PLANNING SOME FUN IN THE SUN? ESSENTIAL LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS FOR A FAMILY HOLIDAY ABROAD
Travelling with children certainly adds to the holiday admin list, and with the extra paperwork now needed to fly abroad, there are even more things to think about before departing.
CREATIVE INSPIRATION CLOSER TO HOME
For her latest blog post, GEC PR Company Director Fiona Anderson spotlights the local people and businesses that have inspired her in recent weeks.
7 TIPS FOR TRAVELLING ABROAD POST PANDEMIC
Following the government announcement last week that double vaccinated travellers returning from amber list countries will no longer need to quarantine, things are looking more positive for the travel industry over the summer with travel companies reporting a surge in bookings and enquiries. The global travel industry has however changed dramatically from 16 months ago […]
FIVE BENEFITS OF A SUMMER STAYCATION: MY INSIGHTS FROM AN IDYLLIC HOLIDAY IN BEAUTIFUL DEVON
Blog post by Eliza Barrett-Holman, GEC PR Account Executive In the midst of the January lockdown, my family and I booked a late May Bank Holiday staycation to Devon to coincide with my younger brother’s 21st birthday celebrations. Not quite the big trip to the USA that we were hoping for, but it certainly gave […]
HOW IWTTF 2021 PROVED THAT WHEN IT COMES TO CONNECTING, VIRTUAL CAN BEAT IN-PERSON EVENTS
When GEC PR’s client Women in Travel CIC decided to run its global International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum event virtually this year, I must admit, I was apprehensive. The inaugural IWTTF that took place in Iceland in January 2020, was an in-person event, and the connections and authentic, frank debating that happened there […]
SEVEN IMPORTANT LESSONS I’VE LEARNT DURING MY PR CAREER
From interning at a PR company in Covent Garden to now running my own London-based travel and lifestyle PR agency with my business partner Fiona, I’ve learned several lessons from my 17 years in the industry.
HOW CAN PR HELP HOTELS GENERATE BOOKINGS?
Blog post by GEC PR Company Director Fiona Anderson With an estimated 700,000 hotels operating globally pre-pandemic, it’s clear that even with a large margin of error, there are a lot of hotels out there – and that all hoteliers have a lot of competition! So, how can a hotel achieve cut-through in order to […]
WHAT POST-LOCKDOWN TRAVELLER TRANDS SHOULD TRAVEL BRANDS NOW PREPARE FOR?
We are half-way through March, and approaching a year since the first UK lockdown began. However, as we approach that anniversary with mixed feelings, there’s thankfully more than a whiff of optimism in the air.
LET TRAVEL INSPIRE YOU THIS WINTER LOCKDOWN
With the cold weather causing many of us to spend more time indoors this February, the team at GEC PR has come up with some suggestions to help keep us all entertained and energised during the upcoming weeks.
GEC PR’S TRAVEL TREND PREDICTIONS FOR 2021
Predicting travel trends is never an easy task and with the pandemic news changing on what seems to be a daily basis, it’s especially hard to make sense of the shifts at a time like this. However, it is important to be optimistic about travel and to focus on the opportunities that might crop up […]