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REPS & PR The who’s who of travel trade representation and PR companies in the UK
AMG | AVIAREPS | ClubCenturia | Core Communications | Flagship Consulting | GEC PR The Greg Evans Consultancy | Gosh PR | HAT Tourism Marketing | Hume Whitehead | LOTUS | Moulden Marketing Pinpoint Communications | SLC Representation | Sponge Marketing | TaylorMadePR | Travel & Tourism Marketing
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F you’re seeking a partner that can build sales of your product, raise awareness of your destination or simply assist with your
first steps in the competitive UK market, then you’re in the right place. The UK is filled with quality representation and PR companies that can do all this and more, so whether you’re a global brand, a fledgling UK company or a far-flung destination, there is a partner out there to give you the lift you need. However, finding the right match for your specific needs isn’t necessarily straightforward. Who can act as a press office for you or take care of your
In this guide you’ll find
social media? Who can deliver an end-to-end
profiles of some of the leading
multimedia campaign? Who can host training
UK-based representation and PR companies, each
events and best educate the UK travel trade on
detailing their services and areas of expertise in the
your behalf? And who has the experience and
travel industry. This is the place to start looking for
achieved tangible results in your field?
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AMG
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Address: 200 Parkway House, Sheen Lane, London SW14 8LS Website: amgrepresentation.com | Telephone: +44 (0)20 8487 9881 | Email: info@amgltd.biz Key Personnel: Ian Scott, Group Managing Director; Nadine Rankin, Joint CEO
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MG (Advantage Management Group Ltd) is one of the UK’s
leading sales representation, tourism marketing and PR agencies. Our unique blend of in-house skills, expertise, products and services provides our clients with an array of ideas and opportunities not offered by our competitors, from commercially driven contract negotiation to dynamic social media
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campaigns, innovative use of tools such as video and online distribution technologies. We pride ourselves in being early adopters of new ideas and placing our clients’ brands in market leading positions in the travel trade and consumer market. SERVICES AMG offers its clients the full range of sales, marketing, representation and PR services, all
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tailor-made for each client to meet its individual unique briefs. FOR TRAVEL AGENTS All of AMG's clients are UK travel trade facing,
with travel agents. Since no two destinations or products are the same, neither are the solutions. AMG has recently redesigned and fully updated its dedicated travel agent page on its website in order to provide all the latest factsheets, travel guides and details of agent
training events and incentives across its clientbase.
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therefore the agency has very strong relationships
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AVIAREPS UK
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Address: 1000 Great West Road, Brentford, Greater London TW8 9DW Website: aviareps.com | Telephone: +44 (0)20 7644 6100 Key Personnel: Paul Spencer, General Manager; Joy Lacana, Head of Tourism
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VIAREPS UK LTD is a subsidiary of AVIAREPS AG, the leading tourism
and aviation representation company with 64 offices in 47 countries. The UK office is a multi-award-winning company with four specialist departments: Tourism Sales & Marketing, PR & Media Communications, Events & Project Management and Aviation GSA. We leverage our expertise across these divisions in the UK and
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through our global network. Our strength lies in providing clients with a fully integrated strategy to maximise impact. At the heart of our success is our performance and ability to generate additional revenues, increased visitor numbers, increased media exposure and value for our clients.
SERVICES Our services include, but are not
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS Travel agents are key to the success of our clients. We provide training, create events and roadshows, webinars, e-learning tools and FAM trips. We also collaborate on joint-marketing activities, incentives and give full support.
limited to: analysis and strategy, full destination representation, market research, brand affinity programs, newsletters and e-marketing, sales missions, FAM trips, PR consulting, press trips, reputation management,
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MICE, web and social media management.
