and dining on the latest food craze – "Carolina
Coastal" cuisine!
- When traveling in Provence, you can stop at the Vins de Provence Visitors Center in
Les Arcs Sur Argens, between Nice and Aix-en-Provence, for tastings of
Provençal rosé wines and directions to Provence wineries that offer
visitor tours and tastings.
2) Our hotels located in top gaming destinations offer much more than casino action.
- The Signature at MGM Grand was
the first non-casino, non-smoking hotel in Las Vegas. Accessed by
private gated entrance, it offers personalized concierge service,
creative In-Suite Dining, and connects by moving walkway with MGM Grand
and its award-winning restaurants, nightclubs, shows, spa/salon and
casino.
- Harrah’s Atlantic City has become Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City
thanks to a $550 million expansion with a year-round Pool/entertainment
complex, Waterfront Tower with specialty suites, Red Door Spa, and new
restaurants and retail. Also in the portfolio are Caesars, Showboat/House of Blues, Bally’s and the Atlantic City Country Club.
- Each of the MGM MIRAGE hotels in
Las Vegas offers something unique, and its multi-faceted CityCenter
will soon eclipse the Strip. See us about Bellagio, The Mirage, New
York New York, TI, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, THEhotel, Excalibur, Circus
Circus, Luxor and Monte Carlo.
3) Spas have become relaxing and healing travel essentials in today’s stressful environment.
- There are seven Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas--"destination
spas" located in premium hotel or resort properties in Arizona,
Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island. An additional 24 Red Door
"day spas" are located throughout the U.S. and in London for weary
travelers in need of restorative treatments, with another opening soon
in the Willard InterContinental Washington, DC, a grand historic
landmark hotel.
Catherine Boire
CB Public Relations
Clients:
The Sequoia High Sierra Camp (CA);
Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds (Monterey, CA); The Pines
Resort at Bass Lake (CA)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Print, broadcast and internet media who cover:
- Budget travel
- Adventure travel
- Gourmet cuisine (in unlikely places)
- Romantic destinations/weddings
- Family-friendly resorts/family reunion locations
- Meeting and corporate retreat venues
- Historic/architecturally renowned resorts
- Environmentally progressive lodging/dining/conferences
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- It’s backcountry wilderness camping – with the amenities of a deluxe hotel. The Sequoia High Sierra Camp leads
the California "glamping" (glamour camping) trend with plush king size
beds, 5-course gourmet dinners; daily maid service and modern bath
facilities. www.sequoiahighsierracamp.com
- The Pines Resort’s
multi-million $ renovation + new
luxury lodging segment + expanded group meeting facilities = a historic
year-round lakefront resort destination with fresh new appeal for
families, couples and conference groups. www.basslake.com
- Budget travel (with significant value) continues to be a key getaway angle. Asilomar boasts
unmatchable low rates for oceanfront lodging, free recreation and full
breakfast – starting at just $135 for two (and online "hot deal"
discounts that reduce rates even further).
www.visitasilomar.com
Contact Information: Catherine Boire
CB Public Relations
1234 Cayetano Drive
Napa, CA 94559
Direct: (707) 255-5997
Email: cboirepr@aol.com
Jane Bozza
Faulkenberry Certain
Director of Communications
Client: Little St. Simons Island
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
The ideal journalist will be intrigued
by Little St. Simons Island … a privately owned 10,000 acre barrier
island off the coast of Georgia. interested in eco-travel, history
(property owned by the same family for 100 years) and nature travel to
relatively uninhabited areas, sustainable tourism -- Little St. Simons
Island hosts only 30 guests at a time. The Lodge and accommodations are
the only facilities on the island which boasts maritime forests,
marshes and 10 miles of sandy beach along the Atlantic Ocean.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Celebrating a century
of leaving well enough alone. This has been the year-long theme on
Little St. Simons Island, Georgia as this 10,000-acre barrier island
off the Atlantic coast observes a century of environmental stewardship
and ownership by one family. Since 1908, Little St. Simons Island has
been owned one family who kept it as a private family retreat until
1979, when the Island was first opened to guests. And while the 2008
anniversary year has welcomed a record number of visitors, they have
arrived in small handfuls–only 30 overnight guests are permitted at a
time to ensure a true private island experience.
2. Vastly
different from most other barrier islands along the Atlantic seaboard,
Little St. Simons Island remains virtually undeveloped. While guests
enjoy accommodations and services of the highest caliber, the devotion
of the Island’s owners and staff to maintaining the natural ecological
state of the Island remains foremost. Guest activities: shelling along
the 7 miles of beach, birding, turtle walks and in-depth Island
exploring–are led by gifted naturalists and are designed to encourage
an appreciation for and understanding of the island, its ecosystems and
wildlife.
3. The Island
has received international recognition for its efforts. Green Globe, a
global benchmarking, certification and improvement program for
sustainable travel and tourism, has awarded its Benchmark Certification
to Little St. Simons Island–one of only two destinations in the United
States listed on the Green Globe site.
Beyond the honoring of its last 100 years, Little St. Simons Island,
a Green Globe is now keenly focused on the years to come, aggressively
engaging in a host of eco-sensitive initiatives aimed at preserving the
Island’s primeval setting in perpetuity. It begins the moment guests
set foot on Little St. Simons Island (arrival by boat is the only way
to get there) where ornamental plants on the grounds of the Lodge
compound have been removed and replaced by strictly indigenous
varieties. And it continues with the three daily meals that are
included in guest rates. Now some of the vegetables and herbs prepared
by the kitchen are grown and gathered in the Island’s "USDA Certified
Organic" garden–one of only a few gardens in southeast Georgia to have
earned this designation. Other examples of the Island’s commitment to
sustainable-use tourism that limits impact on the Island’s environment
include: comprehensive recycling, composting for garden uses, no use of
plastic water bottles (guests are each given their own personal Nalgene
bottles), and the recent removal of the Island’s riding horses. Also,
work is underway to replace the air conditioning systems in two of the
Island’s guest houses to geothermal systems.
Contact Information:
Jane Bozza janebozza@comcast.net 912-638-7770
Gerald Breaux
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
Clients: The Heart of Louisiana’s Cajun Country
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Interests include culturally unique
destinations, culinary travel, soft outdoor adventure,
festivals/special events, music, local art/artisans, off-the-beaten
path experiences.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Lafayette is 100% open for business
post Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. All power is restored and attractions,
restaurants, hotels and festivals are operating full steam ahead.
- Good news! Lafayette was named the 14th Best Performing (Large Metro) City in the nation citing job growth (ranked 12th), salary growth (ranked 1st), and high-tech growth (ranked 29th) as key indicators. Lafayette ranked 24th in 2007. (Source: Milken Institute/ Greenstreet Real Estate Partners September 2008)
- Learn to cook at Vermilionville, Lafayette’s Cajun/Creole heritage
and folklife park. Vermilionville recently opened Ecole de la Cuisine,
a cooking school offering classes ranging from 30-minutes that give you
a little taste of local cuisine, to longer "History on the Table"
classes featuring the preparation of a three-course meal.
Contact Information: Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
1400 NW Evangeline Thruway
Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 232-3737, Fax: (337) 232-0161
(800) 346-1958 U.S., (800) 543-5340 Canada
gerald@lafayettetravel.com
www.Lafayette.travel
Lou Ann Burney
Vice President of Marketing & Communication
American Resort Development Association (ARDA)
Clients: ARDA
represents over 1,000 resort developers and supplier companies, such as
Marriott, Wyndham, Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood, Ritz-Carlton, American
Express, and Whirlpool.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you: mainstream travel writers
Top Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Timeshare presents viable options to help fulfill wellness benefits for the need to vacation
- Research shows there is
a connection between a person’s overall wellness and the level of
stress and demands in one’s daily life (job performance, strained
relationships, lack of family time, etc).
- The timeshare industry
has long since promoted the need to take time to vacation at least once
a year. Whether reserving a favorite vacation spot to return to every
year or looking to trade for a new experience, vacationing with
timeshare ensures that you’ll vacation every year.
- Take Two Weeks and Call Me in the Morning
- An Expedia survey found
Americans not only receive the smallest amount of vacation time among
their counterparts abroad, they often fail to use it. 460 million
vacation days will go unused in 2008.
- ARDA challenges the vacation-deprived to "Take Two Weeks and Call Me in the Morning"
- Traveling with
timeshare takes the stress out of planning a vacation while ensuring
that every traveler’s vacation desires are met.
- Vacation rentals provide home-like accommodations for families and friends
- Most resorts offer
rentals for those needing more space and amenities than a typical hotel
room. This is particularly compelling for larger families or friends
traveling together.
- 76 million baby boomers
are compelled that for a modest cost, they can own a flexible vacation
product that allows them to explore their wanderlust for a lifetime.
- The value proposition of a use-product purchase is even more compelling to those who still want to take vacations
- Vacation ownership products present boundless destination choices, unique travel opportunities
- More than 5,000 timeshare resorts in 100 countries with the sole purpose of providing the best vacation experiences
- 8,000 new units being built in 2008
- Spacious rooms in luxurious accommodations mean every traveler has space to unwind: no more eating pizza on a hotel bed!
Contact Information: Lou Ann Burney, (202) 207-1156; lburney@arda.org
www.VacationBetter.org
Paula Butler
Marriott International
List Your Client(s): 400 (and growing) Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, Courtyard and Marriott Executive Apartments outside of North America
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you. Print,
online, broadcast and social media interested in business travel, spas,
family travel, golf resorts, couples travel, destination weddings and
honeymoon travel, culinary, exotic locations, meetings and conventions
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) Restored Iconic Grosvenor House in London Becomes a JW Marriott
Following a four-year, multi-million pound restoration, the
iconic Grosvenor House – now London’s largest five-star hotel with 494
rooms and suites -- was recently re-introduced to the world as
Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel. The Grosvenor House hotel first
opened its doors to the public in May 1929 and quickly attracted a
fashionable crowd, from Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson to Ella Fitzgerald
and Jacqueline Onassis. Many original features of the period have been
retained, and opulent marble bathrooms acknowledge an Art Deco
influence. Five bars and four dining options include the new classic
French brasserie BORD’EAUX run by La Trompette’s former head chef,
Ollie Couillaud. This autumn the hotel will unveil Corrigan’s of
Mayfair, the signature restaurant of celebrity chef, Richard Corrigan.
The hotel’s Park Room, overlooking Hyde Park, offers one of London’s
finest afternoon teas. Also restored are the hotel’s conference and
banqueting facilities, including the famed Great Room, London’s largest
banqueting space holding up to 2,000 and originally an ice rink where
Queen Elizabeth II learned to skate. To cap off the magnificent
renovation, Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel will introduce a
luxurious new spa in 2010.
2) JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Raise Bar on Quality, Locally Sourced Ingredients
Chefs at the 36 luxury JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts
worldwide are on a mission: to provide global JW guests unique food
experiences that support, celebrate and showcase wellness through
preparation of organic, local, sustainable and socially responsible
ingredients. "JW chefs worldwide have done this for years, but we are
now raising the bar," says Brad Nelson, corporate executive chef for
Marriott International. The goal is to enable guests to maintain their
wellness regimens when they travel but to also sample new, authentic
flavors from the countries and regions they are visiting. JW chefs from
Dubai to Denver are sourcing fresh ingredients from local artisans,
organic farms, fair trade producers and sustainable fisheries and
creating innovative, locally inspired dishes. For example, the JW
Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa -- located on the Andaman Sea in the
south of Thailand -- has enviable access to local fisherman, and the
hotel can showcase jumbo tiger prawns, sea bass and the famous Phuket
lobster caught locally. JW chefs are also charged with creating truly
innovative vegetarian/flexitarian dishes such as grilled vegetable
panini with goat cheese at the JW Jarkarta; pear carpaccio with
parmesan nuggets and carmelized crepes at the JW Cancun; Vietnamese
vegetable rice-paper rolls with Nuoc Cham dressing and goat cheese
ravioli with sautéed zucchini, raisins, pine nuts and fresh basil at
the JW Hong Kong; and pumpkin stew with chili and dark chocolate
shavings at the JW Dubai.
3) Marriott International to Nearly Triple Its Presence in Mexico in Five Years: Marriott
recently announced it would add 29 branded Marriott hotels in Mexico to
the 16 hotels and resorts it currently operates. The announcement
includes two resorts on Mexico’s popular Riviera Maya by 2011: a
450-room JW Marriott Milla de Oro Resort & Spa and the upscale
150-room Renaissance Milla de Oro Resort. Also in the pipeline: the
320-room Mexico City Marriott Reforma Hotel opening later this year,
the 286-room Aguascalientes Marriott Hotel and the 290-room Merida
Marriott Hotel in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Popular hotels currently
in operation include the elegant 299-room JW Marriott Mexico City, the
448-room JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa, the 418-room Casa Magna
Marriott Cancun Resort, and the 404-room Casa Magna Marriott Puerto
Vallarta Resort & Spa.
Contact Information:
For current news about Marriott International hotels, visit www.marriott.com/news.
For high- and low-resolution photos of Marriott hotels outside the U.S., visit http://portal.digilink-inc.com/marriottpr.
Username: int02, password: int02. Search by brand, hotel name or
keyword. Direct general media inquiries about international hotels to
Paula Butler, at paula.butler@marriott.com or 301-380-4327; for North American hotels, contact Gordon Lambourne, at Gordon.lambourne@marriott.com or (301) 380-1368.
Priscilla Caldwell, APR
Madigan Pratt & Associates
Your Firm
Public Relations Director, Madigan Pratt & Associates, providing
integrated marketing including media relations to small, independent
luxury boutique hotels, primarily in the Caribbean.
Clients:
9 Beaches, Bermuda’s Only Ultra-Casual Resort www.9beaches.com
The Reefs, Bermuda www.thereefs.com
Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, Nevis, West Indies www.nisbetplantation.com
Discovery at Marigot Bay … simply magical, St. Lucia www.discoverystlucia.com
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Luxury travel writer
Adventure travel journalist seeking true beauty and enjoyment
Foodie
Environmentally-conscious travel journalist
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Find inspiration from stunning seascapes and luxurious surroundings.
Discover the intimate experience of an exotic boutique hotel.
Appreciate how the environment features prominent in the development
of these properties on the unspoiled islands of Bermuda, Nevis and St.
Lucia.
Contact Information:
Priscilla Bevel Caldwell, APR
Public Relations Director, Madigan Pratt & Associates, Inc.
Hospitality Marketing & CRM
3204 Ironbound Road, Suite D, Williamsburg, VA 23188
757-645-3113; priscilla@madiganpratt.com
www.HospitalityMarketingBlog.com
Affiliations: SATW; PRSA; President, PRSA Virginia Peninsula Chapter, www.prsavapeninsula.org
Karen Candy
Media Relations Manager
Princess Cruises
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Any journalist who covers
mainstream travel, cruising or is interested in covering cruising.
Writers who cover family travel/multi-generational travel, worldwide
destinations, including Alaska, Europe, South America, Asia,
Australia/New Zealand, Caribbean, South Pacific and Hawaii; culinary
trends, wine and healthy/active travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Princess is the third largest cruise
line in the world, operating a fleet of 17 modern ships renowned for
their innovative design and wide array of choices in dining,
entertainment and amenities.
- Princess is a recognized leader in
worldwide cruising with sailings to all seven continents, ranging in
length from seven to 107 days.
- Princess carries more than 1 million passengers a year, including more than 100,000 kids between the ages of 3-18.
Contact Information:
Karen Candy
Media Relations Manager
Princess Cruises
24200 Magic Mountain Parkway
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
(661) 753-15340
F: (661) 753-1535
kcandy@princesscruises.com
www.princess.com
Mia Casey
Senior Vice President
Edelman Tourism & Lifestyle Group
Clients:
Washington State Tourism, Illinois
Bureau of Tourism, California Travel & Tourism Commission, The
Gettysburg Foundation, Puerto Rico Tourism Commission, Maharashtra
Tourism, LAN, Porter Air, Hyatt Place, Hyatt Summerfield Suites,
Iberostar, Jumeirah Hotels, Expedia.com
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel, destinations, luxury, family, affordable vacations, culinary travel and "how to" subjects
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Hotel Story Angles: Luxury hotel operator Jumeirah
is expanding globally with new locations in Aqaba, Doha, Phuket,
Argentina, Mallorca and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Business travelers can
make the most of reduced budgets without sacrificing quality
accommodations by staying at Hyatt Place. Hyatt Summerfield Suites
offers an affordable option for family travel with the savings they
receive from being able to make a healthy dinner in the in-suite
kitchens and complimentary grocery shopping service; Iberostar’s Grand
Collection is defining a new category of luxury, adults-only, resorts
and hotels and is adding the Grand Hotel Rose Hall in November and the
Grand Hotel Barvaro in December in Punta Cana.
- Destinations:
Learn about California’s abundance of vacation offerings and Illinois’ Presidential Trail Itineraries. The "Battle of Gettysburg" Cyclorama painting is now on display at the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitors Center. Explore the state of Washington’s exciting "foodie" experiences from the emerging wine country of Walla Walla to Pike Place Market. Puerto Rico is offering Caribbean Savings with "No Passport Required." For exotic travelers, the
Deccan Odyssey, a luxury train that departs from Mumbai and takes
travelers to the beaches of Goa and the famed Ajanta Caves at Ellora
among other destinations within Maharashtra, begins its yearly service in October through April.
- Airline and Travel Planning Services:
As the world’s leading online travel site, Expedia.com is an excellent source for deals and trend data. Porter is
introducing a new concept in air travel: flying refined. The airline
launched U.S. service in March of this year with flights between
Toronto and Newark and has garnered acclaim for its service and
in-flight amenities. LAN Airlines
is currently celebrating 50 years of service between South America and
the U.S. The airline has increased service from Miami to Lima, Peru, to
offer 10 flights a week to this destination, and also introduced
service from Toronto to Santiago, Chile, by way of New York. There are
more plans for expansion within South America and North America.
Contact Information:
Mia Casey
mia.casey@edelman.com
312-240-2762
Katie Chapman, Media Relations,
Charleston, SC Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Clients:
Charleston area: beaches, golf, culinary, history, arts, shopping,
African American heritage, military, destination weddings, resorts,
etc.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Covers mainstream travel; including print, broadcast, internet;
And/or covers above topics
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1). Unique History -
Charleston is a beautifully preserved historic treasure, with a rich
300-year heritage waiting to be discovered. Step back in time before
the American Revolution, when Charleston was the seat of British rule
and a cultural capital of British America. Colonial homes, cobblestone
streets and magnificent plantations whisper of an age long past.
Historical monuments and attractions located throughout the Charleston
area provide several places to explore the artifacts from the past 300
years.
2). Culinary Charleston - The
Charleston area is a destination with a never-ending feast for the
senses, where food has become the main course for many visitors. Rice,
grits, local produce, French tradition, African ingredients and readily
available seafood from the coast provide the basis for Lowcountry
cuisine. With the recognition of Lowcountry cuisine’s unique blends and
traditions, hungry and discerning visitors have found a trove of
talented chefs who put their own mark on this regional flavor.
3). Beaches and Outdoor Recreation -
Recreation comes in two forms here: land and water. Play on our world
famous golf course and tennis courts. In the water you can surf, kayak,
ski, zip down slides or reel in trophy fish. It's a great time for all.
Contact Information:
Katie Chapman
Media Relations Assistant Director
CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
423 King Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
p: 843.853.8000 f: 843.853.0444
direct: 843.805.3074
kchapman@charlestoncvb.com
CharlestonCVB.com
Chris Chrystal
Nevada
Your Client(s):
Nevada Commission on Tourism: Entire Nevada tourism industry, including
resort hotels and casinos, ski areas, golf courses, shopping, dining
and entertainment venues, recreational, adventure, cultural and
historic attractions, special events, convention centers, convention
and visitors bureaus and authorities, chambers of commerce, and more.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Covers travel for print, broadcast,
Internet; seeking story ideas about the Silver State, curious about
what’s new among Nevada’s attractions, trends, activities and amenities
that draw more than 54 million visitors a year. Adventure, Camping,
RVs, Conservation/Environment, Culture, Ethnic, Festivals and Special
Events, Food and Wine, Golf, Historic, Meetings/Conventions, Motor
coach, Offbeat, Parks/National & State, Shopping, Snow Skiing,
Spas, Weddings/Honeymoons, U.S. West.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Surprise! Nevada is turning green, and
it’s not limited to the covering on the craps tables. Find out how a
state known for excess is raising its green profile in unexpected ways.
