Media Visit Guidelines
London & Partners receives a significant number of requests from travel journalists seeking support for their visit to London. To most effectively meet your editorial, film and photographic needs, we ask that you read the following guidelines and then complete the registration form.
Basic Guidelines
- Please contact us at least four weeks before your trip
- Media looking for assistance must fully complete and submit the media request form below
- Journalists should be prepared to submit a letter of assignment on the publication's letterhead from their editor indicating intent to publish their feature or article along with a recent copy of the publication they are writing for
- Freelance writers need to provide two recently published travel related clippings from an audited outlet, published within the last calendar year, for the request to be considered
- While we welcome the opportunity to work with television and film productions, London & Partners cannot arrange necessary work visas or filming permits. Film crews must also have public liability insurance to be able to film in many locations in London. Film permits and other filming guidelines can be obtained through Film London
- In return for our assistance on press visits visitlondon.com or londonandpartners.com must be mentioned
Assistance London & Partners May Provide
- Interview opportunities
- Calendar of events and statistics
- Standard itinerary suggestions
- Contact information of public relations representatives for hotels and attractions
- Film and photos of London can be accessed free on our website
Accommodation
- London & Partners does not pay for hotel accommodation
- London & Partners can liaise with hotels to try to secure a media rate for visiting media depending on the media. Offers of complimentary accommodation are at the discretion of our partner hotels
Please note
- London & Partners cannot provide Oyster cards or other public transport tickets
- London & Partners does not cover taxis or rental cars or vans for media and/or film crews
- London & Partners is unable to cover the cost of travel to London
- London & Partners does not pay for hotel accommodation
- We do not hire out guides or escorts for the length of a journalist and/or film crew's visit
- We do not produce any type of attractions pass – partners that do can be found here
Media Request Form
Please complete and return the form below (available in either Word or PDF format).
Download Media Request Form [Word doc]
Download Media Request Form [PDF 33.7KB]