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ClubCenturia & Associates
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Address: 601 International House, 223 Regent Street, London W1B 2QD | Website: clubcenturia.com Telephone: +44 (0)20 3478 8370 | Email: info@clubcenturia.com | Key Personnel: Max Tchanturia, Director, UK & Continental Europe; Diana Gallo, Associate Director, Your Preferred Partners – Russia & CIS
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LUBCENTURIA is a specialist representation company with a proven
track record in creating and
implementing highly effective sales and marketing campaigns tailored to meet the individual requirements of luxury hotels and resorts wishing to generate business from the UK and European markets, including Russia. We are an international multilingual team with a wide range of
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sales and marketing skills. Our established strong business relationships with high-end tour operators, travel agencies, tourist boards, MICE and corporates, airlines and press in the UK, Europe and Russia & CIS ensure we are best placed to meet your requirements.
SERVICES We provide unique sales and marketing support that is
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tailor-made to clients' needs, helping them to attain greater name prominence
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS ClubCenturia works with luxury agents in the UK, Continental Europe and Russia & CIS, providing a link between its hotel clients and the trade. The agents see ClubCenturia as an extension of the hotel’s sales and marketing team, offering training, incentives and fam trips whilst filling
the role of the hotel’s contact point.
and brand awareness resulting in increased market share and revenues. As their representation ‘on the front line’ we are able to meet clients' needs and
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operate within their budget.
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Core Communications Ltd
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Address: 27 Belsize Lane, London NW3 5AS | Website: corecommunications.co.uk Telephone: +44 (0)1923 839 375 / +44 (0)7979 706 553 | Email: caroline@corecommunications.co.uk Key Personnel: Caroline Corfield-Rose, Director; Angie Colombo, Travel Trade Marketing
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ORE COMMUNICATIONS is different. We create a Core, bespoke team of
only the most senior PRs and marketers to deliver exactly the results your business needs. Each member of our team is a specialist in the tourism industry and has over 20 years experience in their chosen expertise of PR, marketing or representation. We don’t employ juniors. We don’t have high staff turnover. We don’t have
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hefty office overheads. What we do have is some of the most experienced people in marketing for the travel industry, delivering your marketing personally and effectively, hands on, for you.
SERVICES Our Core experts specialise in various disciplines, including PR with top media contacts, in digital and social media, in
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advertising, print, design, events,
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promotions and travel trade relationship building. We can share with
from our recent work. We set clear measurable goals, deliver results and work on projects or a retained basis.
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We provide comprehensive information, quality training and support to the travel industry in the UK and Ireland for all the
clients we represent.
you case studies showing development of new aviation routes, introduction of new tour operator product, creative and engaging promotions,
Tweet us at @canere
increased sales and unsurpassed media coverage
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Flagship Consulting
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Address: Coppergate House, 16 Brune Street, London E1 7NJ | Website: flagshipconsulting.co.uk Telephone: +44 (0)20 7680 7104 | Email: inspiration@flagshipconsulting.co.uk Key Personnel: Sophy Norris, Director, South West; Belinda Hallworth, Account Director
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LAGSHIP CONSULTING connects brands, messages and people
through intelligence-driven insights, inspiring crosschannel communications and dynamic customer experiences which we know drive impact to the bottom line. For 25 years, our travel team has been delivering world class, award-winning work for some of the world’s biggest travel brands and some of the industry's
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most exciting upstarts. We have helped our clients define today’s travel market; changing the way people book, discover and connect with travel brands across the globe.
SERVICES PR has always been crucial to Flagship’s offering, and if earned media is what clients want, then Flagship continues to
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be one of the leading publicity
the right time across every channel and touch point.
