Category Archives for "Media Relations"

How To Pitch Travel Media (and get them to write about your tour or destination)

By Darryl Leniuk | Adventure Business , adventure marketing , Digital Marketing , Media Relations , Public Relations , Travel Marketing

You’ve got a great adventure travel product. Your newest tour is proving to be a huge hit with your customers. You’ve put in the effort and now you deserve some great press. So how do you go about getting the attention of journalists and editors? Know Your Audience These days, tourism marketing and Public Relations […]

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Travel Media 2.0

By Darryl Leniuk | Adventure Business , Media Relations , Public Relations , Travel Marketing

The Rise of Influencers and Content Marketing in Adventure Travel In the old days (I’m talking 6-7 years ago), if outdoor brands were media savvy, and had a good story to tell, they would pump out press releases to editors and journalists to entice them to write about their product or destination. The story would […]

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How to Host a Travel Writer- Part I

By Darryl Leniuk | Adventure Business , Media Relations , Public Relations , Travel Marketing

You’re about to host a journalist to write about your awesome adventure tour and destination. FAM trips (familiarization) or press trips, as they’re known, can be an important part of your marketing mix. They’re top-of-funnel inspiration that can drive leads and potential bookings further down the line. Taking the time to do it right can […]

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Why Newspapers Are Still Relevant for Today’s Travel Media

By Darryl Leniuk | Adventure Business , Media Relations , Public Relations , Travel Marketing

“Newspapers are tomorrow’s fish-n-chips wrappers,” the owner of an outdoor tour company told me recently. True, not a day goes by without someone decrying the death of print media. But was he right? Or are they still valuable places to seek media exposure for adventure travel operators and destinations? Link Juice for Adventure Travel Operators […]

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The True Value of a Travel Story

By Darryl Leniuk | Media Relations , Travel Marketing

What’s editorial coverage worth in today’s media landscape? Have you ever read a travel story and thought, ‘Damn, that sounds awesome. I’ve gotta go there!’ Great travel writing can inspire us to venture to far-flung corners of the globe and part with thousands of dollars of hard-earned cash. For tourism boards and tour operators, that […]

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Stories that Sell: How to Generate Media Coverage for Adventure Travel Businesses

By Darryl Leniuk | Media Relations , Travel Marketing , Travel Trends

The surfer sits patiently on her board, bobbing on the waves. The she spots it, a distant swell on the horizon, growing, coming in fast. She knows immediately that this is the wave she’s been waiting for. But she’s not alone. Some surfers are too far out and can’t catch it, some are too far […]

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