Hi there!

Our agency, Hanna Lee Communications (HLC), is proud to announce the first-ever launch of New York Bartender Week (Nov. 18-24, 2024)!

Our mission is to salute the bar community and honor bartenders, bar backs, bar managers and bar & restaurant owners across New York City and New York State. 🍸🥂🍧🍝🥃

@newyorkbartenderweek will also celebrate the wonderful journalists, writers, authors and reporters who bring the newsmakers in our hospitality & travel industry to the forefront with a goal of creating valuable relationships between the media and the bar & spirits community. 📝🎙️🎥

We will also showcase our beautiful Empire State as a world-class travel/tourism destination for drinks and dining enthusiasts. 

For updates and to get involved, please sign up below!

A Little Bit About HLC!

• We are an award-winning global PR agency based in New York City specialized in hospitality and travel.

Saluting 20 Award-Winning Years

• Now celebrating our 20th anniversary (we are calling it HLC 2.0), we are expert brand builders for bars, restaurants, hotels, spirits, wine and travel destinations. We won over 300 national and international awards for the best PR and marketing campaigns, including PR News Platinum Awards, Webby Awards, PRSA NY's Big Apple Awards, SABRE Awards and others.

An Award-Winning Book

• We are also the co-author and producer of the award-winning book, "The Japanese Art of the Cocktail," by Katana Kitten's Masahiro Urushido and Michael Anstendig. The book won the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for "Best New Cocktail or Bartending Book," and was a finalist for a James Beard Media Award and an IACP Award. An Amazon Editors' Pick, Barnes & Noble called it a "Best Book" (Cookbooks).

Connect with us!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannaleepr/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanna-lee-communications/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannaLeeCommunications
• X: https://twitter.com/hannaleepr
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannaleepr 

Tune in to Our "Hospitality Forward" Podcast!

• Our agency has its own podcast, "Hospitality Forward," which is designed to help hospitality & travel professionals learn how to earn the media spotlight. Each week, show hosts Michael Anstendig & Hanna Lee interview top journalists from around the world who share their insights and tips for getting their attention.
• With listeners in 160+ countries, tune in today to get to know more than 85 journalists to date! https://www.hannaleecommunications.com/podcast

Enjoy & Cheers,

Michael Anstendig, Hanna Lee & Team HLC