Tourism Divisions

International Sales and Marketing

International Sales and Public Relations Representatives

The Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) manages international contract sales representatives in Canada, and partners with the Capital Region USA (CRUSA)  www.capitalregionusa.org on sales representation in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Brazil, and Mexico. These representatives sell Virginia and the region in their respective markets by participating in trade and consumer shows, fulfilling consumer and trade requests for information, conducting direct sales calls on tour operators, sponsoring educational seminars for travel agents, tour operators and Canadian automobile clubs, and assisting in the development of in-market advertising campaigns.

VTC also works with the CRUSA Public Relations Division to distribute noteworthy news and information to these markets.  Be sure to put these valuable contacts on your mailing list for updated information and brochures about your product, event, or destination.

VTC retains representation in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Pulse Communications and Travel Marketing provides the following services for the state of Virginia: representation at consumer shows, sales calls reports, contacts with media representatives, brochure distribution, familiarization trips, CAA seminars and window displays, and management of the in-country fulfillment center. As a Virginia supplier, you may send your brochure(s) to our representatives and they will distribute them free of charge at the consumer shows and during sales calls.

For additional opportunities in the Canadian market please contact Heidi Johannesen at 202-872-0554 or via e-mail at hjohannesen@virginia.org. Through the expertise of our representatives listed above your product’s message can be amplified to the Canadian traveler.

International Sales Representatives (through VTC and CRUSA)
Canada - Quebec: Barbara Simon Virginia Tourism Corporation Quebec Representative P.O. Box 23019, Succ. Couture Saint-Leonard, QC H1R 3X4 Tel:(514) 325-4998 Toll free: 1 800 671-4195 Fax: (514) 852-2597 email: b.simon@sympatico.ca	Canada - Toronto: Sana Keller Pulse Communications and Travel Marketing Inc. Canadian Representative-Virginia Tourism Corporation 12 Belfry Avenue Toronto, ON M8Z-2L2 Tel:(416) 231-5692 Fax: (416) 231-6216 email: sanak@sympatico.ca
United Kingdom: Lisa Chamberlain Capital Region USA, Inc. Link House, 140 The Broadway Tolworth, Surrey KT6 7JE United Kingdom Tel. 020 8339 6048 Email: tmp.uk@btinternet.com	Belgium & the Netherlands: Gerda DeRoy-Arnauts Capital Region USA, Inc. BC-Zaventem Leuvensesteenweg 613 1930 Zaventem, Belgium Tel. 32 2 757 63 90 Fax 32 2 757 63 91 Email: gerda.arnauts@capitalregionusa.be
Brazil: Ana Donato Imaginadora Alameda Jau, 1177, 3 andar Jardins – São Paulo/Brasil CEP: 01420-001 Tel. 55 11 3171-3899 E-mail: anadonato@imaginadora.com.br	Mexico: Natalia Rubio Sales Internacional S.A. de C.V. Paseo de la Reforma 195, Suite 902 Col. Cuauhtémoc 06500 Mexico, D.F. Tel.- + (52) 55 5705-1717 E-mail: natalia@salesinternacional.com
International PR Representatives (through CRUSA)
Germany: Eva Ehmke c/o Claasen Communication Hindenburgstrasse 2 D-64665 Alsbach Germany Tel: +49 (0) 6257 68781 E-mail: eva.ehmke@claasen.de	United Kingdom Lisa Cooper KBC PR & Marketing 3 Falmer Court, London Road, Uckfield East Sussex TN22 1HN United Kingdom Tel: 01825 76 36 36 Email: lisa.cooper@kbc-pr.com