Accounts in Transit: TURNER Books Overseas Adventure Travel
Tue, Aug. 4, 2026
By Steve Barnes
TURNER comes on board as the first PR AOR for Overseas Adventure Travel, which specializes in a small-group land and small-ship adventures for the 50 and over crowd... FINN Partners lands Langham Hospitality Group, manager of The Langham, Custom House, Bangkok, which is launching later this year... Hannah Cranston Media picks up NULASTIN, a beauty company that offers elastin replenishment products for hair, lashes, brows and skin.
Sports tourism has become a major player on the travel landscape. The industry needs to keep its eye on the ball to make sure its effect extends past game time.
Reporters are becoming more transparent about the stories they are covering, which gives travel publicists a new way to contribute to the media conversation.
Champion picks up Delray Beach, FL-based Brooklyn Water Bagel, known for bringing an authentic New York-style bagel experience to guests through its proprietary water technology... Ruder Finn partners with Wendy’s to drive executive visibility, corporate reputation, strategic storytelling, creator and influencer engagement, cultural relevance and issues management... IMAGINE PR lands US duties for Austria's Burg Hotel Lech. 
How landing detailed, focused stories in respected publications can be a key part of increasing a travel brand’s visibility throughout the GEO cycle.
The town of Sylvan Lake wants proposals for a program to support its to destination marketing objectives, tourism growth initiatives, and special event promotion.
IMAGINE PR lands North American PR duties for England's Louma Country Hotel... Meyocks is selected by the U.S. Dairy Export Council to design and produce marketing materials and communication assets across a global portfolio, spanning domestic markets and international audiences... TEAM LEWIS wins AOR responsibilities for Lazada Malaysia, which operates under Alibaba's International Digital Commerce Group.
What travel brands need to do differently when overproduced content stops working.
Consumers are increasingly looking to GEO to give them answers about travel destinations. How do you make sure your brand comes up as one of those answers?
Luxury travel looks a little different to each traveler. To capitalize on those differences, each destination needs to come up with its own unique recipe for success.
Hopscotch lands European space transportation company ArianeGroup and its subsidiaries, Arianespace and MaiaSpace, to strengthen the visibility of their brands and leadership teams across the media, corporate social channels and stakeholder communities in France and Germany... Redpoint signs on as agency of record for Visit Bath County, destination marketing organization for the Virginia county... Impact PR & Communications is selected to lead strategic public relations for Guardian Revival, which works to improve the mental health and well-being of military personnel, veterans and first responders and their families, at no cost to them.
The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County is looking for a partner to develop a strategic communications program as the non-profit Florida organization prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2028.
Affluent travelers want to do more than just follow surface-level hospitality trends. To connect with them, spotlight the details that make a property extraordinary.
Walt & Company picks up Sabre, an AI-native technology company backed by one of the world's largest travel data clouds... Trevelino/Keller adds Kawneer, an American manufacturer of aluminum systems for commercial construction use... The Door, a part of Dolphin, is named agency of record for Palm Tree Crew, a multi-vertical lifestyle brand.
Addison, which is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, wants to elevate its position as a year round tourism destination.
Rubenstein Public Relations lands Wellgistics Health, a Tampa, FL based health IT company... CIIC PR is named agency of record for Drey Hotel and Terraces at The Drey, a travel and lifestyle destination located within mixed-use development The Village Dallas... quench, which focuses on the food and beverage sectors, gets AOR duties for Chicago's Home Run Inn Pizza, a nearly-80-year-old brand. 
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
IMAGINE PR is appointed North American PR representative for Thailand's Chiva-Som, a wellness brand... Gilly Group, which works with clients in the golf industry, is named AOR for architecture firm Staples Golf Design... Merlot Marketing lands BlackPine Communities to support the launch of Nānā Kai, a master-planned residential community on the South Kohala Coast of Hawaiʻi's Big Island. 