- Lipstick leisure? It’s a girlfriend
thing, and there’s no better choice for a gal’s romp with her
girlfriends than Nevada, the only state that lets you party 24-7
anywhere, because the fun never stops. Indulge yourself at Nevada’s
huge variety of clubs, restaurants and shopping to die for; pamper
yourself at luxury spas, board a paddlewheeler and cruise fabulous Lake
Mead or Lake Tahoe, hop on an ATV and experience Nevada’s wild beauty
from the trail, or take a high-desert adventure tour and discover
intriguing sights in the comfort of an SUV. And there’s so much more ….
- Gold and silver put Nevada on the map
in the 1850s, and visitors can get a closeup look at silver mining of
yesteryear and contrast it with astounding 21st century gold
mining techniques that make Nevada the nation’s No. 1 producer. See how
it all happened, from head-frames to open pits, not an ordinary tourism
attraction.
Contact Information: Chris Chrystal
Media Relations Manager
Nevada Commission on Tourism
401 North Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701
cchrystal@travelnevada.com
Direct line: 775-687-0616
Leslie Cohen
Executive Vice President, Laura Davidson PR
Clients:
HOTELS & RESORTS
- CasaMagna Marriott Cancún Resort, Mexico
- Concorde Hotels & Resorts (France)
- Grande Lakes Orlando (The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott)
- JW Marriott Cancún Resort & Spa, Mexico
- The Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples
- RockResorts:
- The Arrabelle at Vail Square, Colorado
- Hotel Jerome, Aspen, Colorado
- Keystone, Colorado
- The Landings, St. Lucia
- La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa, New Mexico
- The Lodge at Vail, Colorado
- The Osprey at Beaver Creek, Colorado (opening Winter 08/09)
- Snake River Lodge & Spa, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Tempo, Miami (opening spring 2009)
TOUR COMPANY: Intrepid Travel
(See Laura Davidson’s listing for additional LDPR clients.)
Ideal Journalist (by Category) to Stop by and Visit With You.
Those interested in lifestyle
and luxury travel, plus family and honeymoon stories, spa, adventure,
culinary, luxury, environmental, Caribbean, Canada
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- We represent amazing international and
domestic destinations from Scotland and Victoria (Australia) to
Montréal and Orlando so we can provide depth and variety for your
editorial needs.
- We have hotel news to tell! Three hotel
openings in 2009 include two RockResorts: The Osprey at Beaver Creek,
CO, and the group’s first city-based hotel, Tempo Miami; and Star
Island a 5-Star, fully sustainable, zero-emissions island resort
community in the Out Islands of the Bahamas.
- Check out the latest with "Green" travel and see what’s going on with Fairmont Hotels, RockResorts, Star Islands and others!
Contact Information: leslie@ldpr.com, 212 696 0660, www.ldpr.com
Lisa Cole
Director of Communications, SE region
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hilton Family of Brands:
Hilton, Doubletree, Waldorf=Astoria, Conrad, Embassy Suites
Clients:
Hilton
Miami Airport; Doubletree Coconut Grove; Doubletree Biscayne Bay;
Doubletree Surfcomber; Embassy Suites Miami Airport; Conrad Miami;
Hilton Fort Lauderdale; Doubletree Gallery One; Hilton Broward County
Convention Center; Doubletree Guests Suites Rocky Point, Tampa Bay;
Waldorf=Astoria Sarasota; Hilton
Bonnet Creek; Waldorf=Astoria Orlando; Hilton in the Walt Disney World
Resort; Hilton Orlando; Doubletree Guest Suites in the Walt Disney
World Resort; Embassy Suites Orlando, International Drive; Hilton
Atlanta Downtown; Hilton Atlanta Airport; Doubletree Guest Suites
Charlotte, South Park; Doubletree Guest Suites Charlotte Gateway
Village; Embassy Suites Charlotte; Doubletree Guests Suites Raleigh
Durham; Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center; Inn at Virginia Tech;
Hilton Tyson’s Corner, McLean Virginia; Capital Hilton; Hilton
Washington; Doubletree Crystal City; Embassy Suite Crystal City; Hilton
Cancun Golf & Spa Resort
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers
travel; tourism, destination; corporate business; meetings; family;
spa; food/culinary; night life; entertainment; seniors, recreation;
golf.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should CONTACT ME:
- Cover a large territory with vast number of hotels in different price categories and offerings – eclectic mix
- Good source of information for several destinations
- Waldorf=Astoria collection growing; Luxury market expanding brands;
Contact Information:
Lisa Cole
305-796-8383 cell
Lisa.cole@hilton.com
Kate Colley
Kate Colley Communications
Clients:
- Penticton & Wine Country Tourism – British Columbia’s Wine Country
- The Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa – Vancouver Island Seaside Getaway
- Cabana Bar & Grille – Brand New Kelowna Hotspot Run by Food Network Canada Celebrity Chef, Ned Bell
- Som Visao Urban Ultrasound Spa &
Wellness Centre – Specializing in Maternity Spa Treatment and Cutting
Edge 3D/4D Technology – Vancouver, BC
- Rick Antonson, To Timbuktu for a Haircut – Travels through West Africa – Vancouver, BC
- Road 13 Vineyards – Award Winning South Okanagan Terroir-Driven Winery – Oliver, BC
- Stoneboat Vineyards – New Boutique Winery Winning Major Award Right Out of the Gate, Oliver, BC
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel; print, broadcast, internet:
- Interested in lifestyle experiences in British Columbia
- Interested in the Okanagan Valley’s
burgeoning wine scene and culinary growth with a focus on Penticton and
South Okanagan boutique wineries
- Interested in high-end resorts and supporting business (wineries, cideries) in Sidney,
British Columbia
- Interested in urban spa trends for maternity, anti-aging and cutting edge treatments like Lipo-
Laser technology
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1). The Sidney Pier Resort is just one-year old and a decadent, relaxing and unexpected
sea-side resort just minutes from the Victoria Ferry Terminal. With a rich offering of art,
design spa, culinary experiences visitors will discover
- The Okanagan Valley is the Napa of the
North, with over 100 wineries in the area spanning many microclimates,
styles of winemaking, geography and personalities – the evolution of
British Columbia wines has sparked a culinary crusade – cooking
classes, local and regional mountain top tables, the passion of
terroir-driven wines, enviable
farmer’s markets, culinary tourism and
celebrity chefs trading the big city life for a vibrant local full or
fresher than fresh produce and opportunity galore.
- Tourism Vancouver President and CEO
temporarily checked out of his fast-paced urban life to fulfill a
childhood dream and explorer’s passion. He went To Timbuktu for a Haircut
and came back with a tale of travel in West Africa. Walking in the
footsteps of great explorers before him, he shares his story and how it
could be yours.
Contact Information:
Kate Colley Communications
T:604.644.7976
E:kate@katecolley.com
301 – 250 Waterford Avenue
Penticton, BC V2A 3T9
Geoffrey Weill
Anita Cotter
WEILL (Geoffrey Weill Associates)
Clients:
Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin; The Algodon Mansion, Buenos Aires and Algodon
Wine Estate, San Rafael-Mendoza, Argentina; Amanresorts; Aqua
Expeditions, Peru; Ashford Castle, Ireland; Austrian Airlines; Hotel
Baltschug Kempinski Moscow; Hotel Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne; Bora
Bora Cruises; Borgo Bastia Creti, Umbria; Canadian Mountain Holidays;
Cape Grace, Cape Town; Cape May Resorts, Cape May, NJ; Ciragen Palace
Kempinski Istanbul; Conservation Corporation Africa; Dan Hotels Israel;
Hotel Fouquet’s Barrière, Paris; Hotel Hassler Roma; Iguazu Grand
Hotel, Resort & Casino, Iguazu Falls, Argentina; Inkaterra, Peru;
The International Wine Academy, Rome; Israel Ministry of Tourism, North
America; Italy by Vintage Car; Jet Airways; Kempinski Hotel Moika 22,
St. Petersburg; King David Hotel, Jerusalem; MedJet Assist; Merrion
Hotel, Dublin; Micato Safaris; Orient-Express Trains & Cruises;
Panoramic Hotel, Iguazu Falls, Argentina; Pezula Resort Hotel &
Spa, Knysa, South Africa; Taj Safaris; Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Passionate about travel and lifestyle
subjects with an emphasis on luxury; interested in hotels, travel real
estate, restaurants, trains, cruises and destinations; actively engaged
in writing for print, broadcast, internet, emerging media.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- We have NEWS to share. Amanresorts,
for example, just opened The Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing and will
open in New Delhi, Laos and Montenegro, all hot locations. CCAfrica
will announce a name change soon, highlighting dynamic growth just on
the horizon. And a brand-new company called Italy by Vintage Car is an
innovative way to tour one of Europe’s most popular countries.
- We work with DYNAMIC DESTINATIONS
including Israel and Thailand, and TRENDSETTING AIRLINES, including Austrian Airlines and Jet Airways, all of which have a never-ending list of story ideas for SATW actives to cover.
- Our WEILL team
is proactive and professional, always at
the ready to help writers get to the bottom of whatever they need. We’d
like to talk to you about everything from MedJet Assist to the Royal
Scotsman train, from the new Algodon Mansion and Algodon Wine Estates
in South America to the best hotels in Cape May, New Jersey … and much
more.
Contact Information:
Geoffrey Weill (gweill@geoffreyweill.com);
Anita Cotter (acotter@geoffreyweill.com);
212-288-1144
Hilda Cullen
Director of Public Relations
Seattle Opera
Client: Seattle Opera
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists who work in all media who cover:
Music/Entertainment, Arts and Culture,
Lifestyle, Leisure Travel, Cultural Tourism, Luxury Travel, Festivals
and Special Events, Architecture, Gay/Lesbian Travel, United States:
West
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- 75% of U.S. adult travelers attended a
cultural activity or event while on a trip in the past year. This
translates to an estimated 109.8 million U.S. adults. According to the
Travel Industry Association, entertainment is the #3 activity for U.S.
domestic travel (shopping is #2 and dining #1). Seattle Opera, one of
the premier cultural attractions in the Pacific Northwest, draws
visitors from four continents, nineteen countries, and 49 states. The
company has achieved the highest per capita attendance of any major
opera company in the United States. What makes Seattle Opera so
appealing?
- Seattle Opera is recognized
internationally for its theatrically compelling and musically
accomplished performances, especially the Opera’s interpretations of
the works of Richard Wagner. In August, 2009, Seattle Opera will again
present Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle. The 2001 and 2005 Seattle Opera Ring cycles sold out nearly a year in advance. Why?
- Readers of Travel + Leisure and
Condé Nast Traveler voted Seattle one of their top ten favorite cities
to visit. Seattle Opera is one of the jewels of the Emerald City.
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, the company’s performance home, opened to
rave reviews in 2003. With state of the art acoustics, the design
objective was to create a venue that engages the entire community. The
glass-enclosed structure has won numerous architectural awards for its
"extraordinary collaboration between disciplines" and "elegant
integration of architecture, landscape, lighting and theatre," allowing
audiences to experience the ever-changing Northwest light while opening
the lobby to the view of all who pass by. Learn about the plans for the
new Seattle Opera Center, and find out what McCaw Hall offers that no
other opera house can claim.
Contact Information:
Hilda Cullen
Director of Public Relations, Seattle Opera
1020 John Street, P.O. Box 9248, Seattle, WA 98109-0248
Tel: (206) 389-7600
Direct: (206) 676-5543 Fax: (206) 389-7651
Email: hilda.cullen@seattleopera.org
Website: www.seattleopera.org
Stefanie Dalgar
Dalgar Consulting
Clients:
- Colorado Dude and Guest Ranch Association
- Vail Plaza Hotel and Club
- The Ruby of Crested Butte Bed & Breakfast
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists covering Rocky Mountain
West; Colorado; dog-friendly properties; family; meetings; guest
ranches; outdoor activities, spas, destination experiences; offbeat
offerings, weddings/honeymoons
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Colorado Dude and Guest Ranches offer a
complete destination experience where family, relaxation and the old
west excitement marry together to create an unforgettable adventure
from working cattle outfits to the most luxurious resorts.
- Inspired by the grand hotels of the
Italian Alps the Vail Plaza Hotel & Club opened its doors December
2007 and is the first newly built property to open in Vail Village in
43 years. The property also offers fractional ownership opportunities.
- Find out more about the luxury bed and Breakfast, The Ruby of
Crested Butte, that has been rated #1 B&B in the Crested Butte area
for the past three years, maximizes the use of locally produced organic
food that is served and offers dog-friendly pet and spa services.
Contact Information:
Stefanie Dalgar, Dalgar Consulting
Email: Stefanie@DalgarConsulting.com
Phone: 303-695-8180
www.DalgarConsulting.com
Daryl Demoskoff
Manager, Media Publicity
Tourism Saskatchewan
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Active media interested in covering
outdoor adventure; history and culture and the uniqueness of the
connection and love of the land found deeply routed in the souls of
Saskatchewan people.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Although the province of Saskatchewan is currently the most vibrant economy in Canada, it remains under-exposed.
- With a population of 1 million and a
land mass comparable to Texas, the space available for outdoor
adventure is second to none. Over 100,000 lakes and rivers, more than
250 golf courses, 50 plus mapped canoe/kayak routes and big huge skies.
- Home of the RCMP (Royal Canadian
Mounted Police). The only training academy that exists is found in
Saskatchewan’s Capital City of Regina. It is here that the past,
present and future of the RCMP unfolds at the $40 million RCMP Heritage
Centre.
Contact Information: Daryl Demoskoff
Manager, Media Publicity
Tourism Saskatchewan
1922 Park St.
Regina, SK
S4N 7M4
daryl.demoskoff@sasktourism.com
Ph: 306.787.3712
Nancy Daniels, APR
Director of Public Relations, Outrigger Enterprises Report
Clients:
- Outrigger Enterprises Group
- Outrigger Hotels & Resorts
- Outrigger Condominium Collection
- OHANA Hotels & Resorts
- Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk
- The Wyland Waikiki
- Ala Moana Hotel
- Waikiki Beach Walk retail center
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
- Journalists -- whether print,
broadcast or on-line – who are interested in general travel to Hawaii
and other Pacific-Asia areas, including Guam, Fiji, Phuket, Bali,
Australia; media interested in cultural activities, family travel,
spas, adventure travel, shopping and dining experiences
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Looking for great deals on
accommodations in Hawaii? With its multiple hotel brands, independent
hotels and resort condominiums, Outrigger has something for every
traveler.
- The renaissance of Waikiki continues
and Outrigger was at the forefront of the "new" Waikiki with the
opening of Waikiki Beach Walk. The excitement continues with new hotel
offerings coming online in 2009, including the "brand new" Outrigger
Reef on the Beach, a yet-named upscale boutique hotel and the opening
of Hawaii’s first Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber.
- Outrigger continues its expansion
beyond the shores of Hawaii into select resort destinations in the Asia
Pacific region, including upscale properties set to open in Phuket,
Thailand; Bali, Indonesia; Australia.
Contact Information:
Nancy Daniels, APR
nancy.daniels@outrigger.com
(808) 921-6839 Phone
Laura Davidson
President, Laura Davidson PR
Clients:
DESTINATIONS/TOUR COMPANIES
- Abercrombie & Kent
- Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club
- Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Tourisme Montréal
- Tourism Victoria, Australia (Melbourne and the state of Victoria)
- VisitScotland
HOTELS & RESORTS
- Coco Palm Hotel, St. Lucia
- Curtain Bluff Resort, Antigua
- The Eden Rock Hotel, St. Barths
- Fairmont Hotels && Resorts
- The Island of Mustique – the villas and The cotton House Resort
- Peter Island Resort, British Virgin Islands
- Raffles Resort Canouan Island, The Grenadines
- The Resort at Paws Up, Montana
- Star Island, Eleuthhera, the Bahamas
(See Leslie Cohen’s listing for additional LDPR clients.)
Ideal Journalist (by Category) to Stop by and Visit With You.
Those interested in lifestyle
and luxury travel, plus family and honeymoon stories, spa, adventure,
culinary, luxury, environmental, Caribbean, Canada
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- We represent amazing international and
domestic destinations from Scotland and Victoria (Australia) to
Montréal and Orlando so we can provide depth and variety for your
editorial needs.
- We have hotel news to tell! Three hotel
openings in 2009 include two RockResorts: The Osprey at Beaver Creek,
CO, and the group’s first city-based hotel, Tempo Miami; and Star
Island a 5-Star, fully sustainable, zero-emissions island resort
community in the Out Islands of the Bahamas.
- Check out the latest with "Green" travel and see what’s going on with Fairmont Hotels, RockResorts, Star Islands and others!
Contact Information: laura@ldpr.com, 212-696-0660, www.ldpr.com
J. Michael DeAgostino (J. Mike)
Public Relations Manager
Clients:
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel
Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel; print,
broadcast, internet; interested in Midwest destinations, specifically
Northern Michigan; interested in family, golf, spa, casinos, culinary.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. The Traverse City region is
Michigan’s 2nd most popular travel destination, the Cherry Capital of
the World and home to over 20 wineries. Annual events include the
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest, Traverse
City Film Festival, Horse Shows By The Bay, Traverse Epicurean Classic.
2. Grand Traverse Resort & Spa (900
acres, 600 rooms) is Michigan’s premier resort experience with over $17
million invested since acquisition by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa
& Chippewa Indians.
3. The all new Turtle Creek Casino &
Hotel opened in June 2008 and broke the mold for Casino design with a
football-field length skylight that allows natural light onto the
Casino floor.
Contact Information: J. Michael DeAgostino
Public Relations Manager
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.
Acme, MI 49610
Toll Free Phone: 800-748-0303, ext 6352
Direct Phone: 231-534-6352
E-mail: publicrelations@gtresort.com
Visit: www.grandtraverseresort.com
(Also represented by Ypartnership of Orlando, FL)
Craig Distl
DISTL PR
Clients: North Carolina High Country; The Greystone Inn on Lake Toxaway;
Jackson County, NC (Dillsboro/Cashiers/Cullowhee); Beech Mountain
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
One who loves mountains,
outdoors, soft adventure, family-friendly travel, folksy getaways &
simpler times. Also: golf, skiing & luxury inns.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1). A chance to venture off the beaten path and enjoy the beauty and solitude of the mountain south.
2). Four-season story ideas and quirky
stuff like: Woolly Worm Festival, Autumn at Oz, train wreck from The
Fugitive, Beech Mtn. Kite Festival, Dillsboro Easter Hat Parade &
Tour de Tuck along Blue Ridge Parkway.
3). Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina!
Contact Information: Office: (704) 377-8622
Cell: (704) 351-5222
Email: cdistl@bellsouth.net
Snail mail:
229 North Poplar St., Suite 11
Charlotte, NC 28202
Peter Dodd
Director
England’s North Country
Client:
England's North Country is the overseas
marketing consortium for the tourism industry in the North of England
representing England’s Northwest, North East England, Yorkshire and the
Isle of Man.
England’s North Country has five National Parks, five World Heritage Sites, and England’s five
highest mountains as well as the great heritage cities of York, Chester and Durham and some of
Britain’s most fashionable cities - Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers print, broadcast or internet.
Interested in any of the following:
National Parks; landscapes; castles; historic houses; gardens; walking;
cycling; golf; heritage coastline; vibrant metropolitan cities;
nightlife; culture; museums; art galleries; historical themes
Journalists interested in opportunities to meet friendly local characters and visit unique and interesting destinations
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) Be A Brit Different - Castle Hop for
a day; Paint the Garden; Meet 100 iron men on the beach; See rock
history in the making; Indulge in York's best taste; Experience Heron
Happy Hour; Taste some curry fudge; Step into a landscape fit for a
fairytale; Snag a historic find in Chester or York; Indulge in nature;
Go down to Strawberry Fields; Experience the other worldly side of
England’s North Country - Dare to Be Different!
2) Many notable people have been
inspired by England’s North Country already, Beatrix Potter wrote her
books in Cumbria, Wordsworth’s poems were inspired by the beauty of the
Lake District, the Brontes penned their atmospheric novels in Yorkshire
and the Beatles conjured up their magic in Liverpool.
3) England’s North Country offers good
value with plenty of free or low cost activities; walking in the
National Parks; cycling; many free museums and galleries and good
quality accommodation in the numerous bed and breakfast establishments
and country inns.
