Collinson Media is one of the senior leaders in the meetings, travel and tourism industry, providing successful marketing solutions to a wide variety of clients for more than 35 years. Our clients include convention and visitor bureaus, state tourism offices, attractions, hotels, resorts, chambers of commerce, destinations and convention centers. From its beginnings in 1974 as a publisher’s representative firm, the company has expanded over the last decade into print and online publishing, conference and event production, and digital marketing.

Our mission is to provide our clients with economical and highly effective, results-oriented tools to make their marketing efforts a success. Our matchmaking programs deliver qualified leads to fit their targeted specifications. We provide destination marketing organizations greater access to the leisure travel market and niche group markets through Internet solutions, demographically targeted newspaper preprint inserts, and publications such as Audubon Magazine, Connect Magazine, Groupaway Magazine, Rejuvenate Magazine and America's Best Vacations newspaper inserts, as well as a broadcast product, The Getaway Forecast by The Weather Channel.

Additionally, Collinson Media is an innovator within the ever-emerging Internet technologies field for tourism, travel, meetings and destination marketing. As part of its business strategy, the company manages several targeted newsletters and the travel consumer website VacationPlanning.net, as well as ConnectYourMeetings.com and RejuvenateMeetings.com.

Based in the Greater Atlanta area, Collinson Media is a success story in today’s challenging, ever-changing environment. That story is based on strong relationships that result in servicing well-defined niche communities within the travel industry, an overall commitment to quality products and solutions that work for clients, and a work environment that encourages new development, collaboration, education and service.

 

Our Staff:

Publisher, Collinson Media and Events
Newt Collinson IV

Newt Collinson IV is the President of Collinson Media, one of the nation’s fastest growing private companies engaged in a broad range of publishing and diversified marketing activities in the conference, convention, meetings, travel and tourism fields.

In lieu of joining the family rep business right out of college, Newt went to OCS in the United States Marine Corps, earning his commission in 1992 then serving four years on active duty as a Platoon Commander and Communications Officer in an Airborne unit. After his tour was over, he went back to Atlanta, worked at the family firm for a short time then went to graduate school. After that, he was recruited by an investment management firm, which gave him yet another opportunity to move around the country and the world, ultimately landing back in Atlanta for a career in institutional sales in the investment management industry.

Rejoining the firm in 2006, Newt and his brother Chris bought the company in 2007 and have enjoyed working with their father to grow it and bring innovative products to the market.

Newt is an avid traveler. Outside of work, Newt and his wife enjoy raising their three sons and taking them on far-flung trips, usually involving the outdoors. Like most Collinson Media employees, they share a passion for tourism and have traveled half the globe together, including the Far East and Africa.

Newt earned his bachelors with a degree in French at Furman University and his masters (MBA) at Georgia Tech.

 

Our Bloggers:

 

Sara Bozich, Hershey-Harrisburg, PA Sara Bozich has lived most of her life in the greater Harrisburg, Pa. area, where she is the voice of the active, the social and the politically engaged. For more than eight years, she has dominated coverage of the Harrisburg area’s burgeoning cultural and entertainment offerings, writing weekly articles, columns and travel guides on its restaurants, music, art exhibits, theater, celebrities, charities and festivals. Harrisburg is a city that hosts the politics and power of the Pennsylvania state government, and its active professional community follows Sara through newspaper, magazine and web articles to learn what’s new and of note. With a resume that spans columns in the area’s largest daily newspaper, local guide and flavor pieces for international airlines and travel magazines, as well as a substantial Internet presence, Sara personifies southcentral Pennsylvania for those seeking to engage this vibrant, culturally rich area. You can follow Sara every Friday in The Patriot-News’s Your Life section with her "Out with Sara" column and throughout the week on her blog, SaraBozich.com as well as on Twitter, @SaraBozich. Sara’s book, Hershey: A Guide to the Town Built on Chocolate is available in local retailers as well as on Amazon.com.

Lynne Christen, Beaches of South Walton, FL Lynne is an award-winning freelance travel journalist, leisure travel addict and culinary enthusiast. Spending 22 years as a flight attendant with Eastern Air Lines opened the door to discovering the world and through the years she has traveled to 51 countries and sailed on 24 worldwide cruises. Between travels, Lynne looks forward to returning home to the Florida Emerald Coast. She is author of three travel books (Travel Wisdom, 101 Vacation Rental Tips, and 101 Cruise Tips) and her work appears in numerous travel publications and websites.

Nancy Dunham, Prince William County, VA Nancy has lived in Northern Virginia since 1995 and loves the area's recreational and entertainment options. A full-time freelance writer, Nancy's work appears in The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner Newspaper, AOL, OurStage/MTV, Country Weekly, and other local, regional and national publications.

Jodi Helmer, Cabarrus County, NC Jodi is a Toronto native who has been calling Charlotte, North Carolina home since 2007. Helmer is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Backpacker, American Way and Women's Health. She is also the author of The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference

 

Tom Iacuzio, Flagler County, FL Information coming soon

Gail Lambert, Roanoke, VA Gail loves Virginia and teaches Latin at an independent high school in downtown Roanoke in the midst of art galleries, museums, theaters and restaurants. Whether close to home or abroad, she considers travel the ultimate pleasure. Gail is a freelance travel writer with work published in The Roanoke Times, City Magazine, The Roanoker, Blue Ridge Business Journal and Healing Retreats & Spas.

Eric Miller Grapevine, TX Information coming soon

Liz Mitchell, Brunswick County, NC Liz Mitchell loves living at the coast and finding all of the best things for friends to enjoy. With her husband Charlie, she recently co-authored an iPhone app, Myrtle Beach’s Best, and two travel books, Myrtle Beach: A Guide to South Carolina's Grand Strand and Hilton Head: A Guide to the South Carolina Lowcountry, both published in the 2010 Tourist Town guidebook series. They also publish their own International Show & Tell blog featuring Humanity, Community, Marvels & Milestones. Liz has published thousands of food, wine and travel features in magazines and blogs during more than 20 years of freelance writing and photography.

Sue Poremba, Central PA Sue came to State College as a Penn State student and has now lived in the area for 20 years. After working at the university for 15 years, Sue began freelance writing and has been published in many Central Pennsylvania publications, as well as national business-to-business and consumer magazines.  She also authored The Phillies Fan's Little Book of Wisdom. Besides writing, Sue enjoys attending sporting events, visiting wineries, bowling, playing the hand bells and singing in choir.

 

Trish Dressen, Abilene, TX Trish wasn’t born in Texas, but she got to Abilene as fast as she could. Raised in a large, tight-knit family in Abilene since age five, Trish was excited to come back to the Big Country after graduating from Texas Tech. She has marketed for some of Abilene’s most prestigious businesses and loves to say you don’t have to look any further than Abilene to have a successful career or a fulfilled life. Trish now heads up all social media, assists with PR and advertising efforts and manages a variety of projects for the ACVB. She also writes for various publications, blogs and consults on the side. She feels blessed to have had so many fruitful opportunities in Abilene. She is passionate about her family, her work and cheese.

Vicki Stout, Franklin, TN Vicki’s middle name is Joy, but her mother always said it should have been “Go." She’s a gal whose bedroom floor makes room for an assortment of luggage, always ready to be packed. A freelance writer for magazines and newspapers, Vicki's passion is travel, though she also writes on any number of other subjects, generally in the lifestyle arena. She makes her home in Nashville, Tennessee with her two dogs, one of which is so talented that she has her own weekly newspaper column The Wag.