Rachel Harrison Communications

What Rachel Harrison Communications does

Rachel Harrison Communications (RHC) is a privately-held, founder-owned public relations agency founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York. The firm specializes in strategic communications, media relations, branding, web design, content marketing, and digital marketing services for clients in the hospitality, food, and beverage sectors. Its primary segments are hotels, restaurants, travel, and food/beverage brands, with services positioned as retainer-based B2B engagements under a recurring subscription model.

RHC's flagship product beyond traditional PR services is its annual Hospitality Forecast, a proprietary industry trend report synthesized from a December survey of approximately 100 quantitative and 143 qualitative respondents drawn from chefs, hoteliers, and journalists. The 2026 edition was published in January 2026 and is distributed via PR Newswire, functioning both as thought-leadership content and as a top-of-funnel marketing channel for new client acquisition. The firm does not disclose pricing publicly; contracts are scoped and priced per client.

The business is sales-led, with direct client engagement targeting enterprise hospitality accounts. RHC has built brand equity through industry recognition, including 2025 honors from The PR Net (Agency of the Year), Inc. 5000 (America's fastest-growing private companies, citing global expansion and new partnerships), and PR Daily Awards. No external funding, parent company, or M&A activity is disclosed. The firm remains independent and founder-operated, with Rachel Harrison as Owner & Founder.

Name

Rachel Harrison Communications

Website

https://wearerhc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rachel Harrison Communications is a New York-based, founder-owned B2B public relations agency founded in 2014, serving hospitality, food, and beverage clients with retainer-based strategic communications, media relations, branding, and annual proprietary industry research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Intelligence, Reporting & Data Platforms (THALACAL)

Keywords

• Hospitality public relations
• Media relations
• Brand communications
• Communications strategy
• Campaign execution

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. PR and Communications Services: RHC generates revenue through PR and communications retainer services for hospitality, food, and beverage clients. The agency provides strategic communications, media relations, and campaign execution services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rachel Harrison Communications (RHC) is a hospitality-focused public relations firm that provides strategic communications, media relations, brand positioning, and campaign execution services for hotels, restaurants, and food and beverage brands. The agency also produces the annual Hospitality Forecast, a proprietary industry trend report based on survey data from chefs, hoteliers, and journalists.

Product overview

Rachel Harrison Communications (RHC) is a hospitality PR firm offering public relations services, strategic communications, and industry research. The company's primary offering is its annual Hospitality Forecast report, which synthesizes industry insights from chefs, hoteliers, and journalists to identify emerging trends in travel and hospitality sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Relations and Strategic Communications
• Hospitality Forecast Report

Quantifiable outcome

• Word of mouth is hospitality's most trusted channel (58%)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 5W Public Relations: Mid-sized U.S. PR firm with a strong hospitality, travel, and consumer lifestyle practice, competing for similar hotel, restaurant, and F&B brand mandates as RHC.
• Anchor Media: Boutique PR and social media agency focused on hospitality, travel, and lifestyle brands, competing head-to-head for boutique hotel and restaurant PR engagements.
• Hemsworth Communications: Hospitality, travel, and lifestyle PR agency providing media relations and brand communications; similar boutique scale and vertical focus to RHC.
• MMGY Global: Marketing services firm dedicated to the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector with integrated PR, content, and research capabilities — a more data/research-led analog to RHC's hospitality-specialist positioning.
• Lou Hammond Group: Long-established hospitality and travel PR agency with deep relationships across hotels, tourism boards, and lifestyle brands; one of the most direct comparables to RHC in the U.S. hospitality-specialist PR segment.
• The Zimmerman Agency: Hospitality, travel, and lifestyle-focused PR and marketing agency serving hotel, restaurant, and destination clients, overlapping RHC's core service offering and verticals.
• JPR Communications (a Kreps PR company): Hospitality and travel PR boutique offering media relations, influencer marketing, and brand storytelling to hotel and tourism clients — closely comparable in size, vertical, and service mix to RHC.

Broad incumbents

• Weber Shandwick: Large global PR network with a dedicated travel and leisure practice; competes for enterprise hospitality and tourism accounts that RHC's boutique scale cannot fully service.
• M Booth: Independent-led PR and communications agency with a strong travel, hospitality, and lifestyle client roster; a credible mid-market competitor overlapping RHC's vertical and account profile.
• Edelman: Global communications leader with a sizable travel and hospitality practice, frequently competing for the largest global hotel and travel brand mandates that RHC also targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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