Contact Information:
Peter Dodd, Director
England’s North Country
Renaissance House, PO Box 37, Centre Park, Warrington. WA1 1XB.
Tel: +44 (0)1925 400362
peter.dodd@visitenc.com
www.enjoyenglandsnorthcountry.com/mediaroom
Judy Dougan
Media Relations
Clients: City of Moncton - New Brunswick - Canada
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Interested in journalists covering mainstream travel – print, Internet, broadcast.
If you’re into Maritime Canada; our seafood, natural wonders, and Acadian joie de vivre!
or world class sporting events.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- We’re hosting the 2009 Ford World Men’s Curling championship and the 2010 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships
- Just announced – a 90 million dollar Casino/Convention Centre/Hotel complex is underway and will be completed by 2010
- Natural attractions – including Hopewell Rocks (Bay of Fundy); two
national parks; Cape Enrage (fourteen of the provinces top attractions
within an hours drive
Contact Information:
Judy Dougan
judy.dougan@moncton.ca
Dawn Dawson-House
Director, Public Relations & Information,
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Client: South Carolina tourism industry
Ideal Journalist (by category) to
stop by and visit with you. – Mainstream travel print, broadcast and
internet, interested in Southeastern destinations, summer deals and
bargain vacations, girlfriend getaways, golf, distinctive culinary
destinations, theme parks, Colonial and post-Rev War history, natural
beauty and outdoor recreation.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Beach vacations on the cheap
Food festivals
2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah
Contact Information:
Dawn Dawson-House, Director, Public Relations & Information
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
1205 Pendleton Street, Room 103
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-1779
ddawson@scprt.com
For facts and photography, visit www.SCMediaRoom.com
For story ideas, see www.SouthCarolinaStoryIdeas.com
David Fantle
VISIT Milwaukee
Clients:
- Milwaukee and the surrounding area
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel writers looking for a "under-covered" urban gem in the Midwest
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Learn about the new Harley-Davidson Museum
- Discover the bronze Fonz
- Check out the new Iron Horse Hotel, the first high-end boutique catering to biking enthusiasts.
Contact Information:
David Fantle, APR
414-287-4253
dfantle@milwaukee.org
Glenn M. Faria, CHME
Michael Patrick Communications
President
List Your Client(s):
- Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce (regional Tourism Council for Cape Cod)
- The Cultural Coast (comprising Quincy, Plymouth & Bristol Counties, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket
- Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce (Barnstable, MA)
- Falmouth Chamber of Commerce (Falmouth, MA)
- Crowne Pointe Historic Inn & Spa (Provincetown, MA)
- The Salem Inn (Salem, MA)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Print, electronic,
guidebook, internet and mainstream journalists, travel, food and wine
and lifestyle writers and editors covering American history (nearly
every town and village has its own historical society), cultural
tourism, classic New England lifestyle, architecture, culinary,
celebrities, sailing and boating (including canoeing and sea kayaking),
windsurfing, parasailing, sunfishing and surfing, fishing, literature,
theater, green and environmental tourism, wildlife, outdoors, golf,
cycling, museums, performing and fine arts, dance, spas, LGBT lifestyle
(Massachusetts was the first state which legalized same-sex marriage in
May 2004) journalists.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and
Nantucket, its contiguous regions and renowned Salem, Massachusetts are
perhaps the most widely known American icons of style, grace, history
and lifestyle. Visited by presidents, kings, celebrities and millions
of visitors from around the globe, the region’s stark, timeless beauty,
simple majesty and compelling history evokes and intrigues visitors of
every age, nationality and interest.. Every visit to this region will
be far too short.
- The regions represented offer
every type of lodging possible, from quaint bed & breakfasts to
exceptional resorts, including Crowne Pointe Historic Inn,
Provincetown’s only AAA 4-diamond property. Provincetown was named
"Best Gay Resort Town for 2008" by PlanetOut and Crowne Pointe
represents the best of the best. Journalists and guidebook writers are
treated to a cornucopia of lodging, dining, historical, recreational
and relaxing options in the regions represented.
- Cultural Explorer Pass, Arts
& Artisans Trails Guide, Arts Passport and many other vehicles make
discovering all that is old and new in these regions a joy. With
timeless appeal, eastern Massachusetts is a treasure trove of every
type of experience and, despite its long history, there is always some
new adventure, attraction restaurant, museum, train ride, exhibit or
unexplored byway to be savored and written about for the eager millions
who know and love Cape Cod, the islands, Salem, Plymouth County, New
Bedford (setting for Moby Dick) and the stunning coastline which
outlines them all.
Contact Information:
Glenn M. Faria, CHME
E-mail: glenn@mpdcltd.com or info@mpdcltd.com
Phone: 508-737-1595
Peter Fitzsimons
Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau
Clients:
We are the principal Destination
Marketing Organization representing the tourism related businesses in
the Northwestern portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan,
specifically in the Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Boyne City areas.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Writers and photographers with an interest in scenic lakeside
vistas; 4 season resort activities including golf, water sports, Nordic
and downhill skiing; Victorian architecture within a National Historic
Landmark Chautauqua; the childhood summer home of Ernest Hemingway;
exceptional examples of land preservation and land reclamation;
Michigan’s State Stone – the Petoskey Stone
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Life and times of a young Ernest Hemingway
- Golfing in Michigan and why it is so special in the Northwest.
- The National Historic Landmark Bay View Association.
Contact Information:
Peter Fitzsimons, Executive Director
Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau
401 East Mitchell Street
Petoskey, Michigan 49770
peter@petoskeyarea.com www.petoskeyarea.com
800.845.2828
Melody Foote
Director of Marketing
Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
web or print journalist that covers individual or group travel.
Journalist with an interest in history, military history from the
revolutionary war to today, active and outdoor pursuits. A journalist
looking to discover a relatively undiscovered destination, and a
journalist interested in exploring a community with a rich and vibrant
pride in our country.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Airborne & Special Operations Museum. This world-class museum is
the only facility that tells the comprehensive history of the army
airborne from Test Platoon to present day. www.asomf.org.
Additionally, 15 minutes from downtown visitors can visit two other
military museums on Fort Bragg, which is an accessible army base.
- History. We currently have 11 themed driving trails that package our history into easily digestible nuggets. www.VisitFayettevilleNC.com.
The themes include Civil War, Revolutionary War, Architecture, Scottish
Heritage, African-American history, Transportation and more.
- Our community of History, Heroes, and a Hometown Feeling offers a number of active pursuits, including Paraclete Sky Venture (http://www.paracletexp.com/), The 85-acre Cape Fear Botanical Garden (http://www.capefearbg.org/) The Cape Fear River trail, which is part of the East Coast Greenway (http://www.fcpr.us/documents/CFRTBRO.pdf), The Climbing Place, the largest indoor climbing wall on the east coast (http://www.fcpr.us/documents/CFRTBRO.pdf) Clay Target Skeet Shooting Range http://www.fortbraggmwr.com/claytargets.php), and much more!
Contact Information:
Melody Foote, Director of Marketing
Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.VisitFayettevilleNC.com
888-98-HEROES
mfoote@visitfayettevillenc.com
Betsy Foster
Tourism NIAGARA
Media & Marketing Coordinator
Tourism Niagara represents the Region of
Niagara - 12 municipalities that make up Niagara, which includes the
communities of Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, over 70 wineries,
the Welland Canal and the many other attractions, history, heritage,
arts and culture of Niagara.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Family Travel, agri- tourism, wine and culinary, history, golf, green tourism, theatre, arts and culture, weekend escapes,
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
For years, travel stories about Niagara have focused on the famous
Horseshoe Falls and various ways to experience the nearby attractions,
but the Niagara region is much more than a visit to see the Falls.
Cycling, hiking, golfing and wine tasting at one of the many estate
wineries are just some of the many region-wide activities that thrive
beyond the Falls due to the mild climate that allows us to enjoy the
outdoors from April to November.
HISTORY & HERITAGE
Within the region of Niagara, is the historic town of
Niagara-on-the-Lake, formerly known as Newark, the first capital of
Upper Canada. In the 1800’s Niagara was the frontier, protected by
Forts at either end of the Niagara River and was the location of the
bloodiest battles waged during the War of 1812. Niagara was also the
end of the Underground Railroad, the first taste of freedom for
escaping slaves from the US south. In the early 1800’s William Hamilton
Merrit built an engineering marvel – the Welland Canal – the first of
four canals to transport vessels between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Learn more about our history and heritage.
NIAGARA IS WINE COUNTRY
Niagara is the Napa of the North, over 70 wineries produce
award-winning red, white and rosé wines, as well as our Canadian
specialty – Icewine. Alongside the growth of the wine industry, our
Niagara chefs have been creating a culinary style that is unique to the
area, using local suppliers for fruits, vegetables, herbs and more.
CYCLING
Cycling in Niagara has been described as offering some of the best
routes in Canada. Scenic waterways, vineyards, orchards, the 56
kilometre Niagara Parkway Recreation trail from Lake Erie to Lake
Ontario, and for serious cyclists the Greater Niagara Circle Route is
140 kilometres and includes the Waterfront Trail, the Welland Canals
Trail, the Friendship Trail and the Niagara River Recreation Trail.
Contact Information:
Betsy Foster
bfoster @tourismniagara.com
Telephone 905 984 3626
www.tourismniagara.com
Emele Freiberg
Account Supervisor
McNeil Wilson Communications
Clients:
Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Media who cover general travel and are interested in any of the following niches:
adventure, romance, family travel,
ecotourism, value-added travel, off-the-beaten path, Hawaiian culture,
culinary/agriculture travel, luxury, health and wellness, senior
travel, girlfriend getaways.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Like most everything in life, the best things to enjoy about Kaua‘i are free.
Some of the best ways for visitors to experience Kaua‘i for free (or
nearly free) include exploring Waimea Canyon, hiking amid rainforests,
seeing Kaua‘i’s sacred sites and of course, hitting the beach!
2. Kaua‘i has activities galore! Everyone visiting Kaua‘i can find a wide variety of fun activities, from mildly energetic to wildly adventurous. Visitors can participate in exploring the island through a variety of pursuits: driving ATVs, surfing, biking, hiking, ziplining, kayaking, horseback riding or mountain tubing. See the island's amazing sights from exceptional vantage points -- air tours, windsurfing/kite surfing, water skiing, land tours, and ocean excursions.
2. Hawaiian culture thrives on Kaua‘i.
Hawaiian dance, language and tradition are cherished on Kaua‘i. All
things Hawaiian are celebrated, including ancient and modern hula,
slack key guitar and ukulele music, historic events, ancient arts and
language. These celebrations are our way of life and are shared with
any and all who come to learn and enjoy.
Contact Information:
McNeil Wilson Communications, Inc.
1003 Bishop Street, 9th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Main: 808.531.0244
Direct: 808.539.3440
Fax: 808.521.7163
Emele.Freiberg@mwc-anthology.com
Nancy Friedman
Nancy J Friedman Public Relations
Clients:
Destinations: St. Lucia; Palm Desert, CA; Cooperstown, NY
Hotels and Resorts: Westin Hotels
& Resorts; Gansevoort Hotel, NY, South Beach, Toronto; Borgata and
Water Club, Atlantic City; Spring Creek Ranch, Jackson Hole; Camelback
Inn, Scottsdale; the James, Chicago; JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm
Desert;
The Liberty hotel, Boston; The Pod
hotel, NY; The Bowery hotel, NY; The Jane hotel, NY; The Carlton on
Madison, NY; Canoe Bay, Wisconsin; Langham, Hong Kong; Apple Core
Hotels, NY
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Vast array of clients appeal to travel writers seeking news on the latest trends and key industry milestones including:
10th anniversary of Westin’s Heavenly Bed
100th anniversary of Cooperstown’s historic Otesaga Resort
$99 rooms in NYC!
Atlantic City’s first non-gaming luxury lifestyle hotel
South Beach’s newest urban resort with country’s largest rooftop pool
Domestic wildlife safaris in Jackson Hole
California’s most "green" city
New airlift to St. Lucia
Historic prison transformed into Boston’s newest luxury hotel
Packages galore!
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Story ideas in markets across the globe for all tastes and budgets
Contact Information:
njfpr@aol.com; 212-228-1500
www.twitter.com/NJFPR www.njfpr.com
Julie Gangler
Clients:
Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitor Bureau (Washington State)
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau (Washington State)
Washington County Visitor Association (Oregon)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Print, broadcast and Internet travel journalists interested in:
the Pacific Northwest
unusual museums, glass art, cultural attractions
outdoor recreation (hiking, biking, kayaking, etc.)
wildlife & bird watching
family activities & attractions
wine – and saké – tasting in Oregon’s North Willamette wine country
top golf courses that host the US Open, USGA Championships, etc.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Tacoma continues to blossom as a glass
art mecca – its Museum District now encompasses the Museum of Glass,
Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum (early Chihuly collection) ,
Washington State History Museum and historic Union Station, filled with
Chihuly glass art, plus adjacent art galleries specializing in glass
art.
- The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater area
features great outdoor recreation and wildlife watching from the
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to Wolf Haven and the mysterious
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, plus several "rails-to-trails" for
hikers and bikers.
- The North Willamette wine country in
Washington County, Oregon encompasses 20 small wineries – some
producing certified organic and biodynamic wines – and the only
American-owned saké brewery, which offers a fascinating tour and
tasting of traditional craft saké, fruit- and herb-infused saké and
specialty saké.
Contact Information:
Julie Gangler
j.gangler@q.com
206-789-6647
Paul Gauger
Director of Media Relations Americas, VisitBritain
Clients:
VisitBritain is the national tourist office for England, Scotland and Wales.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Britain is one of America's
most popular overseas vacation destinations and, consequently, North
America is VisitBritain's most important market.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Homecoming Scotland 2009 is the biggest celebration of Scottish culture, and Scotland's contribution to the world, ever... Scotland
is gearing up for a year of passionate festivities to mark the 250th
anniversary of beloved national poet Robert Burns in 2009. VisitBritain
will tell you about the events and festivals taking place including the
world’s biggest ‘Scottish Gathering’ in August.
2. With major events and accolades bestowed upon it, Britain is the "must visit" destination of 2009. Glasgow
has just been named UNESCO City of Music; exciting developments are
already becoming reality in the run up to London 2012; Liverpool has
seen a huge boost from its duration as European Capital of Culture with
new hotels and attractions; the Saatchi Gallery has just opened in
London, becoming one of the largest exhibition spaces dedicated to
modern art in the world – and admission is free.
3. England, Scotland and Wales present a host of exciting story ideas for 2009 and beyond. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew celebrates its 250th anniversary. The Natural History Museum, Down House and Shewsbury mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. Historic Royal Palaces mark the 500th anniversary of King Henry VIII’s accession to the English throne. It is also… the 50th anniversary of the mini car, the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University, the 30th anniversary of The Clash releasing ‘London Calling,’ and the 300th
anniversary of St. Paul’s Cathedral. What’s more, 2009 movie releases
will include the latest Harry Potter reel, Nottingham (about Robin Hood
et al), and Brontë.
Contact Information:
Media website: www.visitbritain.com/media
Online image library: www.britainonview.com
Paul Gauger, VisitBritain:
Email: paul.gauger@visitbritain.org; tel. (212) 850-0330
Shae Geary
JLK Communications
Client: Terranea Resort
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Media interested in new resort openings
Covers mainstream travel- print, broadcast, internet
Spa, golf, culinary media
Covers Los Angeles/Southern California
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- OPENING JUNE 2009- Southern
California’s newest, oceanfront luxury resort with unparalleled setting
and world-class amenities including hotel, real estate, spa, golf and
dining.
- Set on a 102 acre site formerly home to
Marineland and the backdrop for several movie shoots, Terranea’s
masterplan is committed to maintaining the pristine natural environment
by taking measures to protect open space, improve wildlife habitat,
treat storm water, and preserve views.
- Programming unique to Terranea’s
coastal Los Angeles location including film/fashion school, Kids
Without Walls, pet-friendly hitching posts, local artisan programs,
species reintroduction program, telescope program, and
eco-university—many of these benefiting local, environmental charities.
Contact Information: Shae Geary
Shae.geary@sbcglobal.net
760-434-4696
Marian Gerlich
Partner, Placidi & Gerlich Communications
Clients:
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos, Mexico; The Resort at Pelican Hill, and Pelican Hill Golf Club, Newport Beach, CA; Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ; Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, CO; Posada La Poza, Todos Santos, Mexico; China Wine Tours.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers luxury travel and resorts;
interested in spas, culinary, golf, romantic travel for honeymoons and
destination weddings, historic hotels, architecture and design,
multigenerational travel, latest luxury resort trends and innovations,
niche market travel including mancations, girlfriend getaways,
babymoons; and interested in the destinations of Mexico, California,
Arizona and Colorado.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach:
Set to open November 26, 2008, The Resort at Pelican Hill is positioned
to become one of the world’s legendary resort destinations. An
architectural masterpiece is being crafted with strikingly innovative
and unprecedented programs for luxury service, spa, dining, villas,
butlers, golf and more. Pelican Hill is the most impressive new resort
to open on the California coast (possibly anywhere) in decades, and may
well set the bar higher than any other.
2) Luxury Legends:
- The historic Arizona Biltmore
Resort & Spa, renowned for its Frank Lloyd Wright architecture,
turns 80 in 2009 and introduces several cutting-edge services that move
it boldly into the next decade.
- Las Ventanas al Paraíso pioneered the
luxury resort market in Los Cabos when it introduced unparalleled
service in 1997, and followed year after year with the resort
industry’s most innovative new amenities. Despite the competition that
arrived since then, Las Ventanas is still the only Five Diamond resort
in Los Cabos, and moves into its 12th year with more innovations to delight the world’s most sophisticated luxury travelers.
3) A Story for Every Traveler/Niche:
From spa to culinary, from golfing to yachting, with our array of
luxury clients we have wonderful stories for writers who hunger for
something new and different. Where is luxury travel headed next? Our
clients have been charting that course by emphasizing personalization
of the guest experience.
Contact Information: Marian Gerlich
P&G Communications
13447 Erwin Street
Valley Glen, CA 91401
Office: 818 786 8687; cell: 818 636 6849
Email: pgworld@aol.com
Elliot Gillies
President
Gillies and Zaiser Public Relations
Meryl Pearlstein
MDP Publicity
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Clients:
Across The Pond Vacations
French Country Waterways
Grandtravel
Historic Highlights of Germany
Hurtigruten (formerly Norwegian Coastal Voyage)
Pacific Delight Tours
Peter Deilmann Cruises
Tuscan Way
Rosewood Little Dix Bay - MDP Publicity
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort - MDP Publicity
The Wayfarers - MDP Publicity
Triple Creek Ranch, Relais & Cateaux - MDP Publicity
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists interested in lifestyle, all levels of travel, cruising,
family, food & wine, culinary, honeymoon and bridal, spa, soft
adventure, outdoor travel, eco-tourism, fitness, getaways,
off-the-beaten track, ski, beach, spiritual, wellness, yoga and
Pilates, women’s travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Our cruise clients offer a wonderful spread of possibilities for
stories – whether you are looking for high end barge cruising with
Grand and Premier Cru wines and Michelin-starred restaurants along
France’s canals; or visiting some of the most remote destinations left
in the world, such as Antarctica or Spitsbergen or Greenland; or
cruising the rivers of Europe in Old World Style – we have a client who
fits the story.
China is one of the world’s fastest growing tourism hotspots and it
isn’t just about Olympics – the growth of cities outside of the
mainstream Beijing and Shanghai. The 5,000-year-old culture, the
friendly and fascinating people, all offer the chance to go beyond the
simple story of the recent games and tell readers why the fascination
continues.
Costa Rica’s Tabacón Resort, Montana’s Triple Creek Ranch and Virgin
Gorda’s Little Dix Bay offer some of the most indulgent resort
experiences in the world: with experiences as diverse as a Temazcal
ritual overseen by a shaman in a spa set among volcanic hot springs in
the rainforest, Coral Reef eco-lectures by a naturalist, Poolates at a
cliffside spa in an infinity pool overlooking the harbor, and cattle
drives, these award-winning resorts promise pampering service,
accommodations and cuisine with distinctive activities in gorgeous
settings.