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We connect clients to the wider industry and create brand awareness amongst the agent community with campaigns and communication of news and offers.
generators in the UK. For brands that want to continue to shape the future, we have evolved into a deeply integrated agency, using business strategy, deep data analysis and creative flair to transform customer experiences and
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connect brands with people in the right place, at
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GEC PR
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Address: The Workary, London W4 2AB | Website: gecpr.co.uk | Telephone: +44 (0)203 9076824 Email: info@gecpr.co.uk | Key Personnel: Greg Evans, Trade Director; Fiona Anderson, PR Director; Sarah Salord, Associate Director
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T GEC PR, we like to stand out from the crowd and do PR
differently. We take a travel and lifestyle PR brief and look at it from a range of perspectives to ensure we deliver the right results for our clients. Drawing on decades of experience working for some of the world’s leading and most prestigious travel and lifestyle brands, we know press releases, fam trips, digital content and online influencers inside
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out. Whether you're an internationallyrecognised travel destination or a new-kid-on-the-block disruptor, trust our fresh approach to get you noticed.
SERVICES Our range of services include: PR strategy and planning; press office support; press
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release drafting; digital content; copywriting; crisis management;
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invitation design to bespoke event database collation.
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS As well as supporting you with information about our clients or arranging fam trips, we can provide you with training tools or host in-house workshops.
media training; fam and press trip planning and co-ordination. In relation to marketing, we can assist with advertising; advertorials; competitions; and brand partnerships. Event services include conception-to-conclusion
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activity for media and travel trade events, from
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The Greg Evans Consultancy
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Address: Suite 4, Lakeside House, Lakeside Court, Llantarnam Park, Cwmbran NP44 3GA Website: gregevansconsultancy.com | Telephone: +44 (0)1633 481710 Email: info@gregevansconsultancy.com | Key Personnel: Directors Greg Evans & Mark White
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HE Greg Evans Consultancy was formed in 2011 by Greg Evans,
an industry veteran with over 40 years tourism experience in airlines, tour operating and representation with specialist knowledge of the UK and Irish market. We pride ourselves on offering a flexible approach to all our partners’ needs, this coupled with our deep-rooted relationships across the tour operating, airline and
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retail travel industries allows to adapt to fit with each of our client’s individual requirements.
SERVICES The Greg Evans Consultancy offers a range of services working with the tour operator, retail, consumer, wholesale, business travel, conference and incentive
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markets. In addition to marketing and public
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS Our services include familiarisation trips, seminars and workshops, product development, co-operative marketing programmes, joint promotions, roadshows, trade PR, trade event coordination, destination development.
representation, our services within the tourism arena encompass public relations, strategic planning, public/private sector co-ordination, sales, social media, digital marketing, product placement, fulfillment, project
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management and consultancy.
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Gosh PR
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Address: Europoint Centre, 5 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ Website: goshpr.co.uk | Telephone: +44 (0)20 7871 2915 | Email: info@goshpr.co.uk Key Personnel: Drusilla Bryan, Managing Director; Stephen A. Brown, Director UK & Europe
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OSH PR has been working with clients large and small for more than a
decade and is a proven travel brand specialist. We offer fresh, tailored initiatives, successfully positioning clients to consumers, trade and the media. Whether we have a blank sheet of paper to work with or a carefully planned road map, we are adept at both laser-like and broad awareness campaigns. We're experienced in trade
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representation, traditional and gatekeeper PR, travel trade PR, direct to consumer activity, product launches, endorsement, sponsorship and advertising. For a watertight campaign, you need strong media relations and digital marketing. We're well-versed in both – we meet journalists regularly so we know what they want and why, keeping us ahead of the game.
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SERVICES Our services include representation, an integrated approach, strategic planning, route development, product development, content creation, media
PR and marketing including app development, video production, and events.
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS On behalf of all our clients we provide information and support to travel agents across the UK and Ireland.
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relations, influencer relations, social media, digital
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HAT Tourism Marketing
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Address: Trident Court, 1 Oakcroft Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1BD Website: HATmarketing.com | Telephone: +44 (0)203 044 2761 | Email: info@hatmarketing.com Key Personnel: Kevin Brett, Managing Director; Margaret Henriksson, PR Director
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STABLISHED in 2003, HAT Tourism Marketing is in the business of
creating demand, sales and revenue growth out of the UK, Ireland and other European markets. These include a wide range of destinations, attractions, hotels and ground services. We have also increased our reach into other source markets including Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. Our highly experienced
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team of staff are well connected in their respective fields, heralding from big brands in tour operating, hotels, destinations and theme parks. We offer comprehensive PR, marketing and sales services and unique added value programmes. Our goal is to create incremental exposure and sales for those businesses.
