Love Travel, Want to Write

Festival in Bhutan ©Solange Hando

Top Tip

Forget the destination track

The tighter the focus, the more original the feature, the easier the sale

So what can you write about?

Culture and craft

Heritage, festivals, food and wine, embroidery, woodcarving, pottery, the list is endless...

Local travel

Steam train, river trip, rickshaws, bus journey, hot air balloon, donkey riding

Activities

Family fun, water sports, golf, cycling, paragliding, cooking, painting...

Nature

Conservation, eco-lodges, bird watching, trekking, saving turtles

Local people

Visit a school, talk to monks, meet a budding actor, a poet, a chef, a guide with an unusual story

Now what do you do with all these ideas?

Choose your favourites, do the research, take lots of pictures and find suitable markets

Where do you start?

On shelves and online, bear in mind weekly mags need a lot more copy than monthlies

Check out

Women's / Men's magazines

Publications for seniors, families, young adults, outdoor fans

Special interest, sports and hobbies magazines

Transport

Food and wine

Health / Spa / Body and Mind

Wildlife

Newspapers

Travel magazines

In-flight magazines

Finally

Study your chosen market

Length, style, format, fact box

 Pitch to the editor

Keep it brief and to the point

Would you like to know more?

Be a Travel Writer 

Will guide you step by step on the road to success

Enjoy