From visiting one of the largest Christmas markets in the United States to a historic and beer-filled walking tour, holidaymakers travelling to Philadelphia during the winter months can enjoy a seasonal selection of festive events and treats. Continue reading
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Airport Parking & Hotels (APH.com) Celebrates a Decade of Excellence After Winning ‘Best Airport Parking’ Category for the 10th Year at the British Travel Awards 2019
Airport Parking & Hotels (APH) has celebrated a decade of customer excellence after being crowned by the public as the winner of the ‘Best Airport Parking’ category at the prestigious British Travel Awards 2019, held at Battersea Evolution in London on Wednesday 27th November 2019. Continue reading
Women In Travel And Odgers Berndtson Host Networking Breakfast For Female Travel Industry Professionals
Women in Travel (CIC), the social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship in the travel industry, hosted a networking breakfast in collaboration with the executive search firm Odgers Berndtson on Tuesday 5th November 2019. Continue reading
International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum Launch
Alessandra Alonso, the Founder of Women in Travel (CIC), invites those working in the travel industry to participate in shaping a gender inclusive industry that meets the talent and leadership needs of the 21st century by attending the International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum on 23 – 24 January 2020, in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Find out more about the Forum by watching Alessandra’s video below and by reading our news post here.
#WomeninTravelandTourismForum #IWTTF #WomeninTravel
To register your interest and receive further information about the International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum, please visit iwttf.com.
To explore event speaker or sponsorship opportunities, please email WIT@gecpr.co.uk
For further information about Women in Travel, visit www.womenintravelcic.com.
GEC PR HIT THE ROAD THIS SEPTEMBER AND HEADED TO BELFAST FOR TTG LUXPO
It’s been a busy month for GEC PR with the team hitting the road (and air!) for various client events and roadshows. One of those events was TTG Luxpo in Belfast, during which I spent a very productive and informative afternoon meeting with the Irish travel industry to talk about the new luxury product offerings in the Maldives.
The event was the perfect opportunity to meet with premium travel agents during one-to-one meetings and to update them on all the new tourism developments taking place across the Maldives including the opening of the ground-breaking multi-island Crossroads project which will be the largest integrated resort in the Indian Ocean.
Other exciting news included the developments at Velana International Airport which will provide capacity for the terminal to cater for over 7.5 million passengers and the continuous expansion of luxury hotel product in the Maldives with the opening of international brands such as Waldorf Astoria Maldives, Lux* North Male Atoll and Hard Rock Hotel Maldives this year alone.
The venue itself, The Merchant Hotel in Belfast, was also a beautiful location for the event and provided the perfect backdrop to showcase all the wonderful new luxury tourism products taking place.
Next on the agenda is World Travel Market so stay tuned for more updates on what’s to come……
Top Tips On How Travel Brands Can Effectively Engage With TV & Radio Producers
As Chair of the UK’s Tourism Society PR Network, I had the pleasure of bringing together some of the UK’s top broadcast travel presenters and producers for The Society’s PR summer event – From Broadcast to Bookings: How To Effectively Engage with TV and Radio Producers.
On the panel were: BBC Travel Presenter Rajan Datar; Andy Clarke, Producer for James Martin’s Adventures; Chris Richards, Series Producer for Travel Man; and BBC Radio veteran and MD of Whistledown Productions David Prest.
The event was attended by a host of tourism brands and PRs, who have since fed back that the tips the panellists shared were really useful and insightful, so in the spirit of assisting travel brand/PR/broadcaster relationships, here are eight tips I took away and intend to implement to get the best out of broadcast opportunities for my travel clients:
1. Allow broadcasters to share their brief with you – before pitching what you think they should see and do. America worked well for James Martin’s team because the tourism boards listened to the producer’s creative needs and requirements (AC)
2. Before pitching to a programme, it sounds obvious but do watch it first before sharing your bespoke pitch ideas (All)
3. Ask yourself why your destination would be relevant to that TV or radio programme. Is there something timely happening that would make for an interesting angle? Is there a unique story exclusive to that destination? (CR)
4. To showcase a destination, let broadcasters meet the people living there – they are the best storytellers about their own country (RD)
5. Recommend good people on the ground within the destination that will make the lives of the broadcast team easier – the name of a good fixer is invaluable information (RD)
6. Try and nurture relationships with a journalist/producer and remember that although a project may not happen overnight, those relationships can prove indispensable in the longer-term (AC)
7. B Roll can be useful for TV, but remember it should feature a diverse mix of people (RD)
8. Great radio requires great facts, great characters and great sound effects (DP)
