Media Relations Staff

 

Laurie Armstrong, Director Media Relations US & Canada

Phone               (415) 227-2615

Fax                   (415) 227-2668

Email                larmstrong@sanfrancisco.travel

 

Angela Jackson, Director of Media Relations International

Phone               (415) 227-2603

Fax                   (415) 227-2668

Email                ajackson@sanfrancisco.travel

 

Alex Cave, Associate, Marketing Services and Media Relations

Phone               (415) 227-2681

Fax                   (415) 227-2631

Email                acave@sanfrancisco.travel

 

www.sanfrancisco.travel  -- San Francisco’s official Web site

 

Please use this official website to download maps (http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/maps/), find walking tours, discover background information or story ideas.  San Francisco Travel also maintains special micro-sites with content on:

 

·         Food and wine: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste

·         LGBT: http://lgbt.sanfrancisco.travel/index.html

·         Neighborhoods: http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/

·         Beyond the Bay: http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/beyondsf/

·         Italian language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.it

·         German language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.de

·         Spanish language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.es

·         Brazilian language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com.br

·         French language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.fr

·         Japanese language Web site: www.sf-japan.or.jp/

·         Chinese language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com.cn

·         Korean language Web site: www.onlyinsanfrancisco.kr

 

The Travel Media section of the San Francisco Travel website, http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/media/contains:

 

·         Electronic Press Kit – Including a Fact Sheet and Recent & Coming Attractions

·         “What’s New in San Francisco” – current and past editions are available

·         Classic San Francisco Stories and other recent press releases

·         A Calendar of Events – available as text and in a searchable format

·         Access to our Photo Library with more than 200 images

·         A Request for Assistance form to submit – our staff will respond promptly

 

To sign up for San Francisco Travel’s press release RSS feed, visit http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/feed.rss

and click on the orange RSS feed button on the upper right-hand corner (under "Plan Your Next Trip").  Each time the site is updated, the information will be sent to your RSS subscriptions.

 

Follow “OnlyinSF” on Twitter at http://twitter.com/onlyinsf. Only in San Francisco is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/onlyinsf.

Other Resources/Links on www.sanfrancisco.travel include:

 

·         Recent Honors -- http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/sfnews/?p=187

·         Annual Festivals and Events -- http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/media/media-resources/events.html

·         Filming Guidelines -- http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/media/media-resources/san-francisco-filming-guidelines.html

·         SF Travel Partners (find restaurants, security firms, tours, and other vendors by searching in the member directory on             the right column of the page) -- http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/partners/

·         Research (recent visitor industry statistics) -- http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/research/

 

Photo Library Request Line (415) 227-2636, photo-library@sanfrancisco.travel

 

San Francisco Travel has an online photo library of more than 200 digital images, as well as stock video footage (b-roll) available for non-commercial use in promoting travel to San Francisco.  To request a password for the online photo library or to request stock video footage, please visit http://photo-library.sanfrancisco.travel/photolibrary.asp

 

You may call and record your request at any time, or email to photo-library@sfcvb.org.  Requests will be answered within 3-7 working days.  If your request is urgent, you may leave your Federal Express, UPS or Airborne Express or other billing number.

 

Visitors are also welcome to visit the Center at 900 Market St. at the corner of Powell and Market Streets, lower level, Hallidie Plaza.  Visitor Information Center (415) 391-2000 or vic1@sanfrancisco.travel

 

The Visitor Planning Guide available online: http://guides.weaver-group.com/sf/ovg/2011.   A visitor's kit may also be ordered online at www.sanfrancisco.travel, by phone at 415-391-2000 or 415-392-0328 (TTY/TTD), by written request to the San Francisco Visitor Information Center, 900 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94102, or via email to vic1@sanfrancisco.travel.  Domestic and international shipping charges apply.

Events Hotline (415) 391-2001

This recorded message contains information on events and cultural happenings on a monthly basis.  For translated information, call (415) 391-2002 (in Italian), (415) 391-2003 (in French), (415) 391-2004 (in German), (415) 391-2122 (in Spanish), or (415) 391-2101 (in Japanese).

 

Media Visits/Editorial Tours

If you are planning a visit to San Francisco and need assistance with information and arrangements, please contact San Francisco Travel’s Media Relations department at the earliest possible opportunity. 

 

We require a three -week notice, longer for visits during our busier months (June-October).  Requests for complimentary or media -rated accommodations are handled on an individual basis.  Specific dates must be provided before accommodations may be arranged.

 

San Francisco Travel is not able to pay for airfare to bring journalists to San Francisco, nor can we guarantee complimentary ground transportation.  If complimentary meals or tours are arranged for you, a gratuity of 18-20 percent to the server or guide is customary.

 

In an email, fax or letter, please specify name of your media outlet(s), the circulation and/or audience of the media you represent, a description of your assignment and the type of assistance you are requesting.  If you are a staff writer or freelance journalist, include the name and phone number of the editor who gave you the assignment.

 

You may also provide this information via the Request for Travel Media Assistance form on the web site, http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/media/media-resources/121351469.html

 

If you are planning to shoot film or video in public places in San Francisco, you must contact the City of San Francisco Film Commission for a Film Permit.  City of San Francisco Film Commission, (415) 554-6241, (http://www.sfgov.org/film) The Film Commission is not associated with the San Francisco Travel Association.

 

Thank you again for your interest in San Francisco.  We look forward to assisting you.