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SERVICES
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We offer a full suite of services for the travel trade including training seminars, sales incentives, marketing resources and trade visitor programmes to experience our clients’ destinations and products first hand.
Our services includes sales calls and relationship building, trade shows and sales missions, contract development and closure, tour operator brochure / web placement, tactical and strategic promotions, direct marketing and social
Tweet us at @HAmat Lik o HAtomakg
media, PR and media relations, and reporting.
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Hume Whitehead
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PR
Address: 45-41 Whitfield Street, London W1T 4HD | Website: humewhitehead.co.uk Telephone: +44 (0)20 3375 4050 | Email: info@humewhitehead.co.uk Key Personnel: Richard Hume, Director; Sue Whitehead, Director
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UME WHITEHEAD is one of the UK’s leading marketing, PR and
representation companies, supporting some of the best-known travel and leisure industry clients around the world. Our unique approach is founded on decades of client-side and agency experience, commitment, determination and passion. Our contacts are second to none and our understanding of the tourism sector enables us to find
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the different angle and deliver campaigns that work. With our highly strategic approach, we deliver tailor-made and integrated solutions... and our clients say we're proactive, attentive and enthusiastic too!
SERVICES Strategy and planning, public
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relations, sales and distribution,
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We have strong relationships with the travel trade. We provide training and fam trips, events and workshops, trade shows, promotions and competitions as well as providing sales collateral and point-of-sale materials.
training and familiarisation, tradeshows and events, launches, marketing campaigns and promotions, digital marketing and social media, crisis management, co-op and affinity marketing, project management
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and consultancy.
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LOTUS
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Address: 1G The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge, London SE1 7QY Website: wearelotus.co.uk | Telephone: +44 (0)207 953 7470 | Email: jules@wearelotus.co.uk Key Personnel: Jules Ugo, Managing Director; Kate McWilliams, Associate Director
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OTUS is owned and managed by specialists in the travel and
communication industries. LOTUS represents leading travel brands including airlines, national tourist boards, hotel groups, tour operators and transport companies. MD Jules Ugo explains: “Our approach is to build desire for brands, making them the next big thing. We create strategies combining traditional with
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and always creative. We influence the influencers who speak directly to customers approaching projects with commercial intelligence. It is important to add value and generate return on client investment. That’s how we have achieved a legacy that’s grown our fan base and helped us to win awards."
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Our Spanish division, LOTUS LATAM, offers campaigns in all Spanish speaking destinations.
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We run incentives, training programmes, promotions and fam trips. We offer agent sales and marketing support for clients.
PR campaigns, representation, copywriting, thought leadership profiling, events, press days, media trips, influencer programmes, crisis communications, launches, media/trade conferences, social and digital
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strategy, brand strategy and content creation.
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Moulden Marketing
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Address: James House, Mere Park, Dedmere Road, Marlow SL7 1FJ | Website: moulden-marketing.co.uk Telephone: +44 (0)1628 532020 | Email: mouldenmarketing@moulden-marketing.co.uk Key Personnel: Gill Moulden, MD; James Moulden, Sales & Marketing Director
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and marketing agency, Moulden Marketing has a unique focus on the travel, tourism, hospitality and MICE markets. We have a proven track record in delivering successful outcomes for high end luxury venues and destination marketing organisations. Clients include boutique hotels, independent chains, DMCs, tourist boards and CVBs. Our deep understanding of the market, affordable activities and creative solutions deliver campaigns to meet your objectives. With a dedicated and experienced team of travel, marketing and event professionals, good relationships with the media and the industry ensure excellent results every time. SERVICES
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Business development, marketing,
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PR and promotions, research and
FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We have many years of developed relationships with upscale and luxury, specialist and MICE agents. These enable us to create real face-to-face opportunities, networking events, launches, educationals, workshops and offer training and incentive programmes to help sell the destination or property.
analysis, strategy and product development, training, educationals, sales missions, workshops, product launches, marketing
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campaigns, and digital media.
