The world's leading online travel news service for media!

 

TravMedia.com is the world's largest online news portal for the travel media and industry professionals. We were established in 1999 by former travel editor Nick Wayland and we are now firmly entrenched in six regions of the world -- United Kingdom, USA, Middle East, Asia, New Zealand and Australia -- servicing travel media and travel companies.

More than 10,000 journalists globally use TravMedia as an information source to help them research and write their stories.

TravMedia also operates sister company Food4Media. Food4Media distributes food-related press releases, videos and information on the food industry.

TravMedia and Food4Media operate separately but are part of the family which now includes Sport4Media.com, Property4Media.com, Homes4Media.com, Fashion4Media.com, Beauty4Media.com, Motoring4media, Technology4media.com, Health4media.com and Entertainment4Media.com

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Phone:	+61 (02) 9262 2369 (Australia) +44 (0)20 7953 8786 (UK) +1 (617) 242 0791 (USA)

Nick is a former travel editor who pioneered the technology that created TravMedia (in 1999) and associated companies (in 2005) Sport4Media.com, Property4Media.com, Homes4Media.com, Fashion4Media.com, Beauty4Media.com and Entertainment4Media.com and Food4Media.

Nick knows the media and understands from his own experience the needs of a hectic travel writer to be able to research material on the go. He was travel editor of Courier Newspapers for ten years and a regular ski contributor to Australia's Sun Herald and Melbourne's Age Newspaper.

Nick is an active member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers, Co founder of the ASTW website and ASTW Committee Member (2001-2002). He also is the media advisor to the Visit USA Committee and works closely with the BGTW and NATJA in other regions and we sponsor their Travel Awards. Nick is an advisor to Tourism NSW, Judge for Gourmet Traveler Annual Awards, Judge for Hotel Management Awards and serves on various other Travel Industry Committees, along with the ASTW travel writing awards.

Nick calls Sydney home, although he is a regular visitor to London and Boston spending his time equally between these two offices.

Contact:
Phone:	+1 617-242 0791

Mark O'Toole has nearly two decades of experience, providing marketing services to the travel industry and supporting the needs of the media. He has worked with companies in all areas of the travel industry, including e-Travel, Amadeus, StudentUniverse.com, WorldRes and many others. Mark also was a founding member of New England Cable News, the country's largest regional newschannel. He has had deep involvement in the National Business Travel Association and ACTE in the past. Currently, Mark is on the board of directors for the Freedom Trail Foundation, representing one of the country's most noteworthy historic and cultural landmark attractions. He is a frequent traveler and understands the challenges and opportunities in today's travel landscape.

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Mark has over two and a half decades of experience in tourism & travel. Mark served as International Sales & Marketing Director for the Travel Corporation & Destination America - the 'receptive operator' he helped to found. Mark currently serves on the Board of the Visit USA Committee and is an active member of the ASTW & the North American Travel Journalists Association.

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Phone:	+1 617-242-0791

Ian is a recent college graduate and former college baseball player who manages the day-to day operations and handles strategic planning for TravMedia North America located in Boston. Prior to jumping on board at TravMedia, Ian studied 4 years of Business Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

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Phone:	+971 50 550 5486

Australian-born and educated, Sharon Garrett heads the TravMedia Middle East office. Sharon has more than a decade of experience providing marketing and public relations services to the international hotel industry and supporting the needs of the media. With five years experience in the Middle East, freelance travel writing and co-presenting a weekly travel show on Dubai Eye radio 103.8FM, she has a strong understanding of the expectations of both the industry and the media.

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Phone:	+852 2529 6100

Lauren's extensive PR and Media industry experience across the lifestyle and tourism sectors has led her to be appointed Regional Manager Asia based in Hong Kong. Previously based in the Australian Head Office, Lauren is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and strategic growth of the region.

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Phone:	+64 (0)93722525

Shane has 20 year's experience with the New Zealand media and tourism industry. He has recently published two travel guides on Auckland and New Zealand. Shane has written travel articles for the New Zealand Herald, NZ House and Garden, On Holiday Magazine and AMEX Platinum Magazine. Shane has exceptional contacts in New Zealand and is well known amongst New Zealand's travel writers.

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Phone:	+44 (0)20 7953 8768

Henry Hemming heads TravMedia and sister company Food4Media in the United Kingdom. Henry is a former travel journalist and has more than two decades experience in travel writing together with extensive PR, marketing and sales experience. During his tenure in journalism, Henry wrote for titles including The Times of London, Daily Mail and Travel Weekly. Henry's knowledge of the UK's travel media is second to none.

Henry also is CEO of News4Media who operates Sport4Media.com, Property4Media.com, Homes4Media.com, Fashion4Media.com, Beauty4Media.com and Entertainment4Media.com currently in the UK.

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Phone:	+44 (0) 20 7953 8768

Howard Salinger is the Regional Director for TravMedia and its sister portal, Food4Media, in the UK. Having trained as an actor, and treading the boards for years, the calling of TravMedia was too strong for Howard, and he gave it all up to convince the UK travel market that they needed TravMedia to help with their media relations. Howard has been working on TravMedia for almost 5 years and is delighted with the success it has become!

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Phone:	+44 (0) 20 7953 8769

The person who keeps the site ticking over, Kate Lindsey joined TravMedia in 2007 having gained plenty of experience working in the Media, following completion of her degree in Media and Cultural Studies at Nottingham University.

Kate also works with Howard on Food4Media.

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Phone:	+61 (0)2 9262 2369

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Phone:	+49 (0) 62013894743

Mike Adams, previously President of DERTOUR in London, became Partner and co-President of TourComm Germany in 2009 and is currently developing the new German-speaking TravMedia portal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 54-year-old Adams brings with him a broad and complex understanding of the tourism industry, gained through his various managerial roles in the US, Canada, Great Britain and Germany at companies like DER, DFDS, RCI and Walt Disney. This expert knowledge is an indispensable asset to the development and success of the German-speaking portal.

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Phone:	+49 (0) 62013894743

An American, Hannah Weinreich received her B.A. in Visual Communication at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Due to her passion for the German language and culture, Hannah has worked solely for German companies since beginning her career, gaining experience in the areas of marketing and design, first through an internship in Munich and then as the Membership Coordinator for the German American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was responsible for recruitment and retention of members, member events, publications, etc. Along with Stephanie Roas, Hannah is responsible for Strategy, Sales, Customer Relations and Administration for the German-speaking TravMedia Portal.

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Phone:	+49 (0) 62013894743

Stephanie Roas, a dual-citizen of Germany and Austria, is currently completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Management with a focus on Destination Management and Tourism Marketing. Stephanie’s background in public relations and journalism, as well as her extensive experience with other online press tools, makes her an integral part of the TravMedia Germany /Austria /Switzerland team. Along with Hannah Weinreich, Stephanie is responsible for Strategy, Sales, Customer Relations and Administration.