Sri Lanka Tourism and Promotion Bureau plans to invite firms to pitch to handle tourism PR by the end of the month.
The budget is estimated in the $3.5M range, according to a report in the island nation's media.
Funding for the effort will come from a levy tapped on airline and cruise ship tickets.
Sri Lanka government officials expect an uptick in international visitors due to the wind-down of the civil war with the Tamil Tigers.
Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.
Rational 360 has ironed out its six-month $1.2M contract with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to position it as a “sophisticated global investment fund.”
APCO has signed on to promote this month’s visit of Ahmed Al Khateeb, head of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, to the US.
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has signed on Montieth & Co. for strategic communications and media relations duties as chaos grips neighboring Haiti.
Edelman is negotiating a formal contract with the Bahamas for strategic communications on issues impacting its reputation abroad.
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