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Pinpoint Communications
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PR
Website: pinpointcommunications.com | Email: tricia@pinpointcomms.com Telephone: +44 (0)20 3579 3857 / (0)7768 960128 | Key Personnel: Tricia Handley-Hughes, Managing Director; Mariella Murray, Social Media Manager; Jan Allen, Office and Administration Manager
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RAVEL industry representation sits comfortably within
the DNA of Pinpoint Communications. Over 35 years of industry experience across the representation spectrum has provided a rich bank of knowledge. Our relationships are built on trust and longevity and we are viewed as an extension of your marketing team. Creating and delivering strategies, building brand
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awareness, changing perceptions, winning awards and control of administration costs are vital. Clients can discuss, refer and request any element of marketing communications activity – an extra pair of hands without the extra payroll costs! Pinpoint Communications has won awards for its marketing excellence, and won awards for
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its clients; our accolades and years of operation have helped us
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build an extensive “little black book” of contacts which is beneficial for our
boards and committees, attending events and conventions. Access to influential clubs and consumer groups have benefited our clients with sales increases from new markets. We think outside the box.
SERVICES Activities include campaign-building,
customers. Budgets may vary, but even
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when small, there’s always a creative solution.
marketing, PR, social media, creative design,
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contract negotiations, business development,
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SLC Representation
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Address: The Old Church, 89B Quicks Road, Wimbledon SW19 1EX Website: slcrepresentation.co.uk | Telephone: +44 (0)208 545 2616 | Email: info@slcrepresentation.co.uk Key Personnel: Gill Davies, Development Director; Deborah Pearce, Managing Director
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STABLISHED in 2002, SLC Representation (formally known as the
Sandra Leach Company) prides itself on being a leading travel representation and marketing company with a reputation for delivering a professional and effective representation service. Our talented team of fourteen are instrumental in growing business from the UK market for clients around the globe. Our experience spans national and local tourist boards, cruise lines, hotel chains, DMCs, boutique lodges, secretariat services for associations and attractions.
SERVICES Our wide range of services include management of trade relationships, business development, PR and promotions, brochure and
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website negotiation, planning
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS With strong relationships at all levels, SLC has experience ranging from negotiating commercial terms to delivering training for frontline staff. Most of our team started as sales consultants and know what is needed to facilitate sales.
sales missions, fam trips, product training for frontline sales consultants, developing marketing plans, delivering innovative marketing campaigns, trade and consumer shows, event organisation, and
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secretariat services.
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Sponge Marketing
PR
Address: 72-74 Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3JJ | Website: spongemarketing.com Telephone: +44 (0)20 7644 9988 | Email: jane@spongemarketing.com Key Personnel: Jane Hansom, Director
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PONGE MARKETING is a full service marketing, PR and social media
agency specialising in sports and travel. We have a track record in driving tourism footfall to global destinations by delivering awareness of sports events, active holidays and promotion of a health and wellness lifestyle by micro-targeting audiences. Sponge galvanise interest in regions through delivery and amplification of a host
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of activities spanning open water swims, triathlons, marathons, cycling sportives, and yoga/wellness festivals, to more general activity holidays such as hiking, walking, history, culinary exploration and adventure travel. We work with hotels direct to amplify their sports offering and drive occupancy in the off season by targeting both sports tour operators and sports clubs, schools and universities offering
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USA, South Africa, Hong Kong, Dubai and Jordan.
