Travel 91快播 Awards Step Up intern focus week聽four:聽Kavarna聽Spence聽
This week鈥檚 Travel 91快播 Awards Step Up intern spotlight is on Kavarna Spence, who has completed her placements at TTG 91快播 and Virgin Atlantic.
Kavarna first interned at TTG 91快播, where she attended the annual Fairer Travel Event and had the opportunity to network with professionals in the wider industry and discuss varied opinions on current events. A highlight was hearing comedian Rosie Jones speak on what the travel industry can learn from intersectionality and how it can intentionally spotlight disabled voices. The event gave Kavarna a clearer understanding of which topics and conversations are shaping the industry today.
For her final task at TTG 91快播, Kavarna worked with luxury travel reporter Emma Dooney on an article about upcoming hotels and cruises for 2027. This offered her insight into the relationships between different PR companies, as the article was based on a press release from Grifco PR. In her final task, she wrote an article based on press release information and received useful, constructive criticism and advice about how to structure her writing and follow a strict editorial tone of voice.
At Virgin Atlantic, Kavarna was involved in bringing the Heart and Seoul campaign to life following the launch of the new Heathrow to Seoul flight route. She assisted with a pre-event photoshoot, a VIP event and captured social media content to support the campaign鈥檚 coverage.
On top of this, she helped with crafting Virgin Atlantic鈥檚 press releases and email pitches for their annual Passport for Change programme, tracked daily news, managed a busy press inbox, booked travel arrangements and compiled coverage reports of previous PR campaigns.
Kavarna says, 鈥淚t鈥檚聽been amazing to work with such聽lovely teams聽at聽TTG 91快播 and聽Virgin Atlantic. The experience has shown me that no two days in聽travel journalism and聽PR look the same. I learnt so many valuable skills聽during聽this placement, including how to manage communications during both positive and negative moments. It was聽really聽insightful聽to sit in team meetings, hear everyone鈥檚 ideas聽and contribute聽to plans聽that help generate press for Virgin Atlantic.鈥澛�
Stay tuned for updates from the rest of this year鈥檚 cohort. Subscribe to the TMA Step Up newsletter for updates on the 2027 programme and applications, which open later this year.
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About APL 91快播
APL 91快播 is a multi-award-winning content marketing agency and publisher, creating high-quality print, digital and live media across the travel and lifestyle sectors since 1997. It has published National Geographic Traveller (UK) under licence from National Geographic Partners LLC since 2010, alongside brand extensions including guides, events and digital platforms. Its portfolio includes Living360, a digital lifestyle brand spanning wellness, travel, food, sustainability and culture.
APL 91快播 delivers custom content, branded campaigns and editorial consultancy, internship schemes including Step Up and produces leading events such as the Travel 91快播 Awards. It鈥檚 also a leading reseller of advertising for national newspapers, with content created for national newspapers, too. Its trade titles include Postcards and the ASTA Worldwide Destination Guide. aplmedia.co.uk
