3/9: Happy Monday!
A busy week ahead.
Hi everyone!
I hope you’re all doing well! After the most wonderful trip with Imagine PR to Arosa and St. Moritz, I’m back in New York. I took a few days off to properly enjoy Switzerland, so I’ll be catching up a bit this week. I’m also heading to California on Friday and will be there until late next week, but when I’m back, I’d be happy to try to make some coffee meetings work. 🙂
In the meantime, here’s what I’m looking for:
Media Opps
I’m looking for spring travel trends. Send me any interesting data you’re seeing!
I’m rounding up luxury boutique hotels that are opening this spring. Know of any cool new properties?
I’m pitching new restaurant openings to Resy New York. Please let me know if you work with any clients on the platform.
I’m writing a few pieces on under-the-radar NYC restaurants with great stories behind them: think passionate owners, unique concepts, family legacies, or spots doing something interesting that deserve more attention. If you have a favorite hidden gem (please, nothing viral on TikTok) or know someone I should talk to, I’d love to hear about it.
As always, I’m pitching Travel + Leisure new luxury hotel openings. (If you’ve already pitched an editor there, please don’t pitch me the same info!)
I’m looking for unique domestic travel trends to pitch Travel + Leisure. Send me what you’ve got!
I’m focused on new NYC restaurant openings, creative chef collaborations, and emerging dining trends in the city for Eater. If you’ve noticed something interesting happening in the NYC food scene, I want to hear about it.
Housekeeping
A few things to note:
When reaching out about a pitch in this newsletter, please don’t reply directly to this email—there’s a good chance it’ll get lost in my inbox. Instead, please send a separate email to make sure I see it.
For those who don’t have it, my email is laurennharano@gmail.com. (Double ‘n,’ for Nicole!)
When pitching hotels, please make sure to always include a link to the hotel’s press images. This will really help streamline the process if I’m able to write about the property.
Recently Published Articles
Hotels Above Par: The Best Way to Discover Oregon’s Willamette Valley Is From This Small-Town Hotel
Hotels Above Par: Inside a Nine-Room Inn Surrounded by Pinot Noir in Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Travel + Leisure: This Hotel Brand Just Launched New Uniforms, Reimagined by French Designer Cordelia de Castellane
Condé Nast Traveler: The Stunning St. Barts Hotel I Keep Coming Back To
Hotels Above Par: This Is One of the Left Bank’s First Boutique Hotels, and It Still Does Paris Right
The Quality Edit: The Ultimate 2026 Travel Calendar: Month-by-Month Must-See Destinations
Hotels Above Par: This Newport Beach Stay Is the California Coastline’s Latest Catch
In the Loop
In between writing travel stories, I’m also working on quite a few new copywriting projects this month. I copywrite + copyedit travel websites, so if you have a client whose website could use a refresh or second set of eyes, I’d be happy to help!
As always, have a great week, and thank you for your support. xx