Contact Information:
Elliot Gillies, elliotgillies@gzpr.com
Meryl Pearlstein, Meryl@mdppublicity.com
Isabel Gil
Destination Québec/Tourisme Québec – Director General
Client: Tourisme Québec
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel; print,
broadcast, internet, interested in the province of Québec (Canada);
interested in history, arts and culture, fashion, gastronomy,
festivals, adventure, sports events, winter sports.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Over 55 million people a year visit the Province of Québec. They are your readers and they want to know what is new.
- Québec is home to many UNESCO
Heritage and Biosphere sites, 22 unique tourist regions and over 300
historical, cultural, sporting and just plain fun festivals and events
throughout the province.
- Québec’s four-beat rhythm – excitement and emotions:
Intensely Urban – historic, yet resolutely modern, vibrant, festive and confident.
Passionately St. Lawrence – one of the largest rivers in the world, the historic St. Lawrence is an access route to the heart of the continent.
Sublimely Resortful
– Québec has invented its own art of vacationing by combining comfort,
relaxation and a personalized welcome in exceptional natural sites.
Exuberantly Wild – Since the days of the fur traders, Québec has been pushing the boundaries of adventure.
Contact Information:
Destination Québec/Tourisme Québec
100 Front Street East
Suite 301
Toronto, ON M5A 3Y1
Fax : 416-203-3449
www.bonjourquebec.com
Isabel Gil, Director General
416-203-2576
isabel@isabelgil.com
Gillian Hall, Director Media Relations
416-203-7666
gillian@isabelgil.com
Ms Jerrol Golden
Director of Public Relations
Cruise West
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
He/she is interested in domestic and/or international small-ship
exploration travel with a focus in wildlife, wilderness, culture and
history, and/or food & wine. Journalist outlets cater to
demographic that is well-heeled, baby boomers who are educated and
seeking an authentic and intellectually engaging experience.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Authentic Experiences – Cruise West small ships tend to travel
where other cruise lines do not – a typical itinerary includes
destinations that are difficult or can’t be accessed by means other
than small-ship. (Emberá Village in the Darien Jungle of Panama;
Metlakatla and Savoonga in Alaska; Tikopia in the South Pacific.)
- What’s new? Cruise West is launching four new itineraries in 2009
including the Galapagos, Europe’s Danube River, Vietnam and Melanesia.
- Intimate cruising does exist - The destination is the focus and the vessels serve as a comfortable platform. Cruise
West’s nine small ships (with capacity ranging from 78-138 guests)
allow for the company’s trademark "up-close, casual and personal"
experience, an opportunity not offered by larger cruise lines.
Contact Information: Jerrol Golden
PH: 206-733-5692
Email: jerrolg@cruisewest.com
Cruise West
2301 Fifth Ave., Suite 401
Seattle, WA 98121
Carol Godwin
Carol Godwin Communications, LLC
Clients: Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, PA;
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, VA;
Williamsburg Health Evaluation Center, Williamsburg, VA.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers luxury travel, golf, culinary, health and wellbeing, spas, historic destinations and properties, family vacations.
Print, broadcast, internet.
Interest in upscale Mid-Atlantic destinations.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Easy access from/to Greater Washington, D.C. Area.
- Health and wellbeing as hot travel trends
- Decompression destinations
Contact Information:
Carol Godwin
Carol Godwin Communications, LLC
5027 Murtha Street
Alexandria, VA 22304-8611
P: (703) 823-3291
F: (703) 823-2419
E: carol@carolgodwin.com
Brigitte Goergen
Luxembourg Nat.Tourist Office
Director
Client: Luxembourg
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Food & Wine, History & Culture
Hotels and Congress Center, Art & Architecture,
Safest City 2008
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Hear, learn and discover something new, Luxembourg
- New Congress Center and 4star hotel
- Michelin stars 14 in 12 restaurants
Contact Information: Brigitte Goergen
Director
Luxembourg Nat. Tourist Office
Email: info@visitluxembourg.com
www.visitluxembourg.com
MaureenBridget Gonzalez
Director, Corporate Communication
Clients: Peabody Hotels
The Peabody Orlando
The Peabody Memphis
The Peabody Little Rock
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Meetings & Conventions Publications
Leisure Writers
Orlando, Memphis, Little Rock/Arts & Culture
Wildfowl Conservation & Preservation
Historians
Luxury Travel
Food & Beverage
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Hotel News Worth Writing About
Learn about under-reported travel stories
Deal with a travel/hospitality PR pro who
Understands the needs of travel writers
And photographers – and can provide
Solid story leads
Contact Information: MaureenBridget Gonzalez
Director, Corporate Communication
Peabody Hotels
9801 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
Tel. 407-345-4521
Fax. 407-363-1505
Maureen.gonzalez@peabodyorlando.com
www.peabodyhotels.com
Richard Grant
Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
Clients: We represent all aspects of Denver and Colorado.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel writers covering cities, culture, museums, outdoor recreation, the Rocky Mountain West, and events.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Denver just successfully hosted the
2008 Democratic National Convention, creating a lot of interest in this
young, hip, booming city at the base of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
- Denver collects more public money
for the arts per capita than any other American city, just opened two
new art museums and an opera house and has a third art museum and new
symphony hall on the way. The city devotes 1 percent of all
construction costs to public art and has a growing number of art
gallery districts, prompting USA Today to write recently, "Look out Santa Fe, there’s a new art mecca in the Rockies."
- Denver brews more beer than any
other city and has the world’s largest brewery, the nation’s largest
brewpub and America’s largest beer festival with more than 1,900 beers
available for tasting.
Contact Information: Rich Grant rgrant@denver.org
303-571-9450
Janice Greenwood-Fraser
Tourism British Columbia
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Mainstream Travel
City Touring
Cuisine and Wine
Outdoor Adventure (hiking, biking, fishing, paddling)
Ski
Golf
First Nations
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: Athletes
and spectators from around the world will gather in Vancouver and the
alpine resort of Whistler to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games set for February and March 2010.
PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, Whistler: Opening
in December 2008 the $52 million, world record-breaking PEAK 2 PEAK
Gondola will link the two mountain peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb. The
gondola will will travel 4.4 km (2.73 miles) in just 11 minutes and set
world records for length and height.
New Hotels and Resorts: Vancouver
is set to welcome five new hotels by 2011: Kor Hotel Group’s Loden
Hotel, L’Hermitage Vancouver, Shangri-La Vancouver, Fairmont Pacific
and the Ritz Carlton. In the Okanagan, two new winery guesthouses:
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery and Hester Creek Estate Winery. Other new
Okanagan resorts include Walnut Beach Resort and The Outback in Vernon.
On the Sunshine Coast, Painted Boat Resort Spa & Marina and
Rockwater Secret Cove Resort are a ferry ride away from Vancouver.
Contact Information:
Janice Greenwood-Fraser
Tel: 604 660 3228
Email: janice.greenwood@tourismbc.com
Patty Griffin
Director of Communications
Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
Clients: Chapel Hill, NC as well as other Orange County towns including Hillsborough and Carrboro, NC.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel; print,
broadcast, internet; interested in culinary and wine travel, history
and heritage, art, music and culture, family and couples getaways, the
environment, college sports and festivals/special events.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Bon Appetit
magazine
October 2008 issue just named Chapel Hill, NC (and neighbor Durham) as
America’s "Foodiest Small Town." Come see this veritable food lover’s
utopia. Enjoy new restaurants, wine bars, gourmet food specialty shops.
More than a dozen restaurants participate in the farm to table
experience. Neighbor Carrboro, NC is home to the largest food co-op,
Weaver Street Market, in the southeast United States. New hotels are on
the horizon.
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will celebrate 100
years of college basketball during the 2009-2010 season. To see a
century of Tar Heel hoops visit the new Carolina Basketball Museum. The
campus museum features a "Game Day" theme ... where visitors enter
a theater for pre-game build-up, then into the main museum space where
they can visit interactive displays and view memorabilia and more than
450 artifacts from Carolina's storied program on the UNC court.
- It’s Easy Being Green in Chapel Hill, NC. Greenbridge, a new
mixed-use residential and retail project in the heart of downtown
Chapel Hill, is slated to be the first US Green Building Council LEED
Gold certified mixed-use development in North Carolina. Another
environmentally responsible community being built is East 54 in Chapel
Hill, which will achieve or exceed a Silver Level Certification. This
development will include a new hotel. Future development is 140 West
Franklin, which also has a commitment to sustainability.
Contact Information:
Patty Griffin, Director of Communications
Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
www.visitchapelhill.org
888-968-2060
pgriffin@visitchapelhill.org
Dick Griffith
Griffith & Associates
Client: Ontario Tourism
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Covers mainstream travel for print,
broadcast, or Internet. Interested in everything from big city culture,
arts, festivals and nightlife to remote wilderness adventure hundreds
of miles from civilization.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Sample superb VQA wines and exquisite regional cuisine in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula or Prince Edward County
- Paddle, kayak, camp, hike or snowshoe in Ontario’s 280 provincial parks
- Experience world-renowned theater, literary, music and film festivals year-round
Contact Information: Dick Griffith
Griffith & Associates
150 East Huron, Suite 1102
Chicago IL 60611
Phone: 312-440-9900
E-mail: griffPR@aol.com
Koleen Hamblin
MONTEREY COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
Client: Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Editor/Producer covering general travel, culinary, adventure, romance, nature and family angles
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Experiential/Adventure
travel translates into scaling 30 million year old volcanic formations,
ripping around a race track and going outback with California Condors
- Culinary
Cache: From the Salad Bowl of the World to local sardines, this region
of the world speaks Locavore. Home of the nation’s top Sustainable
Seafood program via Monterey Bay Aquarium, the nation’s top ranked
aquarium.
- Off
Grid Gems: From Pacific Grove to Seaside, Moss Landing or a stint in
Big Sur, this region’s line-up of quaint towns, cozy seaside digs and
antique-rich romps outside of the masses is a sure bet for savvy
travelers
Contact Information:
Koleen C. Hamblin
Link2koli@aol.com
1319 Robbins St., Ste. 2
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
800.487.9057
Nancy Hamilton, APR
Director of Communications
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel
Clients: The
Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel in southwest Florida includes:
Sanibel & Captiva islands, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, Bonita
Springs, Estero, Cape Coral, Pine Island, Boca Grande & Outer
islands, North Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists covering leisure travel: island
hopping, nature, luxury, romance, family, spas, history, green travel,
conservation, paddling, wildlife, shelling, golf, shopping, art.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Art of Olympians: The Art of Olympians
museum/gallery, soon to open in the River District of Fort Myers, made
its world debut Aug. 7, 2008 at Prince Jun’s Palace in Beijing, China.
The exhibition featured a 30-piece-special artwork exhibit from the
gallery and was a cultural component of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
This unique collection, which features a number of different art forms,
was created solely by athletes who have competed in Olympic Games.
- Paddling Destination: Named one of the best kayaking destinations
in North America by Paddler and Canoe & Kayak magazines, the Great
Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail now encompasses nearly 190 miles of the
area waterways.
With the recent
opening of the third leg of one of southwest Florida’s most acclaimed
nature-based attractions, the latest phase introduces paddlers to the
Caloosahatchee River’s creeks and meandering waters. The trail itself
has garnered National Recreation Trail designation and is part of the
evolving Florida ircumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail.
- Island Hopping: Few destinations have such an abundance of sandy
beach coastline, much of it undisturbed by modern intrusions. With a
subtropical climate, a 590-mile shoreline and the warm waters of the
Gulf, this area has all the components for a fantasy island vacation.
Each island has a character of its own and makes for an island hopping
vacation that includes sunsets, shelling, great dining and picnicking,
water sports, boating, biking and exploring.
Contact Information: NHamilton@LeeGov.com or 239-338-3500/800-237-6444. Visit www.FortMyersSanibel.com.
Lou Hammond
Chairman / Founder
Lou Hammond & Associates
Clients:
Atlantic City CVA; Caribbean Tourism
Development; Charleston Area CVB; Christophe Harbour; The Cliffs at
Keowee Springs; The Cliffs Preserve at Patagonia; Costa d’ Este Beach
Resort; Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach; Cruise West; Empire State
Development; Five Gables Inn; The Greenbrier; Guayas Tourism; Hampton
Island Preserve; Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek; Hilton Ft. Lauderdale
Beach Resort; Hotel Le Bristol; Le Meridien Cancun Resort; Mandarin
Oriental Hotel Group; The Mansion on Peachtree; Mayflower Inn; Mezzo;
Mission Inn Resort; Montreal High Lights & Jazz Festivals; Mount
Washington Resort; Naples Bay Resort; Norfolk CVB; Oceania Cruises;
Omni La Mansión del Rio; Orient Lines; Palm Beach County CVB; Planters
Inn; Pocono Mountains Bureau; Providence Tourism Council; Radisson
Aruba and St Martin Resorts; Red Mountain Spa; Remote Lands, Inc.;
Sandals Resorts International; Sofitel Luxury Resorts; Split Rock
Resort; Stoweflake Mountain Resort; St. Regis Resort & Residences,
Bal Harbour; Tivoli Properties; The Umstead Hotel; Waldorf=Astoria;
Waldorf=Astoria Orlando; Watermark Hotel Company; Westward Look Resort;
The World of ResidenSea
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
The ideal journalist to visit
with Lou Hammond & Associates is one who is insatiably curious for
their readers. We offer what is new and cutting edge, particularly in
the premium market, relating to hotels/resorts, spas, cruise,
destinations, tour companies and the play between real estate and
hospitality. With representation on six continents, the agency offers
a global perspective on where in the world to travel and why.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Learn about the best products offered by companies who set the standards in travel.
- Discover trends, what is happening now and how this will affect travel in the future.
- Selfishly, after 23 years in the business, enjoy seeing old friends and making new ones.
Contact Information:
Lou Hammond
Lou Hammond & Associates
39 East 51 Street
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212)308-8880; Fax: (212) 891-0200
louh@lhammond.com
Jennifer Haz
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Client: Greater Miami and the Beaches (www.MiamiAndBeaches.com)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Print, broadcast or online media with an interest in, but not limited to:
- Arts & culture
- Cruise Travel
- Family
- Luxury Travel
- Food & Wine
- Gay & Lesbian Travel
- Golf
- Shopping
- Spas
- Wildlife/Nature (Eco-adventure)
- Film, Fashion & Entertainment
- Meetings & Conventions
- Romantic Travel
- Boutique Hotels
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- In addition to its tropical beaches, Miami
offers nourishment for the soul with its sophisticated cultural
institutions such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
and lively international arts scene. Must-sees include the Miami Design
District and Wynwood Art District which are emerging as two hot art
spots with numerous art galleries, sidewalk restaurants, and clubs.
- Two of Miami's most iconic hotels – the Eden Roc Renaissance Beach
Resort & Spa and the Fontainebleau Miami Beach – are gearing up to
reopen this fall after multimillion-dollar restorations that will bring
the legendary beachside resorts back to their glory days as old becomes
new again.
- Miami attractions that offer countless choices - from historic to
adventuresome, natural to man-made. Attractions so exotic they beckon
to be explored.
www.AmazingMiamiAttractions.com
Contact Information:
Jennifer Haz
Assistant Media Relations Manager, U.S./Canada
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
701 Brickell Ave., Suite 2700, Miami, FL 33131
Tel: (305) 539-3104 or toll free media line: 1-800-955-3646 (US/Canada media only)
Jennifer@gmcvb.com
www.miamiandbeaches.com
Mary Hendron
Insight Marketing & Communications, LLC
Clients: St. Louis
Convention & Visitors Commission; Circus Day Foundation; Rural
Bounty.com (Agricultural Tourism Web site); Halloween Productions,
Inc.; St. Louis Route 66 Festival; Missouri Division of Tourism
International Public Relations
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Mainstream travel: print,
broadcast, internet. Family and budget travel. Off-beat, food,
gardening, animal features and domestic eco-friendly travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) In 2009, St. Louis will
host Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. Learn why the Gateway City
is known as "Baseball Heaven" for thousands of fans who flock to town
each season to indulge in America's pastime, brews and Blues music.
2) What's more budget friendly than
free? There are more free, world-class attractions in St. Louis than
any destination in the U.S. except our nation's capital. Top-rated free
sights include the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Zoo, Science Center, Grant's
Farm animal sanctuary and Clydesdale breeding farm and free festivals
and events like the World's Largest Animal Parade, Big Muddy Blues
Festival,
3) During 2009, the Missouri Botanical
Garden celebrates being "Green for 150 years." The oldest public garden
in the U.S. is also one of the Top Three public gardens in the world.
Throughout the anniversary year, the Garden will host special floral
exhibitions and eco-educational events at its main campus and at its
Shaw Nature Reserve, Butterfly House and EarthWays Center, a home that
displays practical demonstrations of energy efficient systems, recycled
products and green homebuilding and landscaping practices.
Contact Information:
Mary Hendron
Partner
Insight Marketing & Communications, LLC
mary@insightrocks.com
314-962-6400
Kathy Hernandez
President, Kathy Hernandez & Associates
Clients: Lighthouse
Bay Resort, Barbuda, Eastern Caribbean; Sol Meliá Vacation Club Mexico,
Caribbean and Europe; Family of Orange Lake Resorts in Kissimmee and
Panama City Beach, Fla., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and Ascutney Mountains,
Vermont; Doubletree Guest Suites, Naples, Fla; and Ivey House Bed &
Breakfast, Everglades City, Fla.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Mainstream and affluent travel, print,
broadcast, internet; interested in travel to Caribbean, Mexico and
Florida; covers upscale travel, family travel, adventure and off the
beaten path travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Lighthouse Bay Resort in Barbuda,
Eastern Caribbean, is a hidden gem for highly-personalized service and
tranquility. The private island getaway with nine expansive guest
suites is located on Palm Beach, named by Island Magazine this year as
One of the Best Undiscovered Beaches and Top Seven Spots That Promise A
True Escape From Everything.
- Sol Meliá Vacation Club continues to grow despite the weak
economy. New member resorts this year include Gran Meliá Palacio de
Isora in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, The Reserve at Paradisus
Punta Cana and the Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real in Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic and Phase II of Sol Meliá Vacation Club at Gran
Meliá Puerto Rico at Coco Beach, Rio Grande.
- Eco-adventure kayaking and "geocaching", the popular outdoor
treasure-hunting game using a GPS device to hide and seek containers
called caches, are activities of choice in The Florida Everglades for
guests staying at The Ivey House Bed & Breakfast in Everglades
City, Fla., a remodeled 1928 boarding house used for workers
constructing the Tamiami Trail.
Contact Information: Kathy Hernandez & Associates. Phone (407) 381-0428. Email: kathy@khapr.com.
Christine Hopkins
Director of Communications
Mitchell Historic Properties, Galveston
Clients:
- Hotel Galvez (reopening in early November)
- The Tremont House (reopening in early 2009)
- Harbor House (reopening in early 2009)
- Mitchell Historic Properties owns 15 buildings in historic downtown Galveston (restoration underway)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists who cover mainstream
travel including print, broadcast, internet; interested in Galveston,
Texas Gulf Coast, historic hotels, and historic downtown/harbors.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Galveston Island is well on its way
to recovery following Hurricane Ike and tourism has been and will
continue to be a major part of this coastal town. Share the story of
how Galveston will become greater and grander for visitors.
- Gracing the coast of the Gulf of
Mexico since 1911 is the renowned "Queen of the Gulf," the Hotel
Galvez. Prominent Galveston businessmen raised $1 million to construct
the hotel following the devastation by the Great Storm of 1900. Soon
the Hotel Galvez will offer fully renovated suites some with garden
tubs as well as new spa inspired rooms featuring rain showers and air
purification systems.
(Note: These renovations were
underway prior to Ike. The hotel lost tile and had approximately two
feet of water in its lower level damaging the newly opened Spa at the
Hotel Galvez).
- Amid museums, galleries and shops in
the heart of The Historic Downtown Strand District sits The Tremont
House. The Tremont House reflects a Victorian-inspired ambience and
classic hospitality. Soon the hotel will reopen offering a fully
restored lobby and bar featuring Calcutta marble and Janus et Cie
furnishings, restaurant, meeting space and state-of-the-art fitness
room.
Contact Information: Christine Hopkins
Director of Communications
G-1 Corporation, An Affiliate of Mitchell Historic Properties
4215 Avenue T, Galveston, TX 77550
409-457-1055
chopkins@mitchellfamilycorp.com
www.mitchellhistoricproperties.com
Jay Humphreys
Communications Director
St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches VCB
Clients: St.
Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and the beach communities of
St. Augustine Beach, Vilano Beach, Crescent Beach and Marineland.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel journalist (print,
broadcast, internet) with an interest in unique American destinations
featuring history, architecture, art, dining, beaches and fun in the
Florida sun.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- St. Augustine, the Nation’s oldest
city, has a population of 12,000 and 4 million annual visitors. In
Sept. 2008, American Express named the city as its recommended
"history" destination in the world. In July, ABC News selected the city
as their number one destination where Americans could experience Europe
without crossing the Atlantic.
- St. Augustine offers great beaches and
Florida sun combined with incredible history – 34 buildings on the
National Register of Historic places; massive Spanish Revival
architecture; colorful re-enactments; unique culinary experiences; the
Castillo de San Marcos (1672); entertaining historical and ghost tours
– it’s a place where visitors can have fun and learn something. It’s
the ultimate "edutainment" destination.
- St. Augustine-Ponte Vedra is the
perfect golf destination. It is home to the PGA Tour Headquarters, the
World Golf Hall of Fame, THE PLAYERS Championship (played on THE
PLAYERS Stadium Course at Sawgrass with its 17th Island Hole
– the most famous hole in golf) and more than a dozen championship
courses including The King and Bear (the only course designed jointly
by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer).
Contact Information: Jay
Humphreys, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches VCB, 88 Riberia
Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084; 904.829.1711 x 306; jhumphreys@getaway4florida.com ; websites www.getaway4florida.com and www.travelmediabistro.com .
Beverly Hurley
Beverly Hurley Public Relations
Clients: Southmoreland on the Plaza - B&B in Kansas City, MO;
Holistic Holiday at Sea – Cruise from Fort Lauderdale;
Triangle Gardener – garden travel ideas
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Interest in B&Bs and
quick getaways, interest in stay- cations , interest in healthy eating
on cruises and vacation, interest in garden travel, and general
lifestyle interest.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Southmoreland on the Plaza B&B,
Kansas City’s luxury and award-winning B&B, had its best summer in
five years due to the trend of staying-home or staying closer to home.
Learn why people are turning to the B&Bs for vacation.
- Holistic Holiday at Sea is a voyage
to well-being with over 100 classes on healthy lifestyles, eating,
illness recovery and more. Come back in better shape than when you left.
- Triangle Gardener is a new monthly
publication in the Raleigh area, including garden travel – featuring
beautiful gardens for people to visit while on vacation.
Contact Information:
Beverly Hurley Public Relations
hurleypr@kcnet.com
919-926-7501 office
913-461-3066 cell
Kristen Jarnagin
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa
PR Director
PHX, AZ
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Meetings/Trade, Green, Luxury, Spa, Culinary, Resort, Family,
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- We’re doubling our meeting space with 35k sq ft and a new ballroom opening June ‘09
- World’s First GeoGreen Resort (Culturally Sustainable & Environmentally Responsible)
- Most Authentic Native American Spa Offerings now available at Aji Spa with the launch of our new Native menu
- Located on the Gila River Indian
Community and built as a showcase of the Pima and Maricopa Tribes, this
Resort offers a unique sense-of-place
- Kai – PHX/Scottsdale’s ONLY AAA Five Diamond restaurant featuring Native Cuisine w/ Global Accents
Contact Information:
Direct Phone: 520-796-8246
Email: Kristen.Jarnagin@Sheraton.com
Website: www.WildHorsePassResort.com
Lori Jarvis
Marketing & Communications Director
Waco Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Those interested in family travel, historic attractions, small- to mid-size towns with an abundance of attractions.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Waco has several attractions that would greatly surprise the journalists and, subsequently, their readers.
- A very important paleontological
discovery was made in Waco, and in 2009 this will become an attraction,
which will be open to the public.
- Features at Waco’s attractions range from legendary lawmen to soft drinks to famous poets, and more!
Contact Information:
Lori Jarvis
Waco CVB
PO Box 2570
Waco, Texas 76702-2570
254-662-3291
254-662-0496 (fax)
lorij@wacocvb.com
www.wacocvb.com
Lorie Juliano
Corporate Director of Media Relations
Sonesta Collection
Clients: Sonesta Collection – Boston, Miami, New Orleans, St. Maarten, Brazil, Peru, Egypt and Nile Cruises
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel journalists with an
interest in LATAM, Egypt, small ship cruising, domestic (Boston, Miami
New Orleans) travel, Girls Getaways, Guys Getaways, Beach Resorts,
Costa Rica, Mexico, art in hotels, meeting & convention hotels, new
development or cultural travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
New Developments within Sonesta – Costa Rica, Florida, Mexico, Colombia
Introducing New Loyalty Program for Frequent Guests of Sonesta
Art in Hotels – Sonesta’s collection of over 7,000 pieces of museum quality contemporary art
Contact Information:
Lorie Juliano
Corporate Director of Media Relations
Sonesta Collection Hotels.Resorts.Cruises
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
617.421.5429
ljuliano@sonesta.com
Valerie Kidney
valerie kidney and associates
Client: Tourism New Brunswick
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel; print, broadcast, Internet, interested
in soft outdoor adventure, culture, history, culinary, cruise, events.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- 2009 World Acadian Congress in New Brunswick with over 50,000
Acadians from around the world attending. For two weeks – music and
entertainment, educational seminars, Acadian cuisine, meetings, family
reunions and the August 15 holiday and tintamarre celebrations!
- Bay of Fundy designation as a world UNESCO site, Club Wind &
Kite School on desolate Miscou Island, edventures – vacation learning
in craft and culture with award winning instructors.
- New hotels – Residence Inn Marriott, Hampton Inn n& Suites,
Boutique Hotel St. James, Moncton; Saint John’s new cruise welcome
centre, a 2 storey building and elevated walkway welcoming over 180,000
cruise visitors in 2008.
Contact Information: For Tourism New Brunswick – Margaret MacKenzie
Margaret.mackenzie@gnb.ca
506 457-7306
www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca
For valerie kidney and associates – valkid@nb.sympatico.ca
506 455-7237
Gary Knowles
President
Knowles Communications
Clients: Heidel House Resort and Evensong Spa - Green Lake, WI; The Old Rittenhouse Inn - Bayfield Wisconsin, Gateway to the Apostle Island National Lakeshore
Mineral Point Area, SW Wisconsin – "Where Wisconsin Began"; Minocqua-Woodruff-Arbor Vitae Area Chamber of Commerce – Wisconsin’s Northwoods; Wollersheim Winery – Prairie du Sac; Green County, WI – World Master Cheesemakers; extraordinary hassle-free biking getaways; OpenAir Tours – "The OpenAir Classic" – Touring by convertible; The Friends of the Apostle Islands – Connecting people with the rich history and experience of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Lake Superior
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Hungry, darting eyes, a bit unkempt and frayed at the edges but with
a sensitive side that starts to emerge after a glass or two of Domaine
du Sac wine; a sucker for a great story spiked
with Hungarian Royalty, close encounters with the G-men, daring
escapes from second story windows, cheese-crazed characters wielding
golf clubs and driving topless cars through the wilderness to see John
Dillinger’s underwear and toothbrush or a town where men lived in holes
in the ground and kept meat pies stashed in their pants pockets.
Actives - Sign up for golf & resort getaway drawing - for two donated by golf sponsors, Michigan & Wisconsin
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Want to Sell a few Stories? Take these and run with them…
Sorry Sonoma, Never Mind Napa: Discover where the California Wine Industry really started: In Wisconsin – yes, I’ll even take you to the cave where it all began – and now the winery is winning international awards
Gangster Getaways Story – this one will be hot in Spring ’09 – Johnny Depp filmed his new blockbuster movie, Public Enemies
on location in Wisconsin (Minocqua, Madison, Oshkosh) as well as the
Chicago area and Indiana – lots of Hollywood & local tie-ins.
22 Wild Apostles, Topless Touring and America’s Last Limburger Cheese Maker – if you can’t write a story and sell one of these you might want to consider panhandling!
Contact Information:
Gary Knowles
Knowles Communications
487 Presidential Ln.
Madison, WI 53711
608-231-3884
OpenAir@aol.com
www.KnowlesCommunications.com
www.WondersofWisconsin.com
Mary Jane Kolassa
Senior Vice President
Ypartnership Public Relations
Clients: American Association for
Nude Recreation, Discover Vacation Homes, Fiesta Americana Grand
(Cancun • Los Cabos • Mexico City • Guadalajara), Islander Collection,
LastMinuteTravel.com, Loreto Bay Resort (Baja Califoria Sur, Mexico),
Mazatlan Hotel Association, Panama City Beach CVB, Provident Management
Corp., Sandpearl Resort (Clearwater Beach, FL),
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you. Journalist who covers:
Travel Deals/Value Travel
Family Travel
Travel Technology
Travel Mexico
Domestic Travel
Vacation home investment
Offbeat travel
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) Latest news on great domestic and international destinations
2) 2009 offerings at outstanding international and domestic resorts
3) How to locate the best travel deals and vacation home investment opportunities
Contact Information:
Mary Jane Kolassa
Ypartnership
423 S. Keller Road
Orlando, FL 32810
(407) 838-1803
MaryJane.Kolassa@ypartnership.com
Steve Kravitz
U.S. Public Relations Representative
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Cruise, senior travel, leisure travel, single travel, European travel, Caribbean travel, world cruises
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Cruising with Fred. Olsen is a unique experience – the shipboard atmosphere is like that of being at an English country home.
- While other cruise lines are
introducing ever-larger vessels, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has smaller
vessels with a more intimate atmosphere. These vessels can sail and
dock where larger ships can’t, and offer diverse itineraries of varying
lengths.
- Fred. Olsen offers special onboard
programs, including Flagship Golf at Sea and Civilizations, to meet
varied needs of discriminating travelers.
Contact Information:
Steve Kravitz
U.S. Public Relations Representative
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
3533 Magellan Circle, Unit 312
Aventura, FL 33180
Phone (305)932-4785
Fax (305)931-0473
E-mail stevekravitz@gmail.com
Cathy Kruzic
Your Client(s): Colorado Hotel & Lodging
Association, Hotel Monaco Denver, Kansas Division of Travel &
Tourism, Maggiano’s Little Italy (Denver), Sheraton Steamboat Resort
& Conference Center (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), Silvertree
Properties (Snowmass Village, Colo.), Warwick Denver Hotel, Winter Park
& The Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce (Winter Park, Colo.)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
- Covers mainstream travel, tourism and hospitality industry stories
from destinations and attractions to visitor and vacation trends.
- Interested in stories about hotels, resorts, restaurants and destinations in Kansas and Colorado.
- Print, broadcast, web, blog
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1). One stop for Colorado Rocky Mountain stories! Our clients
are found in Steamboat Springs, Snowmass Village and Winter Park &
The Fraser Valley. The Steamboat Sheraton Resort is completing a more
than $20 million renovation; Silvertree Properties in Snowmass offer a
variety of accommodations from the Silvertree Hotel to Wildwood Lodge,
and the luxury Villas at Snowmass Club; Winter Park & The Fraser
Valley are gearing up for winter with the new mountain and base area
improvements to Winter Park Resort!
2). Downtown Denver clients have a reason to celebrate! Maggiano’s Little Italy in the Denver Pavilions is celebrating its 10th anniversary serving scrumptious family-style Italian food this fall. The Hotel Monaco Denver is also celebrating its 10th
anniversary this year, and was recently named one of the top 10
pet-friendly hotels in the country by TripAdvisor. The Warwick Denver
Hotel is also finishing a complete guestroom, lobby and meeting space
renovation, and Randolph’s Restaurant & Bar continues to serve some
of the most delicious contemporary American cuisine.
3). The state of Kansas is gearing up for its 150th
Anniversary of statehood in 2011, and from historic forts to "you-pick"
farms, to spring prairie burns and cattledrives, there is an adventure
waiting for everyone. Kansas also offers Ready Made Adventures, a
series of themed, driving itineraries showcasing the state.
Contact Information: Cathy Kruzic
Kruzic Communications, Inc.
1305 Krameria Street, #H-140
Denver, CO 80220
Phone: 303-329-6229 // Fax: 303-329-3949
cathy@kruzic.com // www.kruzic.com
Gary LaBella
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Recreational Vehicle Industry Association
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Any travel journalist but especially those who enjoy outdoor activities and drive vacations
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. More than 8 million families own RVs. That number is projected to grow to 8.5 million by 2010.
2. RV travel has increased over the past
few years despite high fuel prices. Even when fuel prices rise, a
family of four can save 27-61% on vacation costs, according to a study
by PKF Consulting.
3. Interest in RVing remains high. Even
in a tough economy, consumers will purchase more than a quarter million
new RVs in 2008. Industry data shows that campground bookings are up,
and RV rentals have risen 18%.
Contact Information:
Gary LaBella
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
1896 Preston White Drive
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 620-6003 Ext. 308
Email: glabella@rvia.org
Victoria Larson
PR Manager North America
German National Tourist Office
Clients:
German National Tourist Office and Germany’s tourism boards.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
A travel or travel-related
journalist who writes regularly and who can get assignments from his or
her editors. Journalist may be interested in any number of areas
ranging from art and culture to hotels and food and active, green and
heritage travel. Germany has it all.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Top 2009 Events in Germany :
- 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
- 90th anniversary of the founding of Bauhaus
- 200th anniversary of the celebration of Oktoberfest
- the new Porsche Museum
- Important anniversaries for Haendel, Mendelssohn
- Top 2010 and Beyond Events
- Oberammergau Passion Play in 2010
- Essen and the Ruhr Areas: Europe’s Cultural Capital in 2010
- 500th anniversary of the Reformation (2017)
- Important New Niche Travel for Germany
- Green Travel
- Heritage Travel
- Culinary travel
- Castle Hotels, Restaurants and Museums
Contact Information:
Victoria.Larson@d-z-t.com
212-661-7175 or 212-661-7200 ext. 223
Jayne Lloyd-Jones
Spectacular Ink (president)
Clients: Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, Switzerland www.badruttspalace.com
Tourism Harrison, BC, Canada www.tourismharrison.com
Tourism Richmond, BC, Canada www.tourismrichmond.com
Villa Marco Polo, Victoria, BC, Canada www.villamarcopolo.com
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers travel, food & wine,
lifestyle, weddings, wildlife, adventure, spa, skiing, golf. Interested
in luxury hotels, outdoor adventure, nature, culture.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- SPAS: Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, Switzerland, and Villa Marco Polo Inn,
BC, Canada, are both introducing new spas. Badrutt’s Palace has
launched phase I with its wrap-around windows and new swim-up bar.
Phase II follows in 2009. Villa Marco Polo has lovingly built one of
the smallest yet ‘chicest’ boutique spa in North America, dedicated
entirely to its four über-luxury suites.
- CUISINE: Tourism Richmond
,
North America’s second largest Chinatown is a centre for Asian cuisine
and culture. The Golden Village boasts four Asian shopping malls and
over 365 Asian restaurants; Tourism Harrison rewards visitors with its Circle Farm Tour, enticing them to gather hazelnuts, and sample cheeses, produce, herbs and garlic; Badrutt’s Palace opens for winter December 4th, with tantalizing après-ski dining opportunities and the Gourmet Festival in Feb 2009.
- NATURE:
Sturgeon fishing and eagle watching at Tourism Harrison make this a great outdoor adventure destination year round. Badrutt’s Palace is the place to be in summer too for alpine hiking, golf, inline skating, sailing and exploring the Engadine Valley by bike.
Contact Information: Jayne Lloyd-Jones
Spectacular Ink
5496 Greenleaf Road
West Vancouver, BC V7W 1N6 Canada
www.spectacularink.com / jayne@spectacularink.com
(604) 925-8187
Karisa Lui
Hong Kong Tourism Board, Canada
Client: Hong Kong Tourism Board
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you
Mainstream media in print, electronic
& internet, specialized in travel, lifestyle, food and wine, arts
and entertainment, culture, outdoor, meetings & conferences, etc.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Hong Kong received 28 million
visitors in 2007. Close to 1.8 million visitors were from The Americas.
It is one of the most popular travel destinations in Asia, the gateway
to China & Asia.
2. Hong Kong’s strongest appeals to visitors are
shopping, dining, heritage/culture, city/harbour/green. The year round
cultural festivals and international events made it the Events Capital
of Asia.
3. Being in the centre of Asia, Hong Kong is a
"must visit" for a multi-destination itinerary. It has the convenient
connections to other cities within the region, excellent communications
network, transportation system, world’s best international airport,
etc. Visitors would prefer to acclimatize in Hong Kong before going
further into the region.
Contact Information:
Karisa Lui
Assistant Manager, Marketing
9 Temperance Street
Ground Floor
Toronto, ON
M5H 1Y6
Canada
Tel: (416) 366-2389
E-mail: klui@hktb.com
www.DiscoverHongKong.com/canada
Gayle MacIntyre
Global Ink Communications
Clients: Barceló
Hotels & Resorts, Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Playa Hotels
& Resorts (owner of AMResorts: Secrets, Dreams & Sunscape
Resorts)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
- Journalists who cover Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America
- Family travel and upscale all-inclusive resort interests
- U.S. drive destinations especially for boutique hotels
- Journalists who write for travel industry and/or meeting trade publications
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Renovations and expansion plans for Barceló Hotels & Resorts throughout Mexico and the Caribbean
- New trends in all-inclusive travel
- Great boutique and historic hotels throughout the U.S.
Contact Information:
Gayle MacIntyre
Global Ink Communications
500 Riverhill Drive
Atlanta, GA 30328
g.macintyre@barcelo.com
or gaylemacintyre@aol.com
404-643-8222
Laren Mahoney
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
-Travel journalists interested in the
following: family travel, girlfriend getaways and guy’s weekends,
sports, culinary arts, vibrant arts community, romance and affordable
destinations.
-Convention trade journalists
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. 2009 is a year of big anniversaries in KC:
-100th anniversary of Hallmark Cards, which offers a fun visitors center for travelers.
-100th anniversary of the Kansas City Zoo, which has just completed a major expansion.
-30th anniversary of the American Royal BBQ, the world’s largest barbecue competition.
-20th anniversary of Boulevard Brewing Co., the Midwest’s largest specialty brewer.
2.
Kansas City is experiencing a $9 billion building boom that’s added
major new attractions for visitors to discover, including a brand new
downtown entertainment district with more than 40 restaurant, bars and
nightclubs.
3. Discover why Kansas City is famous for jazz, barbecue and fountains.
Contact Information:
Laren Mahoney
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association
1100 Main Street, Suite 2200, Kansas City, MO 64105
TEL 816-691-3851
lmahoney@visitkc.com
Meg Maiden
Maiden Enterprises, Owner
Client: Maine Windjammer Association
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Covers offbeat travel, adventure,
sailing, history, food, New England; print, broadcast, internet;
interested in green travel ideas that promote mental, physical and
gastronomical well-being.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1). The Maine Windjammer Association
represents North America’s oldest fleet of commercial sailing ships. A
century ago, tens of thousands of these traditional sailing ships
worked along the coast—today, there are a dozen ships still sailing.
2). Windjamming is an authentic
experience that connects guests to the "here and now" by way of our
maritime past. Itineraries are literally cast to the wind, freeing up
guests to enjoy the hands-on sailing, wildlife and scenery. At the end
of each day, guests can explore deserted islands or quaint fishing
villages. Nighttime "entertainment" includes shipboard music,
story-telling, star-gazing or perhaps a midnight row.
3). For travelers who like to combine a
hobby with their vacation, the windjammers offer special "theme"
cruises including: wine-tasting, knitting, photography, watercolor
painting, seamanship, hiking, birding, pirate adventures, etc.
