The Brandman Agency was named the public relations agency of record for LA Inc., The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Brandman Agency will promote Los Angeles as a world-class leisure and meeting destination, work to increase first-time visitation, and showcase the vital function that tourism plays in the city’s economy.

The Brandman Agency will also launch key LA Inc. programs including dineLA Restaurant Week and Discover the Arts on both a local and national level. The agency will also play a pivotal role in bringing local and domestic media to Los Angeles this April when L.A. serves as this host city for International Pow Wow produced by the U.S. Travel Association. More than 5,000 exhibitors, tour operators and travel media from 70 countries will descend upon Los Angeles, and the event will generate an estimated $350 million over the next three years due to the expected increase of international travel business.

Founded in 2001 by Melanie Brandman, The Brandman Agency represents the Barbados Tourism Authority, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, Orient-Express Hotels, Qantas Airways, Virtuoso, Cox & Kings and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.