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Travel, Hospitality & Economic Development Public Relations Firms

The firms below have broken out their net fees for accounts classified as travel & hospitality PR as well as economic development.

O’Dwyer’s ranks PR firms based on net fee income which is defined as charges for PR counseling and time spent preparing and placing stories in media.

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Overall 2025 Ranking of PR Firms

Top Public Relations Firms by PR Specialty (Updated for 2026 with '25 net fees)
Adult Beverages/Spirits | Agriculture | Auto./Transportation | Beauty/Fashion | Crisis Communications | Education | Energy | Entertainment | Environmental | Financial | Food & Bev | Healthcare | Home Furnishings | Industrial | Non-Profits | Professional Svcs. | Public Affairs | Purpose/CSR | Real Estate Finance & Dev. | Restaurants | Sports | Technology | Travel & Economic Dev.

Top Public Relations Firms by Location (Updated for 2026 with '25 net fees)
Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Hawaii | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | New York & New Jersey | Penn. | San Francisco | Southeast | Texas | Wash., DC | West

PR Firm Rankings by Year
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#
FT Emp.
18.
360PR+
Boston, MA
60
$915,000
20.
30
$770,400
8.
Coyne PR
Parsippany, NJ
145
$8,260,490
5.
Edelman
New York, NY
5,964
$19,175,000
26.
Ehrhardt Group, The
New Orleans, LA
21
$299,751
1.
Finn Partners
New York, NY
1,245
$29,500,000
33.
Franco
Detroit, MI
30
$128,178
10.
143
$5,488,100
17.
Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL
15
$1,193,735
35.
6
$62,578
25.
Hunter
New York, NY
306
$300,000
34.
Inspire PR Group
Westerville, OH
19
$90,253
2.
J/PR
New York, NY
141
$22,254,000
22.
Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA
158
$420,063
36.
Landis Communications
San Francisco, CA
6
$55,000
38.
Lawlor Media Group
New York, NY
4
$37,000
7.
Lou Hammond Group
New York, NY
47
$9,996,046
24.
9
$311,193
19.
MikeWorldWide
New York, NY
195
$770,400
6.
MMGY
New York, NY
57
$11,040,748
13.
MMGY Wagstaff
Los Angeles, CA
24
$3,732,066
29.
71
$239,801
37.
7
$52,500
27.
Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL
33
$250,000
32.
7
$204,937
23.
15
$363,913
14.
68
$2,885,451
12.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
1,280
$4,170,000
39.
Shiftology
Springfield, OH
8
$19,300
21.
16
$636,613
31.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
18
$219,346
16.
TEAM LEWIS
San Diego, CA
562
$2,370,000
28.
Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA
41
$240,000
4.
50
$19,465,474
15.
Violet PR
Montclair, NJ
14
$2,521,953
11.
39
$4,968,543
9.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
774
$6,588,842
3.
Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL
58
$22,250,000


Our ranking of the top travel PR firms also includes PR firms specializing in economic development and hospitality public relations. O'Dwyer's has been ranking PR firms for 57 years. Our rankings measure counseling and media contact services, not advertising or production expenses. Get Ranked by O'Dwyer's.