Contact Information:
Meg Maiden
Maine Windjammer Association
P.O. Box 1144, Blue Hill, Maine 04614
207-374-2993
Meg@sailmainecoast.com
www.sailmainecoast.com
Chuck Mardiks
MMG Mardiks
Managing Director
Clients:
Airline
Midwest Airlines
Destinations
Colorado Tourism Office
Sarasota and Her Islands
Hotels & Resorts
Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Elegant Hotels Group-Barbados
Hotel Missoni
The May Fair in London
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts
Regent Hotels & Resorts
Travel Publication
Elite Traveler
Sherman's Travel
Travel Services
AIG Travel Guard
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Interested in journalists focusing on
family, adventure, luxury travel, Caribbean, bridal, travel trade,
golf, ski, mature travel and romantic travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Colorado may be known for its
top-ranked winter ski season but the destination offers four seasons of
amazing adventure sports, a thriving arts and culture scene, exciting
nightlife, distinct cuisine and more. With the economic climate,
travelers may not be able to do a Kenyan safari but visitors to
Colorado can experience a "U.S.A. Safari" with elk, bison, rocky
mountain sheep, eagles, hawks and more roaming four national parks and
numerous rural areas.
- Sarasota & Her Islands
is not only known for offering some of the most beautiful beaches in
the world – with 99% quartz sand – but it has also become known as
Florida’s "cultural coast" offering an abundance of cultural
attractions and culinary experiences to visitors of all ages and
interests, establishing itself as a destination beyond the beaches.
- The Renaissance Curacao Resort and Casino,
scheduled for a soft opening in December 2008, will be the first new
hotel brand to open its doors on the island in 15 years. The resort
features 237 rooms and suites, a casino, spa and fitness center,
infinity pool and the signature Eternity Beach, all located in close
proximity to Curacao’s renowned hip night life.
Contact Information:
Charles Mardiks | Managing Director| MMG Mardiks
|m: 212.219.7560 | d: 646.442.6761| cmardiks@mmgmardiks.com |
245 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016| www.mmgmardiks.com|
Alexandra Marr
Director North America
Visit Wales
Client: Visit Wales (formerly the Wales Tourist Board)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Adventure and golf media
Mainstream print media in USA and Canada for culture and history story ideas
Gay/Lesbian media
Sustainability and green media
Food and drink media
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Golf Wales – home to the 2010 Ryder Cup – Golf as it should be!
- Sustainable Wales – set to become the world’s Fair Trade country and an organic food paradise.
- Cultural Wales – a small country with unique history and culture, two languages and four times more sheep than people!
Contact Information: Alexandra.marr@visitbritain.org
Tel: 212 850 0347
Alice Marshall
Principal: Alice Marshall Public Relations
Clients:
COMO Hotels and Resorts
- Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos, BWI
- Cocoa Island, The Maldives
- COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri, Bali
- Uma Ubud, Bali
- Uma Paro, Bhutan
- The Halkin, London
- The Metropolitan, London
- The Metropolitan, Bangkok
Nantucket Island Resorts
- The Wauwinet
- White Elephant
- The Cottages at the Boat Basin
- Harbor House Village
- Jared Coffin House
Park Hyatt Hotels, worldwide
- Baku, Beaver Creek, Buenos Aires, Canberra
- Chicago, Dubai, Goa, Hamburg, Madrid, Melbourne
- Mendoza, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Philadelphia, Saigon
- Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington DC, Zurich
- Opening late 2008 – Istanbul, Shanghai, Beijing
Anantara Resorts & Spas
- Anantara Dhigu Resort & Spa, Maldives
- Anantara Veli Resort & Spa, Maldives
- Anantara Naladhu, Maldives
- Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali
- Anantara Golden Triangle, Thailand
- Anantara Ko Samui, Thailand
- Anantara Hua Hin, Thailand
- Anantara Phuket, Thailand
- Desert Islands Resort & Spa, Sir Bani Yas, Abu Dhabi
Crystal Cruises
Rosewood Mayakobá, Mexico
Royal Oak Foundation
ESPA International
Inn on the Alameda, Santa Fe
Victoria-Jungfrau Collection, Switzerland
- Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, Interlaken
- Palace Luzern, Lucerne
- Eden au Lac, Zurich
- Bellevue Palace, Bern
Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Ideally,
journalists would be interested in: Arts & Culture,Family and
multi-generational travel, Food & Wine trends in the hospitality
industry, Golf, skiing, soft adventure, Luxury Travel (hotels, cruise,
resorts),Spa, Beauty, & Fitness, United Kingdom – historic gardens,
homes and hotels, weddings and Honeymoons
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
We are the ‘go-to’ people for:
- Assistance of varying
degrees with global clients ranging from luxury hotels in the most
‘happening’ cities in the ‘hottest’ destinations to tranquil retreats
in remote locations to the most epic journey of all - a 100+-day World Cruise that visits some 41 ports in 37 countries around the globe.
- Detailed or general information on what is new or trendy in the luxury hotel and cruise industry.
- Ideas on experiential
travel, whether a yoga retreat on a private island, cooking classes
with master chefs, working with elephants in a Thai nature preserve,
Masai-style walking in the Alps, luxuriating in a spa with a spectacular view, or taking flight at warp speed in a Russian MIG.
Contact Information: Alice Marshall, Phone: 212-861-4031, Mobile: 917-412-1008, Email: Marshall@AliceMarshall.com
Lisa Marshall
Wisconsin Department of Tourism
Clients: State
of Wisconsin (Popular travel destinations include Milwaukee, Madison,
Door County, Wisconsin Dells, Northwoods, Bayfield, Great River Road,
Sheboygan/Kohler and Lake Geneva). If you have an interest in any
Wisconsin destination, start with me!
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
I’ll talk to any journalist that covers travel through print, broadcast, and Internet.
I would especially love to meet writers
and editors interested in green or eco-travel, culinary travel, outdoor
recreation, golf, spas and general Midwest travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Wisconsin is the first state in the
nation to develop a green-travel certification program for its travel
and hospitality industry. Travel Green Wisconsin is an innovative
program that recognizes tourism businesses that are committed to
reducing their environmental impact.
- New attractions, spas and
accommodations to learn about: National Brewery Museum, Harley-Davidson
Museum, Civil War Museum, Erin Hills and Wild Rock golf courses,
Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, Aspira Spa at the Osthoff, and many
more.
- Wisconsin is home to an eclectic array
of culinary treasures including artisan cheese makers, cooking schools,
wineries, celebrity chefs, supper clubs, food festivals, the nation’s
largest producer-only farmer’s market, agricultural products from
cranberries to cherries, and a few foods that are true Wisconsin
originals: beer, brats, kringle, fish boils, fish fries and cream puffs.
Contact Information:
Lisa Marshall, Public Relations
Wisconsin Department of Tourism
PO Box 8690
Madison, WI 53708
Direct line: 608-267-3773
Toll Free: 800-236-7529
Email: lmarshall@travelwisconsin.com
Web: www.TravelWisconsin.com
Nancy Marshall
Nancy Marshall Communications
Client: Maine Office of Tourism
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you: Travel
writers interested in Maine or New England… four-season travel writers
and photographers… interested in family travel, coastal travel,
adventure travel, group travel, art/culture/heritage travel, wildlife
watching, outdoor activities, accommodations, restaurants. Print,
broadcast and internet writers and editors.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. With four seasons, ocean,
mountain and river landscapes, 12,000 years of history and culture, and
one-of-a-kind attractions like the world’s largest scale model of the
solar system, there’s always a story to tell in Maine.
2. Find out what’s new in Maine.
Vineyards, family attractions, restaurants, accommodations, scenic
byways, museums, hiking and biking trails, learning vacations, ski
resort upgrades, spas, festivals and more.
3. Take home the shirt pocket-sized Maine media kit filled with story ideas and digital images.
Contact Information:
Nancy Marshall
Nancy Marshall Communications
20 Western Avenue
Augusta, Maine
04332
207-623-4177
nmarshall@marshallpr.com
www.marshallpr.com
www.maineprmaven.com
Marilyn Marx
MMPR
Clients:
Seven Stars Resort, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Any journalist with an interest in new hotels, Caribbean,
beaches, luxury accommodations, exceptional service, cuisine,
honeymoon, family travel, girlfriends’ getaways, golf, diving
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- A new luxury resort at what has become a very popular destination
because of the Turks & Caicos’ clear, calm water, expansive powder
white sand beaches and proximity to the east coast, being just south of
The Bahamas.
- Exceptional service from staff which hails from 20 nations ranging from Nepal and Sri Lanka to the Czech Republic and Scotland.
- Overwhelming guest satisfaction as seen from comment cards and Trip
Advisor which, as of this writing, Sept. 22, has posted 27 reviews, all
unanimously rating Seven Stars as a #5, the highest-possible rating.
Already, the hotel is #1 of 38 Providenciales hotels included in Trip
Advisor.
Contact Information:
Marilyn Marx
MMPR
33 East End Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Tel: 212-288-0749
MMarxPR@aol.com
Larry Mayran
Director of Communications
Chateau Elan Resorts.
Client:
Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, Atlanta, GA
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you. MainstreamTravel
Editor, Freelance Travel and or Photo Journalist, Television producer
for story/photo/video research at a luxury 3,500 acre resort
destination. Superb resource also for Corporate Meetings and Incentive
editors and writers.
European Spa mansion with 14 guest
suites, (only spa destination experience in greater Atlanta with guest
accommodations) spa chef and dining room, Culinary Studio and regular
cooking classes taught throughout the year; 75 acres of vineyards and 16th
century style Chateau/Winery evoking images of the Loire Valley;
winemaking, winery tours and tastings at Georgia’s largest winery;
seven distinctive restaurants; four championship golf courses, Dave
Pelz new golf instructional academy; corporate meeting destination,
superb team building facilities, beau coup weddings, Road Atlanta Race
Track.
Chateau Elan has facilitated over 60 regional, national, international, cable and network TV shows
In the past 8 years including The Today
Show, Travel Channel, (8) Food Network shows, (3) Golf Channel, Tennis
Channel, (4) CNN, Movies, Fabulous Weddings, Whose Wedding Is It
Anyway, (2) Fine Living Network, Three Day Weekend, Spa World, The Best
of Everything, USA Golf & Travel, Forza Race Competition, etc.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Chateau Elan has an array of
appealing amenities that no other resort in the world has. This
generates excellent material for story/photo/video research.
The lure of the Vineyards, Spa, Dining,
Cooking Classes, winemaking, winetasting, romantic environment, golf,
comfortably luxurious French Country accommodations and no passport
needed.
I’m good at facilitating story/photo research for writers, photographers and videographers and am kind of fun to be with.
Contact Information:
Larry Mayran
lmayran@chateauelan.com
770-586-5703
404-386-5302 (cell)
Craig McCarthy
Communications Manager
Park City Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau
Clients:
All businesses in the Park City, Utah area
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Writes about and/or covers a
variety of travel-related topics in print, online, and/or broadcast
media outlets. Topics of interest include outdoor adventure,
skiing/snowboarding destinations, arts and culture including film
festivals, Olympics, "green travel", and culinary news/happenings.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Park City is North America’s most
accessible mountain vacation destination, located only 35 minutes from
an international airport with non-stop service to/from over 90 cities
worldwide. It is one of the most "green" cities in the United States.
- Three of the top 15 ski resorts in
North America (as ranked by the readers of SKI Magazine) are located in
Park City. Deer Valley Resort was ranked #1 for the second year in a
row; Park City Mountain Resort was ranked #5; and The Canyons Resort
was ranked #13. This past winter was the fifth consecutive
record-breaking season for the area, with new high-end hotels in the
works to support continued growth in tourism.
- Park City is the home of the annual
Sundance Film Festival. This has helped to foster a vibrant and growing
arts and culture scene, including the Deer Valley Music Festival, the
Park City Jazz Festival, and the Kimball Arts Festival.
Contact Information:
Craig McCarthy
Communications Manager
Park City Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau
P. O. Box 1630
Park City, Utah 84060
Office: 435-658-9611
Toll Free: 800-453-1360
E-mail: craig@parkcityinfo.com
Web Site: www.parkcityinfo.com
Rob McCorkle
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Clients: Texas State Parks, Texas nature tourism programs
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel journalists who specialize in
covering adventure travel, conservation & environment, history,
motorcoach travel, state parks, the "whole other country" of Texas and
the Southwest.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Texas has one of the largest state park
systems in the U.S. with recreational and historic sites that rival
many national park sites, from Palo Duro Canyon and Caddo Lake state
parks to treasured heritage sites, such as Washington-on-the-Brazos,
where Texas declared it independence from Mexico, and the San Jacinto
Battlegrounds where Texians secured their independence in an 18-minute
battle against Santa Anna’s army.
- To discover the changes occurring in
the "other" Big Bend park – Big Bend Ranch State Park. Two hours up the
Rio Grande from the national park sits the 300,000-acre state park
encompassing remarkable prehistoric rock art, geologic wonders, desert
springs and waterfalls, easy access to the Rio Grande for rafting and
kayaking, and dozens of newly opened primitive backcountry campsites.
Your readers should know about this high desert country getaway where
the West is truly wild.
- To find out about the soon-to-open
Resaca de la Palma State Park near the southernmost tip of Texas. This
1,700-acre semi-tropical park is the final wing of the multisite World
Birding Center. Here, visitors can experience nature along the
Texas-Mexico border as it was in the days when the Rio Grande regularly
overflowed, filling abandoned coils of river bed. Water has been pumped
into ancient river curves, creating a rich birding environment 4 miles
from Brownsville.
Contact Information: (830) 866-3533, or Robert.mccorkle@tpwd.state.tx.us
Heather McGillivray
Director of Sales
Tourism Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Accommodations, Adventure, Business
Travel, Conservation/Environment, Cruises, Culture, Family,
Festivals/Special Events, Flowers/Gardens, Food/Wine, Gay/Lesbian
Travel, Golf, Historic, Luxury Travel, Meetings/Conventions, Offbeat,
Romantic Travel, Seniors Travel, Shopping, Spas, Weddings/Honeymoons,
Womens Travel.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Victoria is "Full of Life" –
Year after year, Victoria, British Columbia is consistently ranked
among the top 3 cities and Vancouver Island the top island in North
America by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure
Magazines. Victoria is a unique destination where old world charm,
heritage architecture, afternoon tea and beautiful gardens combine with
new world experiences available in Victoria's back yard which consists
of the Pacific Ocean, old-growth rainforest and an agricultural and
wine region. Visitors can go whale watching, kayaking, surfing golfing,
hiking and cycling in one of Canada’s fittest cities, experience the
arts and culture of British Columbia’s capital city and get a "taste"
of the island in Canada’s fastest growing wine region.
2. Victoria’s Cast of Culinary Characters –
From the Seaweed Lady to a mushroom hunting Benedictine Monk to raising
North America’s only genuine herd of European river water buffalo,
Victoria, British Columbia and its surrounding area boast some of the
most unusual and creative culinary characters in the world. Don’t miss
Victoria’s "paddle thru" restaurant for kayakers or take-out fish
restaurant in an "upcycled" shipping container. Victoria’s wine region,
known as The Wine Islands, is the fastest growing wine region in Canada
and has also become the spirits centre of Canada. Three producers: a
winemaker, cidermaker and brewmaster, have begun distilling. Winery
tours by boat, edible garden tours, an urban forage by foot and
culinary boot camps are just some of the unique ways visitors can
sample a taste of the island.
3. Green Guide to Victoria –
Victoria, British Columbia is home to Dockside Green, the world’s
greenest building (with the highest LEED Platinum score in the world),
and Harbour Air, North America’s first carbon neutral airline. According
to the most recent census, more people cycle or walk to work in
Victoria than in any other city in Canada. In fact, Victoria is second
only to Davis, CA in North America when it comes to daily per capita
commuters. Boasting the largest percentage of bike riders in the
country makes Victoria the cycling capital of Canada. As a result,
visitors to Victoria looking to sample the local island lifestyle
discover how walkable and cycle-friendly the city is to explore. Now,
the Green Collective has emerged in Victoria with a green shopping and
restaurant guide for visitors. And, the list of sustainable initiatives
goes on and on.
Contact Information:
Heather McGillivray
Director of Sales
Tourism Victoria
4th Floor, 31 Bastion Square
Victoria, BC Canada V8W 1J1
Tel: (250) 414-6979
Fax: (250) 361-9733
heather.mcgillivray@tourismvictoria.com
www.tourismvictoria.com
Lorraine McGrath
Capelin Communications
Clients
- Celebrating Bartlett 2009 – A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery
- Cupids 400 Celebrations: 1610 - 2010
- House on the Tickle Vacation Home
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Culture
History
Festivals
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
We have unique products to offer
Bartlett Celebrations have strong links to New York and the U.S.
We are in partnership with the Provincial tourism department and can offer full assistance for press trips
Contact Information:
Lorraine McGrath
Capelin Communications
46 Meighen Street
St. John’s, NL A1A 2M6
Canada Phone: 709-726-0932
Email: lorraine.mcgrath@warp.nfld.net
Emily McKneely
Director of Sales,
Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Covers mainstream travel; print,
broadcast, internet. Interested in: Louisiana, small town America,
smaller communities located near metropolitan areas, "Southern",
Italian or African American culture, agriculture (Strawberry, Dairy)
Covers: soft adventure, hidden treasurers, antiques, festivals,
cultural happenings, and Louisiana heritage.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Tangipahoa Parish is considered "The Strawberry Capital of the
World". Each year in excess of 300,000 people convene in the quaint
town of 6,000 residents to celebrate the Louisiana State Fruit – The
Strawberry. The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is the largest free
festival in the State of Louisiana.
- Global Wildlife Refuge is the largest free-roaming wildlife
preserve in the country. The center is home to over 3,000 exotic,
endangered, and threatened animals from all over the world.
- Unique museums are located throughout the region: Camp Moore
Confederate Museum and Cemetery was the largest Confederate training
camp in Louisiana and the only camp which is still open to the public.
The Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum was recently deemed a
major trailhead for the Louisiana African American Trail.
Contact Information:
Emily McKneely
Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau
13143 Wardline Rd.
Hammond, LA 70401
985-542-7520
1-800-542-7520
emily@tangitourism.com
www.tangitourism.com
Mona Mesereau
Mesereau Public Relations
Clients: Xanterra Parks &
Resorts, Yellowstone National Park Lodges, Grand Canyon National Park
Lodges, Grand Canyon Railway, Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort
(Death Valley, Calif.), Thunderbird Lodge (Canyon de Chelly National
Monument, Ariz.), Buffalo Bill’s Cody/Yellowstone Country (Cody, Wyo.),
Ohio State Park Resorts, Silverado Resort (Napa, Calif.), Yellowstone
Association Institute.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to
stop by and visit with you. Covers sustainable tourism, family travel,
RV/camping, national/state parks, budget travel, luxury travel,
fine/sustainable cuisine, multigenerational travel, American West.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Close-to-home, affordable vacations are here to stay, and
national/state parks are great venues for travelers who want to see and
do many things but stay within a reasonable budget.
- Sustainable travel has evolved beyond the Caribbean eco-lodge, and
travelers can find examples of sustainable tourism in some surprising
places – your in-room soap, the wine you drink, the food on your plate
and the tour you choose.
- I’m a fun-loving Virgo who enjoys organic wine, jewelry crafted by
Native American artists, Wild Alaska salmon, solar panels, Xeriscapes,
compost, borax and water-saving washing machines.
Contact Information: Mona Mesereau, Mesereau Public Relations, PO
Box 2431, Parker, CO 80134 Office -720-842-5271, Cell-720-284-1512
Lori Michimoto
Michimoto Communications
Clients:
Kohala Coast Resort Association
Kauai’s Festival of Lights
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Print, broadcast and online media interested in
destination stories. Specifically: travel, luxury, golf, cuisine,
health/wellness, family, romance, culture/arts and environment niches.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- The Kohala Coast on the island of Hawaii is not just a tourist
destination. It is a high-end row of four master-planned communities
along a 20-mile stretch of coastline. The Kohala Coast provides
residents and visitors with homes, hotels, restaurants, activities,
cultural experiences, etc. People live and play here.
- Visitors are drawn to the 20-mile stretch of coastline along the
Kohala Coast for the luxury resorts, high-end vacationing lifestyle and
the "oasis" appeal. One of the most attractive features of the
destination is that its row of luxury hotels are not situated
elbow-to-elbow with each other. The vastness of the area means there is
a place in the sun for everyone.
- 12th Annual Festival of Lights, December 5-31, Christmas Decorations Display, Caroling, Santa, Lighting Countdown, Parade – History:
It started 50+ years ago by "Auntie" Josie Chansky, a Kauai folk
artist. For nearly 40 years, Auntie Josie opened her home to everyone
who wanted to see the Christmas folk art decorations that she created
and displayed around her "Christmas House." Generations of families
began making the "Christmas House" part of their holiday traditions and
can continue to do so at Festival of Lights and see favorites such as a
Christmas tree made of 7,500 green toothpicks, wreaths formed from egg
cartons, table decorations constructed with seed pods, and a chandelier
fashioned from wire coat hangers.