SERVICES Strategy, marketing planning, PR communication, social media, events, creative concept development and production, sponsorships, brand partnerships.
training camps and training or competition experiences. The team are sports and travel enthusiasts embracing new experiences. Sponge has worked with an array of destinations that include Barbados, St Kitts
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and Nevis, Almeria Region, Portugal, Germany,
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TaylorMadePR
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PR
Address: 26 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1S 4LY Website: taylormadepr.com | Telephone: +44 (0)207 183 1075 | Email: hello@taylormadepr.com Key Personnel: Sarah Taylor, Managing Director
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AYLORMADEPR is an independent luxury travel and lifestyle agency in
London's Mayfair offering PR and marketing services with luxury experience across high-end brands and hotels. We have a dedicated senior team of hands-on directors providing high profile results for clients, across multiple media channels, sales and marketing campaigns. We operate across UK and Irish markets and have a
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PR and representation agency across German markets. Our client list represents premium hotels, resorts, tourism boards, boutique travel companies, hospitality and tourist attractions worldwide.
SERVICES PR and communications: consumer, travel trade and social media press office, media
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training, crisis management, ROI
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS We love travel agents and do our very best to keep them informed about a client’s product, commission, incentives, events, road shows and FAM trip opportunities, and we also deliver inhouse training to agencies.
measurement. Sales and marketing: leisure and MICE representation, new business leads, sales calls, product training, marketing campaigns, e-marketing, design. Events: stunts, promotions, workshops, dinners
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and industry parties.
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Travel & Tourism Marketing
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PR
Address: Shaftesbury House, 20 Tylney Road, Bromley BR1 2RL Website: ttmworld.co.uk | Telephone: +44 (0)208 313 1717 | Email: ttmoffice@ttmworld.co.uk Key Personnel: Jody Hanson & Kirsty Dillury, Joint Managing Directors/Owners
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TM is a boutique, fullservice representation agency which has
developed a reputation as a high-quality, well-respected and experienced team of travel professionals. We are adept at representation and management, with 200+ years combined experience. As a fully integrated agency, we ensure each client receives the best public relations, social media, promotions, travel trade relations,
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consumer and digital marketing and crisis management.
SERVICES We treat our clients as individuals, seeking to understand and enhance their unique positioning within the marketplace, creating strategic and cost-effective solutions for growth. Through our network
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of travel contacts, we instigate introductions and create tangible
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FOR TRAVEL AGENTS Our team enjoys face-to-face meetings and conducts destination and product training around the UK and Ireland. We are keen to answer questions and to help our agent partners become experts in the areas and products we represent.
opportunities for destinations and products that may lead to increased visitor numbers. We can deliver on long and short-term targets as we listen, strategically plan, are creative and understand the audience, presenting prompt
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results in a decisive and professional manner.
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Air Canada projects
Core Communications
+44 (0)1923 839 375
ALEXA Private Cruises
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
Anfi del Mar
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Angelus restaurant
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
Atlantic City
The Greg Evans Consultancy
+44 (0)16 3348 1710
Bacardi Brand Homes
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
Balearic Islands
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Berlin Brunch
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
Berlin Convention Office
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Bermuda Tourism Authority
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Bindlestiff Tours
The Greg Evans Consultancy
+44 (0)16 3348 1710
BKool
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Bradenton, Anna Maria Island & Longboat Key, Florida
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Brody House
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
BTMI (Bardados Touristing Marketing Inc.)
