Ditch the 9-to-5 and get paid to travel the world
There’s a lot of secrecy about how the travel media works. Travel writers jet off around the globe writing stories about their experiences, but who actually pays for these trips and how do writers persuade editors to commission them in the first place? Maybe you’ve already sent pitches to editors and got nothing but silence back. Or perhaps you’re just dipping your toe into the idea of travel writing. You might be concerned that without a journalism degree or writing qualifications, becoming a professional writer is impossible.
Wherever you are on your travel writing journey, this complete course will arm you with the knowledge you need to build a successful career as a travel writer.
With our easy-to-follow video lessons crammed with actionable tips, you’ll learn:
– The nuts and bolts of getting PRs to send you around the world on all-expenses-paid trips
– The three key things to include in a pitch that’ll make editors commission you on the spot (plus pitching information for 40+ publications)
– Expert writing tips and tricks for turning in copy that editors (and awards committees!) will love
– The 10 networking organisations you MUST join to meet editors and PRs alike
– How the financials of travel writing stack up and how to make a living in the travel media
Sally Kirby
“…I loved this course; invaluable for new travel writers!…”
Lindsay Narey
“… This is a practical, interesting and well-thought-out course perfect for anyone looking to break into this fascinating world!…”
Emily Pogue
“…This course gives a great road map of the travel writing industry!…”
Are you fed up with guessing what editors want?
Most travel writers don’t struggle because they lack ideas, but because they don’t know where those ideas belong or how to shape them so editors say yes.
The Travel Pitching Index is a database analysing the content published by 37 of the world’s top travel publications.
You’ll have access to:
– Publication insights for 37 top international travel publications
– Easy-to-understand publication overviews
– Detailed publication breakdowns showing sections open to freelancers and the types of stories published within them
– Quick-reference guide to current rates
– Editor mastheads and email formats for 37 publications
– Quarterly updates as the media landscape changes
Let us polish three of your pitches into commission-ready stories
Struggling to write the perfect pitch for a story idea? Or pitching ideas but only getting crickets back? Purchase the Pitch Clinic and get three of your pitches workshopped by Lottie and Steph. You’ll receive feedback on your pitches, with tweaks and amendments that will make your pitch stand out better in an editor’s inbox. We’ll also recommend outlets we think would be a great fit for your pitch.
There are two different Pitch Clinic options:
– Written feedback (you’ll receive written feedback on three pitches): £60
– Written feedback and a 20-minute video call (you’ll receive written feedback on three pitches plus a 20-minute feedback call with either Lottie or Steph): £99
Ever wanted to see the other pitches landing in editors’ inboxes?
Now you can! The Travel Writer’s Pitch Pack contains 18 commissioned travel pitches from seven award-winning writers across the travel industry, plus links to the resulting pieces. These pitches are exclusive to the Pitch Pack.
You’ll learn:
– How to structure a successful pitch
– The types of juicy details that editors want to know before they commission a story
– Whether there’s actually a limit to how long a pitch should be
Discover how travel writers get paid to travel
The Travel Writer’s Starter Kit is a free guide that reveals the insider knowledge professional travel writers use to land paid commissions and free trips. It pulls back the curtain on how professional travel writers operate: the relationships, the economics and the strategy that makes the difference between dreaming about travel writing and actually doing it.
You’ll learn:
– How travel writers actually get paid to travel (no, you don’t need 100k Instagram followers)
– The truth about getting ‘free’ trips
– What major publications actually pay
– The 3-step process for landing your first commission
– Which prestigious publications WON’T accept certain types of stories
– Why your approach might be costing you opportunities