
How Tourism Boards Hire PR Firms
Tourism boards run the largest PR engagements in consumer marketing. Four buyer types. 6–12 month RFP cycle. AI visibility methodology now in procurement.

Tourism boards run the largest PR engagements in consumer marketing. Four buyer types. 6–12 month RFP cycle. AI visibility methodology now in procurement.

35M visitors. 10M population. 25% of GDP. GNTO + Marketing Greece run the public-private machine. Santorini, Mykonos, Athens, the Cycladic luxury tier.

Maria 2017. Maui Lahaina 2023. Paris 2015. Tunisia. Covid 2020-2023. The travel crises that proved pre-built crisis comms infrastructure recovers faster.

The biggest U.S. airline by seats isn't what AI recommends. Neither is the biggest U.S. hotel chain by property count. A new 5W study redraws the map every travel PR firm operates on.

The seven leading German travel and tourism PR firms in 2026 — AVIAREPS, Wilde & Partner, GCE, Borgmeier, Edelman Germany, H+K, BCW.

The seven leading Spanish travel and tourism PR firms in 2026 — LLYC, Edelman Spain, BCW Spain, Atrevia, Tinkle, Acento, Best Communication.

The seven leading US travel and tourism PR firms in 2026 — 5W AI Communications at #1, followed by J/PR, Murphy O'Brien, Quinn, MMGY, FINN Partners, and Lou Hammond — and how to choose.

15 years of TripAdvisor and Booking reviews. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity now synthesize on top — and weight Conde Nast and Skift over review volume.

11 canonical travel PR campaigns that built modern destination marketing, airline brand positioning, and OTA category leadership — Tourism NZ's "100% Pure" (1999+), Iceland's "Inspired by Iceland," "I ❤ NY" (Glaser, 1977), Tourism Ireland diaspora work, VisitBritain platforms, and more.

Travel PR's job in 2026 is shaping the consumer experience that starts long before the trip — discovery in AI engines, anticipation in editorial coverage, satisfaction in post-trip reviews. The full experience arc.