The Travel and Tourism Section is for public relations and communication professionals who specialize in tourism and/or hospitality, including those who represent state and national tourism offices, destination marketing organizations, agencies, hotels, resorts, airlines, cruise lines, transportation companies, attractions, restaurants, tour operators, travel brands and anyone working in the field of travel.
Travel and Tourism
About Us
Engage with the nation’s top travel media, thought leaders and strategists in the PRSA Travel and Tourism Section. In addition to building a nationwide network of travel and tourism colleagues, conference attendees gather trends, forecasts and fresh perspectives while tracking the evolving media landscape and refining their craft as strategic communicators. This focused group of more than 500 professionals is passionate about the power of travel to change lives and build communities.
The PRSA Travel and Tourism Section provides the tips, tactics and connectivity needed to take travel, tourism and hospitality professionals to the next level in their careers. We provide members continuing education, networking and media access via our industry-leading annual conference, webinars, online resources and social forums @PRSATravel.
Call for Presentations
2026 Travel & Tourism Conference
June 7 – 10, 2026
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Deadline for submissions:
5 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
How Do I Join?
If you are already a PRSA member and looking to join this Section, please call the Member Services department at (212) 460-1400 or email: membership@prsa.org.
Not a PRSA member?
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Events
Upcoming Events
Save the Date!
2026 Travel & Tourism Conference
June 7 – 10, 2026
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Call for Presentations
Deadline for submissions:
5 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
Executive Committee
Travel and Tourism Executive Committee
Your Executive Committee works to establish the Travel and Tourism Section as the place for agency leaders to gather and share expertise and grow together. We do this with year-round programming and content development.
Chair
Joleen Zanuzoski
Senior Director, Public Relations and Marketing
GreenRubino
Seattle, WA
joleenz@greenrubino.com
Chair-Elect
Dayna Cantelmi
Communications Manager
Experience Columbia SC
Columbia, SC
dcantelmi@experiencecolumbiasc.com
Immediate Past Chair
Ally Mills Dorrough, TMP, APR
Communications & Marketing Manager
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism / Gulf Shores | Orange Beach Sports & Events
Orange Beach, AL
adorrough@alabamabeaches.com
Members at Large
Leah Berger, APR
Director of Public Relations
Experience Columbus
Columbus, OH
lberger@experiencecolumbus.com
Todd Burke
Vice President of Communications
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Rancho Mirage, CA
todd@visitgreaterps.com
Derek Byrne
Director of Content Strategy
Visit KC
Kansas City, MO
dbyrne@visitkc.com
Kaletha Henry
Principal
Be Local Go Global
Baltimore, MD
kalethajanori@gmail.com
Kate Hudson
Public Relations Manager
Visit Spokane
Spokane, WA
khudson@visitspokane.com
Lauren Kaufman
Managing Director, Public Relations, North America
MMGY NJF
New York, NY
lkaufman@mmgy.com
Claire Koenig
Vice President of Communications & Advocacy
VISIT Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
ckoenig@milwaukee.org
Rachel Laber
Vice President, Communications
Visit Rochester
Rochester, NY
rachel@visitrochester.com
Matthew Maxey
Senior Director of Public Relations
Visit Franklin
Franklin, TN
matt@visitfranklin.com
Kimberly Miles
Vice President, Director of Tourism Media Relations
Fahlgren Mortine
Myrtle Beach, SC
Kimberly.Miles@Fahlgren.com
Caroline Rizzo
Communications Manager
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
Traverse City, MI
caroline.rizzo@gtresort.com
Deborah Park
Senior Vice President, Travel
TURNER
Denver, CO
deborah.park@turnerpr.com
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