Contact Information:
Lori Michimoto
Michimoto Communications
808-636-3263 phone
lori@MichimotoPR.com
Eric Miller
Director of Communications
Amarillo Convention & Visitor Council
Client: Amarillo, TX
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Eco-tourism- Palo Duro Canyon State Park, a
great eco-tourism destination, with over 30,000 acres. Hiking, biking,
camping, horseback riding and more. It is one of America’s largest
canyons. Sleep in cabins on the rim.
Food- Beef
is at the center of Amarillo, from ranches to feed yards to auctions to
restaurants. Write the definitive story on beef from Amarillo.
Western- Amarillo
is home to the nation’s largest horse registry and association,
American Quarter Horse Association. Also a great museum and hall of
fame. Every cowboy needs a good horse!
History- Amarillo is the only major Texas city on Historic Route 66. About mid-way on the route between Chicago and LA. Use Amarillo as a base to explore this piece of history.
Native American- The Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian,
a relatively new museum with top-notch artifacts and artwork, is home
to the Kwahadi Indian dancers, troop of Amarillo area youth who perform
around the world.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Amarillo is still relatively undiscovered by travel writers.
- I haven’t been to SATW for a couple of years (but I’m glad to be back).
- I am always easy to find- look for the cowboy hat!
Contact Information: eric@visitamarillotx.com
806-584-6792 (cell)
806-374-1497 (office)
Renee Monforton
Director Communications
Detroit Metro Conv. And Visitors Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel writers/editors covering cars, culture, gaming, luxury and historic hotels and music.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Detroit is a new breakout tourism destination, with brand new
luxury hotels, the gaming capital of the midwest, and an
entertainment/cultural experience that defies traveler expectations.
- In 2008, Detroit launched "Autopalooza", a month-long series of
automotive events and festivals celebrating the region’s automotive
heritage. Two highlights are the "Woodward Dream Cruise," the largest
car cruise in the country, and the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix,
featuring Indy Car and the American LeMans racing.
- Detroit’s cultural product is outstanding The Detroit Institute of
Arts just completed a $150 million renovation and now redefines the
museum experience with an interactive program that easily gives anyone
the opportunity to understand and interpret fine art. Detroit was
recently designated the top African American Heritage destination in
the U.S. Detroit is one of the top five U.S. cities for the number of
live theater seats.
Contact Information:
Renee Monforton
Director, Communications
Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau
Office: 313-202-1951
Cell: 313-319-3452
Email: rmonforton@visitdetroit.com
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations • Special Events
Clients:
Bear Creek Mountain Resort (Macungie, PA)
Bedford Springs Resort (Bedford, PA)
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, VA)
Lansdowne Resort (Loudon County, VA)
Reynolds Plantation (Greensboro, GA)
San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau (golf destination)
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain (Tucson, AZ)
Trump d’Elegance (historic automobile event; NJ)
United States Golf Association Museum (Far Hills, NJ)
Ventana Inn and Spa (Big Sur, CA)
Wintergreen Resort (Wintergreen, VA)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Upscale-oriented travel writers, with interests in spas, golf and cuisine.
Top Three Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Long heralded for
its healing waters and restorative environs, Bedford Springs is
attracting interest from generations of former guests and first-time
guests wishing to immerse themselves in the legend.
- Spa trends, products and philosophies are abundant within the five spas represented by HPR.
- If golf is your game, HPR knows the playing field…and the best golf resorts in the country.
Contact Information:
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations - East
11 West Fox Hill Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
908/876-5100 work
908/963-6013 cell
kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
www.hunter-pr.com
Darlene Morikawa
Director, PR/Communications
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Interested in Hawaii destination information.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Hawaii is home to eight national
parks and has the only national park with a 20-plus year continuous
molten lava flow. Hawaii’s park sites date to a time long before a
voyager named Captain Cook took word of the islands to his western
world. Hawaii’s national parks, trails and preserves celebrate the
temples, cities and fishponds of ancient peoples. They are adorned with
the earliest recorded Pacific history, petroglyphs. They top a
10,000-foot mountain with a crater large enough to hold Manhattan. They
honor the human history and inhuman treatment of a people suffering a
dreaded disease and celebrate the brave warriors who protected America.
- Hawaii is a melting pot of
culture that by the food we eat, by the way we speak, and by the way we
interact with each other. As seen on Anthony Bourdain’s recent No
Reservations episode featuring our islands, people are amazed about how
much Asian influence can be found in Hawaii. This topic goes further
than just all the food shown on television. Just off Waikiki at
Kapiolani Park, local residents celebrate their native culture
throughout the year with festivals that incorporate food, dance, and
music. During the summer months, capture the spirit of young and old
at a local Japanese bon dance. In the early part of the year, there’s
a new energy in Honolulu’s Chinatown as everyone congregates to
celebrate Chinese New Year.
- Did you know that Hawaii had
cowboys before the Wild West? The earliest ranches in Hawaii date back
to the 1800s when cattle were first brought here as a gift from Captain
George Vancouver to King Kamehameha I, making a major impact on
Hawai‘i’s economy and ecosystem, and spawning a tradition of paniolo
(cowboy) and ranch culture that is still visible today. As working
ranches, visitors are able to find a variety of tours for an
exhilarating outdoor experience and an educational look into the rich
history of ranching in Hawaii.
Contact Information: email: dmorikawa@hvcb.org or ph: (808) 924-0259
Tom Nemacheck
Executive Director, Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association
Client:
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Any and all travel journalists but especially those interested in nature based tourism.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
3 Great Lakes Shorelines
3 National Parks
Designation as a 5-Star Wilderness
Contact Information:
Tom Nemacheck
Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association
P.O. Box 400
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
800-562-7134
tom@uptravel.com
www.UPtravel.com
Andy Newman
Media Relations Director
Florida Keys & Key West
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel;
print, broadcast, internet. Interested in the Florida Keys and Florida.
Has interest in watersports including sportfishing, diving, snorkeling,
kayaking windsurfing, kiteboarding. Interested in history, quirky
people. The Keys are a ecotourism center and home to the nation’s first
underwater park. Culinary story opportunities with emphasis on seafood.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Wealth of story/photo/video/podcast ideas on the Florida Keys & Key West.
Can assist with trip arrangements to Keys for journalists that have assignments.
Can discuss innovative hurricane safety program for visitors that the Florida Keys pioneered 10 years ago.
Contact Information:
Andy Newman
alert@fla-keys.com
andy@newmanpr.com
1-800-ASK-KEYS
(305) 461-3300
http://www.fla-keys.com/media
Cara O’Donnell
Tierney Communications
Client: Pennsylvania Tourism Office
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists covering
mainstream travel, family travel, roadtrips, outdoors, culinary travel,
golf, history/heritage. Print, online, and broadcast
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Pennsylvania, the state of
independence, is also the "roadtrip state." Less than a day’s drive
from many major cities, Pennsylvania offers experiences ranging from
urban hotspots and culture to quaint small towns and villages – all of
which contain countless stories of interest to your readers.
- Pennsylvania will soon become the first
state in the nation to capitalize on Google Earth technology to make
tourism a truly interactive experience from anywhere in the world. The
state, in partnership with Google Earth, Carnegie Mellon University,
NASA and the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, has created an
interactive tool that will allow "virtual tourists" to immerse
themselves in Pennsylvania’s Civil War trails.
- Pennsylvania’s outdoors boasts 17
million acres of forest and 83,000 miles of rivers and streams, with
breathtaking views at places such as Pine Creek Gorge and hundreds of
roaming elk in Elk County.
Contact Information:
Cara O’Donnell
Tierney Communications
Phone: 717-231-5342
Email: codonnell@tierneyagency.com
Web: www.visitPA.com
Liliane Opsomer
Acting Director
Tourist Office for Flanders, Belgium
Ideal
Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you: Print, online,
broadcast and social media interested in feature stories on Brussels
and the major Flemish Art Cities (Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp) as well as
stories about the less known cities of Mechelen and Leuven.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) BRUSSELS, our capital awaits with new hotels and great events.
2) Find Flanders: BRUSSELS, BRUGES,
ANTWERP and GHENT, let me share with you information on the events
taking place in 2009 and beyond.
3) Find out which wonderful,
undiscovered cities are only 20 minutes away from Brussels, and did I
mention the world’s best chocolates?
Contact Information: Tourist Office for Flanders, Belgium, visit www.visitflanders.us for current press materials and photos or contact Liliane Opsomer at 212-758-8130 ext 17 or via email at liliane@visitflanders.us
Gaylene Ore
Clients:
Grand County Colorado (Grand Lake, Winter Park, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling and Granby)
Grand Junction
Delta County
Mesa Verde Country
Telluride
Mountain Lodge at Telluride
Ouray Chamber
Manor Vail
Grand County Dude Ranches
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
All media outlets interested in Colorado destinations, including a variety of outdoor activities, National Parks and events.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Major agricultural area of Colorado, filled with producing orchards, vineyards, and ranches.
- Grapes, apples, cherries, peaches, with roadside organic produce stands
- 30 wineries and tasting rooms to visit
- Farm, orchard and ranch tours where visitors will find locally raised beef, bison, ostrick, and elk
- National Scenic Byways
- Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway
- West Elk Loop
- Colorado Scenic Byway, following the Colorado River
- Trail Ridge Road Scenic Byway through Rocky Mountain National Park, the highest continuous paved road in United States
- The new 114-mile Trail of the Ancients National
Scenic Byway is the second Scenic By-Way in the Mesa Verde area
(joining the famous San Juan Skyway). Touring through the
archaeological heartland of America, the trip traces the intriguing
occupation of the area by Native Americans.
- Dinosaur exploration – The Grand Valley was once
home to both the largest and smallest dinosaurs ever to roam the earth,
creating the greatest diversity of prehistoric bones ever recovered.
The valley is recognized as one of the most scientifically important
areas in the world.
- Paleontologist-led dinosaur digs
- Dinosaur Journey Museum
- Site of the earliest discovery of Brachiosaurus
- Hikes on trails with exposed remains and other fossils
- Working dinosaur quarry.
Contact Information:
Gaylene Ore
PO Box 1273
Granby, CO 80446
gaylene@orecommunications.com 970-887-2536
Laura Overstreet
VP, Communications for Alexandria CVA (until October 31), and
Tourism Consultant for Rappahannock County, Virginia
Clients: Rappahannock County, Virginia
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers culinary and wine travel, heritage travel, cultural and arts travel, outdoors adventure
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
Alexandria, Virginia has become a
trendy culinary destination with new restaurants, wine bars, food
specialty shops and new hotels.
Discover Rappahannock County,
Virginia, the perfect weekend destination located 70 miles west of
Washington, DC in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Artisan
wines, locally grown organic foods, art galleries, performing arts,
country inns, scenic byways, rivers and wildlife trails, home of the
Inn at Little Washington, rated by Travel & Leisure as the number one hotel restaurant in the world.
Explore the Virginia countryside,
enjoy fine Virginia Wines and gourmet dining at the Inn at Little
Washington…experience Tour d’Epicure Virginia Cycling Adventures,
featured in National Geographic Adventures, October, 2008
Contact Information: Laura Overstreet, 703-403-7172, lauraoverstreet@cox.net
Matt Owen
Corporate Director of Public Relations
Salamander Hospitality
Clients:
- Salamander Hospitality – Corporate
- Salamander Resort & Spa, Middleburg, VA
- Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville, SC
- Innisbrook Golf Resort and Club, Tampa Bay, FL
- Market Salamander, Middleburg, VA and Palm Beach, Fl
- Salamander Touch, Middleburg, VA
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
- Luxury Travel
- Golf
- Culinary Travel
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Construction at Salamander
Resort & Spa, the much-anticipated signature project from Sheila’s
C. Johnson’s Salamander Hospitality company, continues on schedule for
a spring 2010 opening. Located in the beautiful and historic village of
Middleburg, VA, the 168-room luxury resort sits on 340 acres in the
midst of Virginia’s horse and wine country, but is also only 35 minutes
from Washington Dulles Airport.
2. Salamander
Hospitality, along with its owner Sheila C. Johnson, is living up to
its promise of returning Innisbrook Golf Resort and Club to its former
position of prominence by spending $25 million on a restoration
project. Before Super Bowl 2009 rolls into the Tampa Bay area,
Innisbrook will open its much-awaited new spa and fitness center. The
12,000-square-foot spa and 4,000 square-foot fitness facility sit
adjacent to each other and enjoy dramatic views of the Copperhead
Course.
3. Woodlands Resort & Inn
is one of only three properties in North America to hold the Mobil Five
Star and AAA Five Diamond ratings for both its accommodations and
dining room. In 2008, it was also ranked by readers of Travel + Leisure
magazine as number one in the US and Canada for service, and number
three worldwide. Recently renovated and restored, it is one of the
premier dining destinations in the country.
Contact Information:
Matt Owen
Corporate Director of Public Relations, Salamander Hospitality
Office: 843-573-2062; Fax: 843-573-4718; Mobile: 843-991-0213
E-mail: mowen@salamanderhospitality.com; Web: www.salamanderhospitality.com
Address: 130 Evening Shade Drive, Charleston, SC 29414
Rebecca Pawlowski
Destination DC
Director of Communications
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers consumer/trade travel,
hospitality, culinary, culture, family, budget and sustainable travel
and hospitality issues in print, Internet and broadcast media (domestic
and international outlets).
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
The historic presidential election and
high-profile inauguration are putting Washington, DC in the spotlight
in 2008 and 2009. DC’s hotels and restaurants, along with its museums
and attractions, are celebrating with political packages, campaign
cocktails and election-themed exhibitions.
On another presidential note: February 12, 2009 marks the 200th
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, and DC’s hotels, restaurants, museums and
cultural attractions are paying tribute to the former president with a
citywide cultural tourism celebration, part of a nationwide salute to
the 16th president. Highlights include the reopening of
Ford’s Theatre after a lengthy renovation, ground-breaking exhibitions
and the reenactment of Marion Anderson’s historic concert at the
Lincoln Memorial. New attractions, including the National Museum of
American History (reopening Nov. 21) and the U.S. Capitol Visitors
Center (opening December 2) are also joining in the celebration.
For budget-minded travelers and anyone who’s feeling the pinch of a
shaky economy, DC serves up an unmatched collection of free and
low-cost attractions and experiences. In fact, we’ve built a list of
more 100 free and almost free experiences that you can only find in DC
and new "Staying Power" hotel packages that emphasize the value that DC
delivers.
Contact Information:
Rebecca Pawlowski
(202) 789-7099
Fax: (202) 448-8591
Rebecca.pawlowski@destinationdc.com
Pat Peeples
President, Peeples Ink PR
Clients:
Vail Summer, The Park Hyatt Beaver
Creek, lumiére Telluride, Telluride Ski Resort, Grand Targhee Resort,
Big Sky Ski Resort, The Home Ranch, Beaver Creek Wine and Spirits
Festival, Bon Appetit Culinary and Wine Focus, , Booth Creek Ski
Holdings, Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation, Red Sky Golf Club, and
Coleman Natural Foods
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
The ideal journalist covers travel, hospitality, culinary, wine and business and works in print, broadcast or internet.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Vail, Colo. continues its over
$1 billion renewal with renovations and the addition of new properties,
furthering its standing as a world-class vacation destination.
- lumiére
Telluride is a
boutique luxury hotel opening in Telluride, Colo. this fall. Located in
Mountain Village, lumiére offers ski-in/ski-out access to Telluride Ski
Resort and a full line up of services and amenities.
- Beaver Creek
, Colo. continues each year to grow its
position as a top location for an extraordinary wine and culinary
experience. Each year, the Bon Appetit Culinary and Wine focus is a
celebration of that reputation as a food and wine destination.
- Coleman Natural,
based in Golden, Colo., Coleman
Natural is a venerable brand of organic proteins served in the finest
dining establishments and available in select stores for discerning
consumers.
Contact Information:
Peeples Ink PR, Ltd
12 Vail Rd., Ste 400
Vail, CO 81657
(970) 845-8525
pat@peeplesink.com
Miles Prodan
Regional Media Relations Representative,
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
Canada
Clients:
400+ tourism operators in the region
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Mainstream travel; print,
broadcast, internet; interested in the interior of British Columbia,
Canada. Specifically; golf, ski, outdoor adventure, cuisine & wine,
First Nations, history and culture.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Where else in the world could you ski,
play a round of golf, horseback ride, tour a historic site and visit a
winery all in one day?
- Majestic mountains, refreshing waters and lush orchards, add up to one of the Canada’s most beloved vacation spots.
- A majority of the wineries and
vineyards in Canada are located in the Okanagan Valley, which has an
ideal climate for grape growing.
Contact Information:
Miles Prodan
Regional Media Relations Representative
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
2280 "D" Leckie Road
Kelowna, BC V1X 6G6
P: 250 860 5999
C: 250 469 1035
F: 250 860 9993
www.lifeisgood.travel
Michelle RevueltaTourism Toronto
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Accommodations
Airline
Architecture
Business Travel
Culture
Ethnic
Family
Festivals/Special Events
Food Wine
Gay/Lesbian Travel
Golf
Luxury Travel
Meetings & Conventions
Rail Travel
Romantic Travel
Shopping
Spas
Sports
Wedding/Honeymoons
Women Travel
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) explore media opportunities
2) learn about Toronto
3) discover what’s going on this Holiday Season in Toronto
Contact Information:
Michelle Revuelta
Media Relations, U.S., Latin America & Spain
Tourism Toronto
12431 SW 21 Lane, Suite 202
Miami, Florida 33175
305/221-1773
Fax 305/221-8996
mrevuelta@torcvb.com
www.TorontoTourism.com
Judy Love Rondeau
TRAVEL ALBERTA
Clients: TRAVEL ALBERTA is my largest client
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalist interested in
OUTDOOR ADVENTURE:
Summer: Hiking (and heli-hiking) , canoeing, white water rafting, horseback riding,
Fishing, kayaking, all terrain tours, hot air ballooning,
Winter: Skiing (downhill and cross country) snow shoeing, ice canyon walking
Dog sledding, ski doo’s, northern lights
NATURE LOVERS: Canadian Rockies, National Parks, landscapes and wildlife viewing
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES: There are 13 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN ALL OF CANADA BUT there are 5 located in Alberta.
WESTERN CULTURE AND HERITAGE:
COSMOPOTITAN GATEWAY CITIES: Calgary, Heart of the New West and Edmonton The City of Festivals
CULTURE: World renowned festivals, Museums, Music,
CUISINE – Unique Alberta Rocky Mountain Cuisine including local game farms, local purveyors and agra-tourism,
ABORIGINAL/NATIVE CULTURE and the ABORIGINAL TRAIL
LUXURY TRAVEL: RESORTS, SPA AND GOLF
SHOPPING: Worlds largest shopping mall: West Edmonton Mall and fashion designers
FILM BUFFS….Travel to where many feature films have been made in Alberta
HISTORY: Worlds largest collection of dinosaur bones and the world renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Alberta is Canada’s Rocky Mountain Playground
- Alberta is a unique four season destination with product that is second to none
- Alberta offers a wide range of tourism products and offers something for everyone.
Contact Information:
Judy Love Rondeau
President and CEO
Love-Rondeau Group, Inc. representing Travel Alberta International
5208 Rustle Leaf Drive
Arlington, TX 76017
P: 817-572-3592 F: 817-57-5779 C: 214-507-9866
jlrondeau@sbcglobal.net
Susan Ross
Director of Communications
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
People who write about culture, museums, architecture, design, history, tours, shopping, or Chicago.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Most people know about our river cruise, which is fabulous … but we have 80 other tours!
- Our exhibitions are all free and offer an excellent introduction to Chicago as well as new material for the seasoned traveler.
