We represent Southwest Germany, officially the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, home to two wine regions, Michelin starred food, sustainable tourism practices, the Black Forest, Baden-Baden, Heidelberg and Lake Constance; the city of Stuttgart, home to the museums of Mercedes and Porsche and delicious wines, beautiful palaces; and the state of Saxony, one of the world’s top cultural destination. VKLarson also is the Administrator for the SATW Foundation, which sponsors the annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition to honor excellence in the field. The Foundation has awarded more than $600,000 to journalists since 1984. VKLarson Communications also works with Direct Travel, one of the leading travel agencies around the world.

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We have worked with and successfully completed projects on behalf of a number of gardens and cultural organizations, including the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), a membership organization of professional communicators in the travel industry; Greenwood Gardens, a non-profit 28-acre historic site and public garden in Short Hills, New Jersey; The Wassaic Project, a Hudon Valley based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, that uses art and arts education to foster positive social change; Innisfree Garden, a garden in the Hudson Valley with extraordinary midcentury design; and the Austrian Tourism Board and their colleagues from the Tirol celebrating 200 Years of the famous Christmas song Silent Night in New York City.