{"id":20864,"date":"2025-06-20T17:39:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/?p=20864"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:20:17","slug":"tln-global-leadership-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/news\/tln-global-leadership-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Lifestyle Network: new leadership and global ambitions for international communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">As it celebrates its <strong>20th anniversary<\/strong>, Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) \u2014 the leading international network of independent communications agencies specializing in <strong>tourism<\/strong> and <strong>lifestyle<\/strong> \u2014 announces a <strong>new strategic governance<\/strong> structure.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A new president to drive global growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>David Zapata<\/strong>, founder of U.S.-based agency <strong>Zapwater Communications<\/strong>, has been named <strong>Executive Chairman of the Board<\/strong>. A multi-award-winning agency, Zapwater exemplifies the power of <strong>creative campaigns<\/strong> rooted in local culture with <strong>global impact<\/strong> \u2014 a model TLN now aims to scale across the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>His priorities<\/strong> include strengthening cross-market collaboration, expanding lifestyle and tourism communication offerings, and creating greater synergies among members.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20866 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"New Travel Lifestyle network Team 2025\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Travel-Lifestyle-Network-nouvelle-equipe-2025.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GroupExpression to represent the EMEA region on the board<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Virginie Le Norgant<\/strong>, co-founder of <strong>GroupExpression<\/strong> (France), returns to the board as <strong>representative of the 12 members across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)<\/strong>. Formerly Chair of the network from 2017 to 2020, <strong>her deep knowledge of the French and European markets<\/strong> will help advance both regional and cross-regional initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>She joins a board also composed of:<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Trupti Vasudev<\/strong> (India) \u2013 <strong>Actimedia PR &amp; Digital<\/strong> for Asia-Pacific<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Marilyne Levesque<\/strong> (Canada) \u2013 <strong>Marelle Communications<\/strong> for the Americas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>A strategic vision: global campaigns with local relevance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Since its founding, TLN has supported <strong>brands<\/strong>, <strong>destinations<\/strong>, <strong>airlines<\/strong>, and <strong>hotel groups<\/strong> in developing <strong>tailor-made international campaigns<\/strong>. Thanks to its <strong>local presence<\/strong> and <strong>sector expertise<\/strong>, the network delivers PR, influencer, and marketing programs precisely aligned with market needs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking to grow your international communications?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>TLN is the solution<\/strong> for brands seeking a <strong>network of local experts<\/strong> backed by a <strong>cohesive and strategic global vision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>More information on: <a href=\"https:\/\/travellifestylenetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travellifestylenetwork.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For its 20th anniversary, Travel Lifestyle Network strengthens its global strategy with new leadership and appoints GroupExpression to represent the EMEA region.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20864"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20869,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20864\/revisions\/20869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupexpression.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}