- Some unique offerings:
Devil in the White City Tour
Women of Influence Tour
Graceland Cemetery Tour
Modern Skyscrapers Tour
Contact Information:
Susan Ross
Director of Communications
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
312 922 3432 x 254
www.architecture.org
Jayne Scarborough
Olde English Tourism District
Client: Regional Tourism Organization representing 7 counties in upstate SC.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you. Those
who cover Adventure, Camping/Recreational Vehicles, Equestrian, Ethnic,
Family, Small Town Festivals, Fishing, Flowers and Gardens, Folklore,
Handicrafts, Folk Art, Historic, Motorcoach Travel, Native American
Culture, Offbeat, National and State Parks and Personalities Features.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Art, Art and more Art- All types of
taste and art are found in the area-from the 2,000 year tradition of
pottery from the Catawba Indian Nation, to the stainless steel artwork
of Bob Doster (including the park honoring Dizzy Gillespie in his
hometown) to the 38 artists who open their studios for visitors to
watch them paint, sculpt, throw clay, create furniture.
- More Revolutionary War battles were
fought in SC than in any other colony. The story unfolds through
battlefields, living history and heritage farming.
- Carolina Adventure World a new
playground of 2600 acres of wooded land for family recreation includes
100 miles of ATV trails (with ATV rentals), mountain biking, zip line
and camping.
Contact Information: Jayne Scarborough
800-728-1842
jayne@sctravel.net
P.O. Box 1440
Chester, SC 29306
Shannon Schiner
Account Executive
Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications (CAMC)
Clients: Cayo
Espanto, Machaca Hill, Tranquility Bay Resort, Coconut Bay Beach Resort
& Spa, Bucuti Beach Resort, LaSource, Cheeca Lodge, Beachside
Resort & Conference Center, Hyatt Regency Trinidad, Hyatt Regency
Coral Gables, Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Trinidad & Tobago, Montserrat
and many more
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Print,
electronic and online media outlets that are interested in the
Caribbean, Florida and Belize. Writers seeking information on family
travel, destination weddings, honeymoons, adventure/active locations,
eco/green lodging, meetings and groups.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Cheryl Andrews
Marketing Communications roster includes clients across the Caribbean,
Florida and Belize – representing everything from budget to luxury
travel and relaxing beach escapes to world-class adventures.
- Several
destinations and properties on the CAMC list offer active eco-travel in
sustainable surroundings – let’s talk about what they have to offer
beyond just beautiful beaches and recycling!
- Learn about the new CAMC clients – new story angles and press trip opportunities for 2009…and I’ll have free goodies!
Contact Information:
Shannon Schiner, Account Executive
Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications
2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 805, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: (305) 444-4033 Fax: (305) 447-0415
shannon@cam-pr.com
www.cam-pr.com for current client information, press materials and photos.
Donna Schorr
Director of Communications
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
Client: Philadelphia and The Countryside®
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Print, broadcast and online media interested
in people or destination stories. Arts & culture, food and dining,
history, historic preservation, outdoor pleasures, design and fashion,
new music and musicians.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) It’s easy for your readers to get to Philadelphia. We’re 350 miles from 25% of the country’s population.
We’re two hours from New York City, three hours from Washington D.C and
one hour from Atlantic City. Getting here is easy—whether it’s by car,
plane, train or bus. Center City Philadelphia is simply navigated by
foot (or public transportation) and makes up just 25 blocks from west
to east—a stretch filled with three centuries of stunning architecture.
It’s no more than an hour drive to the nearby countryside—made up of
Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties—where scenic views,
lush gardens and quaint towns paint the landscape. Your
readers/audience will want to make the easy trip to Philly in 2009 to
see two blockbuster exhibitions, Cezanne and Beyond, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Galileo, Medici and The Age of Astronomy at The Franklin.
2) On June 24, 2008, TripAdvisor®, the world’s
largest travel community, announced the top 10 patriotic attractions in
the U.S. based on TripAdvisor travelers and editors. Independence
National Historical Park ranked #3.
The Liberty Bell Center, Independence Hall,
the National Constitution Center. They’re within three blocks of one
another, and they all tell the story of our nation’s humble but heroic
beginnings. It was on the streets of Historic Philadelphia where our
founding fathers conversed, debated and ultimately formed a new nation.
And in the nearby countryside, the story evolves even more at Valley
Forge National Historical Park, the Brandywine Battlefield, Washington
Crossing State Park and other not-to-be missed historic sites. This
presidential year gives a new reason to learn more about our political
system, and new exhibitions such as Headed to the White House (2008) and America, I AM (2009) offer visitors another lesson on what it means to be an American.
3) Philadelphia is full of the unexpected and just waiting to be discovered.
Did you know that 2,700—and
counting—massive murals grace the walls of nearly every neighborhood in
the city? Ever heard about the Italian Market, the oldest and largest
working outdoor market in the country? In the know about our 200-plus
bring-your-own-bottle restaurants? What about Fairmount Park, the
nation’s largest urban park with more than 4,400 acres of public space
and hundreds of bike paths and walking trails? Oh, and how about the
city’s newest unexpected find tucked away in the lobby of the sparkling
new Comcast Center? It’s a 2,000-square-foot LED video screen that
projects computer-generated images so realistic you’ll think they’re
jumping out of the wall. Wondering what’s next to discover? On October
18, 2008, the Please Touch Museum will open in Memorial Hall, a
dramatic historic space in Fairmount Park. The hands-on museum will now
be housed in a building that was constructed for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, a massive 100th birthday party for the nation.
Contact Information: Donna Schorr
donna@gptmc.com
Office: (215) 599-0782
Cell: (215) 500-8168
Valerie Schroder
Press & PR Manager
VisitBritain Canada
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Covers mainstream travel in either print, broadcast and/or internet.
Interested in any/all aspects of travel in Britain from outdoor and soft adventure
activities to spas to food and drink.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Britain is a favourite overseas
destination for Canadians, 868,000 visited the UK and the dollar to UK
pound ratio is the best it has been in years. VisitBritain Canada has
just launched a new campaign – Britain It’s Out There, which
will let Canadians see a wealth of travel experiences from bog
snorkeling to cool accommodations to ancient ruins — perfect for those
travelers who enjoy a vacation that’s more about participating and less
about spectating.
- Scotland will be celebrating Homecoming 09 with their four pillars being Whisky,
Ancestry, Golf and the 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns.
- Wales will be hosting the Ryder Cup in 2010, so lots of golf and sightseeing opportunities leading up to this event
Contact Information:
Valerie Schroder
Press & PR Manager
VisitBritain
160 Bloor Street East
Suite 905
Toronto, Ontario M4W 1B9
Tel: 416 646 6676
E: valerie.shroder@visitbritain.org
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO
Allison Scott
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
Covers luxury travel; food/wine; spa; golf;
historic travel; meetings and events; print, broadcast, Internet;
interested in Colorado/Southwest; soft adventure
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1). Celebrating its 90th Anniversary in 2008, The Broadmoor is the longest consecutive winner of the Mobil 5-Star/ AAA 5-Diamond awards in America.
2). A new category of rooms is currently being
constructed—The Broadmoor has broken ground on five unique buildings
dubbed Broadmoor Cottages with a total of 44 casually elegant rooms and
suites overlooking the 18th fairway of the famed East golf
course. The Cottages feature expansive verandas with unobstructed views
of Cheyenne Mountain, as well as large central living areas that can be
accessed or locked off from suites. The Broadmoor Cottages are perfect
for small destination weddings, family gatherings, corporate retreats
and golf outings. They open in May of 2009.
3). On the heels of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open,
The Broadmoor once again plays host to a major golf event - the U.S.
Women’s Open on July 7-10, 2011. The Women’s will be Broadmoor’s eighth
major tournament.
Contact Information:
Allison Scott
Director of Communications
The BROADMOOR
1 Lake Avenue
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
ascott@broadmoor.com
(719) 577-5718
Visit our newsroom at www.broadmoor.com
Richard Séguin
Québec City Tourism
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalist interested in:
1) Heritage, history and architecture;
2) Fine cuisine;
3) Exciting events such as the Quebec
Winter Carnival (Ice Hotel), the Quebec City Summer Festival (music) or
the New France Festival (the city looks and feels like 17th century);
4) Outdoor activities (soft adventure)
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) To find out about what gives Quebec City such a special European flavor and to learn about what will remain after the 400th anniversary celebrations that took place all along 2008 are over;
2) To learn about the richness of the
fine cuisine and about the very positive interaction between creative
chefs, passionate local producers and very high quality restaurants
taking place in the Quebec City Area;
3) To find out about new assets in our
community such as the new Hotel-Musée Premières Nations, a hotel and a
museum dedicated to the First Nations’ culture and traditions.
Contact Information:
Richard Séguin
Account Executive (Media)
Québec City Tourism
399, rue Saint-Joseph Est
Québec (Québec) G1K 8E2
Canada
Tel. : (418) 641-6654, ext. 5421
Fax : (418) 641-6578
Email: richard.seguin@quebecregion.com
www.quebecregion.com
Cathy Senecal
Travel Manitoba
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Print, online and broadcast media
interested in wildlife, outdoors, festivals, spas in the forest, and
unsung urban experiences.
WILDLIFE ENTHUSIASTS – Manitoba is
known for wildlife congregations and migrations of all kinds. Pick your
creature—hundreds of polar bears, thousands of beluga whales, thousands
of red-sided garter snakes, tens of thousands of birds—and we’ll tell
you when to visit.
CULTURE LOVERS – Manitoba has the
largest French-speaking population west of the Great Lakes. Manitoba
has the largest Icelandic community outside of Iceland. Winnipeg,
Manitoba has the largest urban Aboriginal (Canadian Native) population
in Canada. Festivals celebrate each of these. www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca is one of Canada’s largest winter festivals in Western Canada. www.icelandicfestival.com is often visited by the president of Iceland and www.manitoahbee.com is a showcase of Aboriginal dance and music.
ANGLERS – With more than 100,000
lakes, Manitoba has incredible fishing with northern pike the size of
your left leg in lodges from rustic to over-the-top. Catfish, Arctic
grayling, perch, pickerel and more.
QUIRKY ANGLE TYPES – your eyes light
up when I mention the rugged Hudson Bay Quest dogsled race, sleeping in
an igloo, snorkeling with whales, drinking birch wine, or growing your
leg hair at the Trapper’s Festival in The Pas, Manitoba.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1) NEW RESORT AND SPA IN THE WILDERNESS – HECLA AFTER DARK
Set amid the wild beauty of Hecla Provincial Park on the 14th
largest freshwater lake in the world, Hecla Oasis Resort is Manitoba’s
newest and only five-star resort. Besides a high-end spa and
challenging golf course, the resort will soon offer unique one-day
wonders such as owl prowls, starlight snowshoes, snake den safaris and
birding samplers. Multi-day adventures include an epicurean adventure
that has visitors cook like the settlers did at a historic Hudson Bay
trading post, learn about organic and sustainable farming, sample the
bounty of commercial fishermen and learn gourmet cooking secrets from
Hecla’s French chef and author, Stephane Pierre Thierry. For more
experiences coming in June or September 2009, visit www.heclaoasis.com/adventures
2) WINNIPEG, MANITOBA is a city of cool superlatives. The Exchange District National Historic Site showcases 30 blocks of early 20thcentury
architecture unrivalled in Canada. At the time of construction, in
1968, the Winnipeg Floodway was the second largest earth-moving project
in the world after the Panama Canal. Winnipeg has the largest, mature
elm tree urban forest in North American with approximately 170,000 elms. Winnipeg
has the sunniest winter season in Canada with 358 hours of sunshine and
the longest skating rink on which to enjoy that sunshine. Winnipeg
Art Gallery has the world's largest collection of contemporary Inuit
art. The Hudson's Bay Company, the world's oldest corporation, has
donated a collection of over 10,000 artifacts to The Manitoba Museum.
3)
MANITOBA HAS MORE BELUGA WHALES than anywhere else on the planet – and
many thousands of them feed and frolic in the rivers emptying into the
Hudson Bay, near Churchill,
along Manitoba’s northern ocean coastline. Visitors can see them five
different ways, from a kayak, helicopter, Zodiak, coast-guard boat or
through a mask underwater.
Contact Information:
Visit www.travelmanitoba.com/media for current media materials and photos or contact Colette Fontaine or Cathy Senecal at 204-927-7800 or csenecal@travelmanitoba.com or cfontaine@travelmanitoba.com.
Laura Serena
Immedia PR
Clients:
Loden Vancouver, Granville Island,
Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, Predator Ridge Golf Resort, Absolute
Spa Group, Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa, Glowbal Restaurant Group, Air
New Zealand, Veranda Beach.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Travel and Lifestyle.
Food and Wine.
Business and Real Estate.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. Learn about Kor Hotel Group’s newest property, Vancouver’s top
attraction, BC’s award-winning winery, Canada’s finest golf course.
2. Sign up for future media trips.
3. Meet the creators of Media Kitty and Newsbureau.
Contact Information:
Laura Serena
Immedia PR
T 604.408.6511
TF 888.408.6511
laura@immediapr.com
Janet Serra
Litchfield Hills Connecticut
Client: Litchfield Hills Northwest Connecticut
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Journalists writing for travel and lifestyle or
niche print or web outlets, also broadcast media and photographers.
Journalists interested in:
Connecticut/New England and Getaways from New York or Boston
Unspoiled Natural Beauty
Upscale amenities, country inns and unique arts, crafts and antiques
Luxury Travel: Mayflower Inn and Spa and Winvian
New England History, Heritage and Culture
A visit to three Cooking Schools
Hiking in 32 State Parks and Forests or on the Appalachian Trail
Fishing or Canoeing on Housatonic River or the west Branch of the Farmington River, A National Wild and Scenic River
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
- Find out about fun and unusual attractions and
seasonal events in Litchfield Hills from Museums featuring Vintage
Hollywood Horror Classic Movie Dioramas to antique machinery and a farm
museum with 200 plus tractors! Unusual events include the Yankee
Invention Expo, Tibet Fest and Country Fairs featuring events from
hollering’ contests to wood chopping contests, and tractor, oxen and
draft horse pulls even junior pedal tractor pulls!
- Find out how you can go on an antique and arts and crafts safari
- The Holidays in Connecticut – a perfect
evergreen story. Learn about the Bethlehem Christmas Festival and the
reopening of the Crèche at the Abbey of Regina Laudis, Holiday House
Tours and historic Museums decorated for the season.
Contact Information: Janet L. Serra
Executive Director
Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 968
Litchfield, CT 06759
Email: lhcvbnwct@aol.com
Phone: 800-663-1273
Website: www.litchfieldhills.com
Donnie Sexton
Public Relations Manager for Travel Montana
(Montana Promotion Division)
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you.
Prolific, intrepid journalist who is
comfortable researching stories off the beaten path. Particular
editorial interests include: outdoor/adventure sports, history/culture
of the American west (including native cultures), iconic National
Parks, road travel/touring (auto, RV, motorcycle, bicycle), offbeat
events, unusual regional cuisine, family travel (dude ranches), and
landscape photography.
Top 3 Reasons a Journalist Should Visit You at Marketplace:
1. To tap into traveler’s increasing interest in authentic, unspoiled places.
2. To learn more about "geotourism" as an important, emergent travel trend.
3. To get to know Travel Montana’s
Public Relations Manager and open up dialogue that could lead to a
highly customized, service-intensive, editorial visit to The Last Best Place.
Contact Information:
Donnie Sexton
Public Relations / Staff Photographer
Travel Montana
301 S. Park Avenue
Helena, MT 59602
406-841-2897
dsexton@mt.gov
www.pressroom.visitmt.com
Virginia M. Sheridan
President
M. Silver Associates
Clients:
AMEX CONSUMER TRAVEL NETWORK
AMEX MEMBERSHIP REWARDS
AMEX TRAVELERS CHEQUES
ARUBA TOURISM AUTHORITY
BAHA MAR
BALTIMORE AREA CONVENTION &
VISITORS ASSOCIATION
CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON
CULTURE AND TOURISM
CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (CLIA)
CRYSTAL PALACE HOTEL
EMIRATES
EPIC, A KIMPTON HOTEL
FISHER ISLAND HOTEL & RESORT
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE
CONVENTION & VISITOR BUREAU
GUOMAN HOTELS
LODGEWORKS
MAYOR’S ALLIANCE FOR
NYC ANIMALS
ONE ATLANTIC
PEARL RIVER RESORT
PURE SOLUTIONS
THE RESIDENCES AT
RITZ CARLTON GRAND CAYMAN
RIVIERA NAYARIT
SHERATON NASSAU BEACH RESORT
SINGAPORE TOURIST BOARD
SOLIS, THE PALMYRA RESORT & SPA
TETON SPRINGS LODGE
THE PLAZA
TOSCANA PROMOZIONE
VIA RAIL
WESTIN ROCO KI,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WYNDHAM NASSAU RESORT
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you:
- Luxury Travel & Development
- Mainstream & Business Travel
- Hotel & Hospitality
- National & international Travel (Europe, Dubai and the Middle East, Singapore, Cayman Islands and the Caribbean)
- Aviation, Cruise, Outdoor, Bridal & Romance, Casino, Golf, Spa
- Trends: Hospitality, Hotel, & Travel
- Print, Broadcast, & Online Media
- Profiles of Leaders and Influencers in the Travel, Hotel, & Hospitality Industry
Top Three reasons a journalist should visit you at Marketplace:
Amex Consumer Travel Network: With
2,200 locations worldwide, American Express Travel is the largest
travel company in the world. Through value-added Card benefits and
strategic partnerships with the world’s best destinations, airlines,
cruise lines and hotel chains, American Express Travel brings
excellence in service, specialized expertise and exclusive perks to
travelers, with a focus on upscale vacation experiences. The company is
also a major source of travel statistical information through survey
conducted of its vast network of travel counselors.
Amex Travelers Cheques: are
an important part of a diversified travel wallet that provides
travelers with peace of mind, knowing that unlike cash, travelers
cheques are fully refundable if they are lost or stolen. American
Express Travelers Cheques may be purchased at banks, credit unions and
American Express Travel Service locations.
Aruba Tourism Authority:
is located in the southern fringes of the hurricane belt with
year-round perfect weather, Aruba offers a vacation paradise with 28
luxurious hotels and resorts, championship golf courses, sumptuous spas
and extraordinary cuisine. The unforgettable hospitality of the
island’s people keeps its repeat visitor rate at 60 percent, the
highest of any Caribbean destination.
Baha Mar: is
a $2.6 billion resort development project planned for Nassau. The
Bahamas continues to move forward; dialogue with potential lenders and
construction entities are ongoing and positive, and the scope of the
project remains unchanged with the exception of a possible increase in
the number of timeshare units based on talks with potential timeshare
partners
Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association: will
help visitors stretch their vacation dollars with a brand new online
program offering hotel, restaurant, shopping and attraction discounts,
called "Deal Driver". The "Deal Driver" will calculate the gas cost of
driving to Baltimore and then provides exclusive offers for in a
monetary value equal to the calculated gas cost to offset the expense
of getting to Baltimore. Additionally, when in Baltimore, do as
"Bawlmers" do, and walk. The city is a walker’s city, so no need to
spend the extra cash on gas and parking. While in Baltimore check out
Bedazzled! The Walters Art Museum is hosting the most precious
collection of jewels from 3000 B.C. through the early 20th century– Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. The exhibit runs from October 19, 2008 to January 4, 2009.
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism: is
truly "Closer than You Think". This near-to-New York City getaway
boasts a variety of quality tourism offerings including arts and
culture, dining, shopping and a sophisticated country/rural atmosphere
ideal for couples and families alike. With five unique tourism regions,
the state provides
52 getaway options available at www.ctvisit.com showcasing the best accommodation and activity ideas for
this year-round destination.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA): is
North America’s largest cruise industry organization representing 24
cruise lines. In today’s economy cruising is an ideal vacation, no
other type of vacation offers as much choice or diversity and value
because of its inclusive nature of cruise pricing. October is National
Cruise Vacation Month and now is the perfect time to book a cruise.
Crystal Palace Casino, Nassau, The Bahamas: the
30,000 square foot, Vegas-style Crystal Palace Casino offers gamers a
high-end entertainment experience with 400 state-of-the-art coinless
slot machines, nearly 40 table games, the area’s only Sports Book, a
new high-limit slot and table area, high-profile tournaments, and
special guest performances at its Rainforest Theatre.
Emirates: one of
the world’s fastest growing international airlines, Emirates currently
serves 101 cities around the globe, including Houston, Los Angeles
(starting October 26th), San Francisco (starting December 15th)
and two daily flights from New York. Emirates operates the world’s
largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, with shower spas and
on-board lounges.
Ideal Journalist (by category) to stop by and visit with you. 
Emily Armstrong
Rick Sylvain 
