VisitBrighton hands retained PR brief to Switched On
Consumer lifestyle agency Switched On has won a retained PR brief with VisitBrighton, the official tourism body for the City of Brighton and Hove, following a five-way pitch. [...]
Text100 wins PR brief for travel rewards company Avios
Global travel rewards company Avios has chosen marketing comms agency Text100 to handle its UK PR, following a competitive pitch. A travel rewards currency, Avios launched in [...]
Paul Charles launches The PC Agency and buys Angel Publicity
Richard Branson’s former comms director, Paul Charles, has launched a new travel PR agency, The PC Agency, and bought travel consultancy Angel Publicity, with its [...]
Ready10 launches Europcar-backed Ubeeqo app
Ready10, the PR and SEO agency set up last month by David Fraser, Lord Sugar’s former publicist, is handling the UK launch of urban mobility app Ubeeqo, which is part-owned by [...]
lastminute.com Group hires firstlight for Travel People brief
firstlight has been appointed to handle a pan-European PR programme for the Travel People, a newly-launched media business from lastminute.com Group. The Travel People aims to [...]
Pier expands marine PR portfolio
East Anglian PR agency Pier has been chosen to raise the profile of independent marina Suffolk Yacht Harbour. The agency has been briefed to help build awareness of Suffolk [...]
Trainline names European comms lead
Trainline has appointed MSLGROUP London’s Victoria Biggs as European director of comms. She takes on her new role in August with a brief to drive brand awareness in the UK and [...]
The Brandman Agency adds La Mamounia to UK portfolio
Luxury travel and lifestyle comms agency The Brandman Agency has been chosen to handle the PR for luxury Marrakech-based hotel La Mamounia in the UK and Ireland. Located in [...]
KBC wins three-year PR brief from Travel Alberta
Travel Alberta, the tourism marketing organisation for the Canadian Province, has appointed KBC to handle its travel media relations, social media and consumer marketing in [...]
Tianjin Airlines appoints Rooster to launch UK flights to China
Rooster has been chosen to provide PR and social media services to Chinese carrier Tianjin Airlines ahead of the launch of its new service from the UK to China. Rooster will [...]
Neilson Holidays awards brief to Henman Communications
Neilson Holidays, a provider of activity holidays, has appointed Henman Communications to boost the profile of its tennis holiday programmes. Henman will work alongside [...]
Tourism Fiji hires Stature PR and 4mediarelations
4media Group agencies Stature PR and 4mediarelations have been selected by Tourism Fiji to handle its UK press office and promote the launch of a new exhibition showcasing [...]
Little Black Book Creative rebrands to embrace SEO
Travel PR agency Little Black Book Creative has relaunched under the new name Traveltappers, marking a shift in focus to SEO PR, and brought in British Airways’ former [...]
LDR CREATIVE wins global brief for Puro Group
LDR CREATIVE has been appointed as the lead global agency for beach club and hotel brand Puro Group after handling its UK PR for the past three years. The agency, which won [...]
Crowne Plaza hires HSE Cake for global campaign
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts has chosen HSE Cake as its retained global PR agency, following a four-way competitive pitch. Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, which [...]
minicabit hires Threepipe
minicabit, an online minicab comparison and booking site, has appointed Threepipe to run its global paid search campaigns, with a brief to drive UK bookings. minicabit works [...]
Hope&Glory wins Center Parcs brief
Family short break provider Center Parcs has brought in Hope&Glory as its retained consumer brand agency, with a brief to promote the brand as a “champion” of family time. [...]
London City Airport enhances comms team
London City Airport has strengthened its comms team with the appointment of the Department for Transport’s Andrew Scott as PR Manager, as the airport develops plans for [...]