CRUSA Partners
Making CRUSA Work for You
In addition to our Sales & Marketing Opportunities, there are numerous ways for destinations and attractions in the Capital Region to increase your reach with CRUSA’s international audiences:
- Get emails about overseas marketing opportunities
- View past issues of CRUSA’s industry newsletters
- December 2021: Happy Holidays!
- November 2021: International Travel Is Back!
- October 2021: Border Opening Announcement
- September 2021: US Lifts Travel Ban for 33 Countries
- August 2021: Recent Media Coverage
- July 2021: Industry Events
- June 2021: Reservations Now Open for International Marketing Program
- May 2021: National Travel and Tourism Week
- March 2021: Sales and Marketing Update
- February 2021: New email address notice
- February 2021: Media Update
- January 2021: Capital Region Strong
- December 2020: Happy Holidays!
- November 2020: Global Market Update Announcement
- Download CRUSA’s Market Profiles for guidance on crafting your international marketing messages
- Submit your free deal to appear on the CRUSA website
- Submit your video to appear on the CRUSA website
- Feature your signature events on our calendar
- Tag your social posts with #CapitalRegionUSA
Overseas Tourism is Big Business for the USA
Overseas visitors stay longer and spend more money in the Capital Region than visitors from the USA. In 2019, 2.40 million overseas travelers visited the Capital Region, stayed an average of 9.4 nights and spent nearly $5.2 billion on hotels, meals, shopping, attractions, and other goods and services across Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.
Sales & Marketing Opportunities
CRUSA Overseas Print/Digital Marketing Campaign
Attract more international visitors by taking advantage of Capital Region USA’s powerful marketing outreach. Our Integrated Marketing Program includes advertising opportunities in CRUSA's Travel Guides, website and email.
CRUSA Opportunities with Brand USA
Expand your international reach by taking advantage of these opportunities with Brand USA: in-language content and distribution program, in-country multi-channel campaigns, and destination and experience pages on VisitTheUSA.com and GoUSA.cn.
Additional Opportunities
Check back for updates on CRUSA's FY22 opportunities including our sales/media missions and tour operator marketing cooperative campaigns.
Learn More About CRUSA's Sales & Marketing Opportunities.
Affiliate and Allied Memberships
CRUSA's new Allied and Affiliate Memberships bundle our most popular programs and opportunities. The Allied Membership includes a seat on CRUSA's new advisory committee giving partners a chance to share input with CRUSA's board.
DMOs, hotels, attractions, or other tourism entities can take advantage of the full slate of CRUSA programming-Miles' print and digital advertising, sales and media missions, Brand USA opportunities, tour operator co-ops, reports and analytics, social media, PR, and the chance to give input on how we're doing and where we go next.
Learn more about CRUSA's Allied and Affiliate Memberships.
International Representatives
CRUSA’s PR and Sales Representatives are in constant contact with journalists, tour operators, travel agents and consumers. Keep them up-to-date on your new products and services.
Public Relations Representatives
| United Kingdom | |
 | Kylie Bawden The Brighter Group, Finn Partners Unit B, The Cube Building, 12-21 Wenlock Road London, N1 7GT United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7326 9880 |
| France | |
 | Olivier Barthez Rep & Co. 2, square Trudaine 75009 Paris France Tel. +33(0)1 70 23 06 00 Cell. +33(0)6 69 13 12 09 |
| Germany | |
 | Maria Greiner Claasen Communication Im Schelmböhl 40 D-64665 Alsbach Germany Tel: +49 (0) 6257 68781 |
| China | |
 | Lizzy Z. Li BrandStory Suite 2503, Shanghai Square 138 Middle Huaihai Road Shanghai, China 200021 PR China Tel. + 86 (21) 63558033 |
Sales Representatives
| United Kingdom | ||
 | Lisa Chamberlain Capital Region USA, Inc. Link House, 140 The Broadway Tolworth, Surrey KT6 7JE United Kingdom Tel. 020 8339 6048 | |
| Germany | ||
| Maria Greiner Claasen Communication Im Schelmböhl 40 D-64665 Alsbach Germany Tel: +49 (0) 6257 68781 | |
France | ||
| Olivier Barthez Rep & Co. 2, square Trudaine 75009 Paris France Tel. +33(0)1 70 23 06 00 Cell. +33(0)6 69 13 12 09 | |
China | ||
 | Echo Zhao BrandStory Suite 2503, Shanghai Square 138 Middle Huaihai Road Shanghai, China 200021 Tel. + 86 (21) 63558033 Cell. +86 159 0048 9823 | China: Market Profile |