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Bulstone Hotel
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Calabash Cove, St Lucia
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Celestyal Cruises
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Cervelo
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Challenge Family
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Claridge’s (Maybourne Hotel Group)
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
Craft
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Creative Travel
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Crown Hotels
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Cubarama
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Cycleguard
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Daytona Beach Area CVB
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Define Fine City Guides
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
Discover New England
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Dubai Parks and Resorts, UAE
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Eagles Palace, Halkidiki, Greece
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
Eagles Villas, Halkidiki, Greece
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
Effteling
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
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PR
EVA Air
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Experience Scottsdale
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Florida Dolphin Tours
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Free2Cycle
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Fun Spot America Theme Parks
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Gatorland
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Haad Tien Beach Resort
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Hard Rock Hotels
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Heathrow Express
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Hertz
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Hilton London Metropole
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Hilton Rose Hall, Jamaica
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
HL Adventure, Iceland
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
Hotel Astoria, Seefeld
Core Communications
+44 (0)1923 839 375
HUUB
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
IndeBo, India and Indian Subcontinent
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
Instant Holidays
Pinpoint Communications
+44 (0)20 3579 3857
Intours, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
Jewel Resorts, Jamaica
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Tours
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Karavan Travel
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Keemala
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Kids Eat Free Card
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
The Greg Evans Consultancy
+44 (0)16 3348 1710
La Palma
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Latam Airlines Group
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
London City Cruise Port
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Louisiana Office of Tourism
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
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A–Z of clients
Macao Government Tourism Office
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Madhya Pradesh
GEC PR
+44 (0)203 9076824
Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation/Visit Maldives
GEC PR
+44 (0)203 9076824
Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Maverick Aviation Group: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon & Hawaii Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Ministry of Tourism for the Republic of Indonesia
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Miss Ellies Travel
Pinpoint Communications
+44 (0)20 3579 3857
Morocco National Tourism Organisation
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Bahamas
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
NH Hotel Group
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Norwegian Cruise Line
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
NTA (Nevis Tourism Authority)
Sponge Marketing
+44 (0)20 7644 9988
Original Resorts
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Orlando Magic
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Palladium Hotel Group
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Panama City Beach, Florida
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
PC Tours & Travel, Hong Kong, Macau, and China
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB)
GEC PR
+44 (0)203 9076824
Philadelphia CVB
The Greg Evans Consultancy
+44 (0)16 3348 1710
Port of Seattle
Core Communications
+44 (0)1923 839 375
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Resort Development Organisation
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Rhythms of The South
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Round Hill Hotel & Villas, Jamaica
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
Royal Resorts
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
SALT Concepts - Southern African Luxury Travel
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
Seaside Hotels
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Spanish Tourist Office
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Sydney Opera House
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Teletext Holidays
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Tenerife Tourism Corporation
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Texas Tourism
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
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PR
Thala Beach Nature Reserve
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
The Berkeley (Maybourne Hotel Group)
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
The Colony Palm Beach
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
The Connaught (Maybourne Hotel Group)
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
The Countryside of Philadelphia
The Greg Evans Consultancy
+44 (0)16 3348 1710
The Excelsior, Greece
ClubCenturia
+44 (0)20 3478 8370
The Gotthard hotel
TaylorMadePR
+44 (0)207 183 1075
The Ride
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
The Sarojin Resort
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Tiger Tops, Nepal
Moulden Marketing
+44 (0)1628 532020
TigerBay
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Tobago Tourism
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Tourism Noosa
SLC Representation
+44 (0)208 545 2616
Trianon Hotels, Florida
AMG
+44 (0)20 8487 9881
Turismo de Lisboa
Hume Whitehead
+44 (0)20 3375 4050
Vertical Systems
Pinpoint Communications
+44 (0)20 3579 3857
VIP Dine 4Less Card
HAT Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)203 044 2761
Visit Andorra
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Visit Benidorm
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Visit Florida
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Visit Guernsey
LOTUS
+44 (0)207 953 7470
Visit Hershey & Harrisburg
The Greg Evans Consultancy
+44 (0)16 3348 1710
Visit Mesa
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Visit North Carolina
Travel & Tourism Marketing
+44 (0)208 313 1717
Visit Sarasota County, Florida
Gosh PR
+44 (0)20 7871 2915
Visit Winchester
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Wightlink Ferries
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Windsor Great Park
Flagship Consulting
+44 (0)20 7680 7104
Your Holiday Booking
Pinpoint Communications
+44 (0)20 3579 3857
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