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Partner with the Maryland Office of Tourism
Partner with the Maryland Office of Tourism to market your destination/attraction/business and get the word out about your events and initiatives. Here are a few suggestions and contact information for our staff members who can help you with our sales, marketing and destination development initiatives.
Ways to Work with us
Website Presence on VisitMaryland.org
Ensure your business, event and deals are accessible to 3 million travel decision-makers on VisitMaryland.org
Register or sign in to our Self-Entry Portal to add or edit your business listings, upload events, and offer package deals and discounts on VisitMaryland.org
Check your listing often to ensure that it capitalizes on thematic programs, seasonal campaigns and OTD marketing activities
Brandon Chan, 301-447-3719, [email protected] or Florence Brant, 301-293-4172, [email protected]
Group Tour & Travel Trade Sales
Create group tour experiences and share with us! Get help reaching the domestic and international travel trade market—group tours, student groups, reunions and receptive travel buyers
Participate in sales missions and trade show outreach to receive group tour leads
Rich Gilbert, 410-767-6288, [email protected]
Branding & Advertising
Use our branding and creative assets in your advertising
Submit photos to our WebDAM (Web Digital Asset Management) for Maryland Office of Tourism use
Brian Lawrence, 410-767-6299, [email protected]
Maryland Welcome Centers
Meet Travel Sales team members at any of the eight Maryland Welcome Centers and share your information at your local Visitor Center
Distribute your brochures and display marketing materials at Maryland Welcome Centers
Marti Banks, 301-490-2444, [email protected] or [email protected]
Media Relations & Social Media
Send us your press releases and participate in travel media familiarization tours (FAM tours)
Provide tickets/prizes for Maryland Mondays giveaways on social media
Follow and cross-promote with us on social media and use #MDinFocus
Leslie Troy, 410-767-6298, [email protected] or Ana Hall-Defoor, 410-804-2120, [email protected]
Tourism Development
Market your story through the National UGRR Network to Freedom, National Civil Rights Network, Chesapeake Bay Storytellers and Scenic Byways programs
Anne Kyle, 410-767-0696, [email protected]
Industry Resources & More
Find these opportunities plus resources, marketing plans, research, newsletters, and links on Maryland Office of Tourism industry website Industry.VisitMaryland.org.
Lisa Hansen Terhune, 410-699-3711, [email protected]
January 2026
OTD’s website attracts almost three million visitors annually. To ensure your business, event and/or deal is accessible to these travel decision-makers, claim or update your listings through the website’s self- entry portal. Please check your listing often to ensure that it capitalizes on thematic promotions and other OTD marketing activities.
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