Kick-off of "free lift" a campaign to help the struggling travel industry

Washington, DC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/18/2010 -- Media Contact Cafe a leading provider of public relations and communications tools, today announced the kick-off of "free lift" a campaign to help the struggling travel & tourism industry.

Media Contact Cafe is providing customized worldwide media contacts and news monitoring services free of charge to the first 100 travel & tourism organizations that register online. "This is our way of giving back in such unstable economic times" said Tonya Garter Director of Products & Services. The "free lift " campaign is the first in a series of campaigns to contribute in the efforts of growing our economy and assisting fellow businesses.

This announcement falls on the heels of a report released March 11th by the World Travel & Tourism Council which stated "US travel and tourism has received very little government support since the beginning of the global economic crisis, despite it's significant contribution to GDP, employment, and investments."

"Our hope is that other organizations large and small join us in this effort" added Garter.

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