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Travel media publicity Tourism Winnipeg developed an effective marketing public relations platform to connect with travel media around the world to build awareness, improve perception and engage potential visitors through media relations. Touchpoints included media visits and familiarization tours in partnership with Travel Manitoba and Destination Canada, quarterly e-newsletter, story pitches, assistance with editorial/image/b-roll requests, media releases and media marketplaces. 231 articles $4.6 million value of earned media Arts and minds: Scratch beneath the surface of Manitoba's quirky capital The Australian We hosted travel writer Jennifer Ennion who wrote a top 10 list of things to see and do in Winnipeg for this national major daily's website. The article mentions attractions such as Design Quarter Winnipeg, St. Boniface, The Forks, Canadian Museum for Human Rights and more. Manitoba gets ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary canada.com/various Postmedia outlets Travel writer Jim Byers highlighted all the special event programming, activities and events taking place around Manitoba's sesquicentennial celebrations in an interview with Manitoba 150 spokespeople. The article was posted across numerous Postmedia outlets. Winnipeg's Hermetic Code Tour proves mesmerizing Western Producer A weekly publication of interest to Western Canadian farmers, Western Producer's travel columnists Rob & Arlene Karpan captured the wonder and mystery behind this popular, mind- bending tour with an in-depth feature on the Hermetic Code. Dinner Deconstructed National Post We hosted culinary writer and photographer, Claudia McNeilly, who regularly publishes a feature in the National Post called "Dinner Deconstructed." It highlights a restaurant's dish with beautiful photography and breakdown of its unique elements/ ingredients. In 2019, she published four of these features on local Winnipeg restaurants including Close Co., Enoteca, crème d'lessence and Clementine. Kristhine Guerrero 35 2019 Annual Report