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Pitching Travel Media Amid the COVID-19 Shutdown

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However, PR pros can still pitch relevant stories to travel media, according to an April 14 webinar hosted by Kellie Jelencovich , PR manager at Travel Leaders Group and president of PRSA’s New York Chapter. Like many parts of the American economy, the travel and tourism sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown.

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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

On Friday, January 5, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 lost a fuselage‘ plug door‘ mid-flight , causing the cabin to depressurize and loose items to blow out with the door. Purina: In other news, Purina is dealing with a social media crisis as pet food safety is questioned by pet owners’ Facebook groups and then amplified on TikTok.

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The Plane Truth About Following Up on Pitches

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Let me share an experience that a few of you can relate to and what it taught me. You know the feeling when a sudden crisis hits. A kind, unknown fellow traveler had turned it over to the airline. It’s the same when you write pitches and follow-up emails. Get more media pitching knowledge from Michael Smart here.

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Summer Travel: How PR & Comms Are Helping Drive Demand

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Major airports experience increased passenger volumes, and airlines may offer more flights and vacation packages to cater to the demand. In response, hotels and airlines are implementing eco-friendly practices and promoting sustainable tourism initiatives.

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Ahrefs: An SEO Tool PR Can Use to Outsmart the Competition [Product Review]

Sword and the Script

Sizing up or prioritizing responses in crisis communications. See these related posts: Media Relations: Proven Ways to Get More Out of It. Larger companies have so much coverage – an airline for example – that it would take teams of people clipping newspapers in Maine to monitor. The short answer is: it depends.

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Vendors are starting to show new use cases for AI in PR [PR tech sum no. 49]

Sword and the Script

AI hunts bias in a new “media war room” by Israeli startup Propel Propel, an Israeli startup that’s building out an all-in-one PR platform, has packaged its software into an offering it’s calling the “Media War Room” that leverages AI for managing crisis communications. Other tools have offered coverage spikes for years.

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