Visit Baltimore Annual Report FY 2019-2020 2019 | Page 24

Major PR Hits In the Press named Baltimore one of “The Top 20 Places to Travel in 2019” named Baltimore in “Where to Go Next: 14 Best Places to Travel Samantha Brown and the Lethal Ladies of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women in the US in 2019” SAMANTHA BROWN’S “PLACES TO LOVE:” After working closely with the Visit Baltimore PR team, the PBS series “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love” aired an episode all about Baltimore in March 2019. Samantha also included Baltimore in the Forbes roundup, “The Cheapest Places to Travel in 2019”, putting our city in the good company of an impressive list of domestic destinations including New Orleans, Atlanta and Miami as well as international destinations including Jamaica, Turkey, and Grenada. IMM: The Visit Baltimore PR team attended TravMedia’s IMM 2019 in New York, which is the industry’s leading event for the media to meet travel and tourism brands. The team met with top travel journalists, editors and broadcasters to pitch Baltimore. named Baltimore one of “The Best Weekend Getaways in the United States” MATADOR NETWORK named Baltimore one of “The 6 Best US Travel Destinations for Black Travelers in 2019” IPW: The team also attended Media Marketplace at the International Pow Wow (IPW) to connect with domestic, international and trade media. Visit Baltimore met with 40 media contacts and pitched Baltimore story ideas on-site. THRILLIST named Baltimore one of “8 Underappreciated American Cities You Need to Check Out This Year” 22