Jackson Hole Ecotourism Public Relations Firm Wins Best Travel Hospitality and Destinations Campaign Award

Jackson, Wyoming - May 6, 2009 - WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, a Jackson Hole PR firm specializing in travel public relations and ecotourism public relations, has won an award n the Best Travel, Hospitality & Destinations Campaign category for its campaign "The Country's Newest Ecolodge: The Lodge at Sun Ranch" from 2009 Bulldog Awards. A national competition, Bulldog Reporter provides media news and intelligence for the public relations industry.

The campaign was created in 2008 for the debut of the Lodge at Sun Ranch in Cameron, Montana-a multi-faceting public relations campaign that included story placments in the Outside, The New York Times, Men's Journal, Shape, Body & Soul and the website/blogs National Geographic Traveler's IntelligentTravel, GreenGlobetrotter, Green Postcards, Luxist, YahooTravel and Globorati, listed above, included Travel + Leisure, Andrew Harper's Travel Report as one of "10 U.S. Places to See Before You Die," Sherman's Travel, Elle, Bon Appetit, Food + Wine, Delta Sky, ForbesTraveler's list of "Luxury Eco-Resorts '08.

Awards will be presented at a the Media Relations Summit 2009 conference in May in New York City. According to a Bulldog Reporter spokesperson, "The competition was extremely tight this year, and virtually all the entries we saw were worthy of acclaim. Our judges worked overtime to choose the most laudable campaigns from many compelling candidates.". A list of the 2009 winners will be available at www.bulldogreporter.com beginning in May.

"We're pleased to receive this recognition on behalf of our client "The Lodge at Sun Ranch," says Worden. "As a public relations company with an emphasis on "green" clients, it was exciting to work on the launch of one of the country's newest ecoranches."

WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations is a boutique public relations firm representing companies in hospitality, tourism, ecotourism and architecture-many with eco-friendly components. Based in Jackson Hole, Wyo., the firm also has associates in Denver, Colo. For additional WordenGroup information, visit www.wordenpr.com or their blog at http://prcred.wordpress.com.

Media Contact: Darla Worden, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, darla@wordenpr.com, 307.734.5335