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Last updated on Jul 12, 2023

How to Become a Travel Writer in 5 Steps: A Guide for Travel Bugs

For most people, trekking through the mountains or sampling French cuisine is a rare treat. For travel writers, it might just be another day on the job. As their job title suggests, travel writers create content about anything and everything related to exploring the world. 

Whether they’re writing to help readers plan a trip or to transport them — through words — to places they may never visit, no two travel writers share the same journey through their careers. But if you intend to walk down this road and become a travel writer, here are five steps to help you on your professional adventure.

Learn to be a descriptive writer and a thorough researcher

If there’s a single skill-set that almost all great travel writers share, it would be in research and descriptive writing. While people in this profession often have degrees in English or journalism, this is not a strict requirement. People come to travel writing from all walks of life, and publications tend to be concerned with your ability to deliver a great piece over any advanced degree. 

Although there isn’t any specific travel writing degree, if you want to learn all you can in one centralized place, there are many travel writing courses that train everyone from experienced journalists to new writers. 

Immerse readers with your descriptive writing

Readers want you to take them on a journey with you. If you can’t pay for them to join you on a sea voyage to the Azores, you’ll have to settle for evoking the five senses and other descriptive writing techniques. 

Take for example, Paul Theroux. A prolific travel writer with a career spanning five decades, he’s treasured for his ability to pull readers into his adventures with simple yet evocative language, as he does in his essay, “ Taking the Great American Roadtrip ”: 

What made Barstow's billboards a peculiar blight was the contrast with everything that lay around them—the landscape that was so stark and dramatic as a brooding expanse of withered shrubs and fat cactuses, the stony roads that seemed to lead nowhere, the bleak and beautiful backdrop that seemed as though no one had laid a hand on it, with lively colorations at a distance and up close so dry, like a valley of bones looking as though they could not support life. I had seen deserts in Patagonia and Turkmenistan, northern Kenya and Xinjiang in western China; but I had never seen anything like this. The revelation of the Mojave Desert was (peering past the billboards) not just its illusion of emptiness but its assertive power of exclusion, the low bald hills and far-off mountains looking toasted and forbidding under the darkening sky.

Theroux invites the reader on the road with him and describes the desert landscape in crisp detail. The use of simile (“like a valley of bones”) and strong language (“stark, dramatic”) brings the piece to life and gives us a view from Theroux’s window so it feels like we’re traveling along with him. 

How do you remember and keep track of all these details while you’re on the go? Keeping a journal while you’re traveling — even if it’s just to another part of the town you live in — is a great method to have all the information you need to write your story when you finally get to sit down and reflect on your journey. 

Cherry-pick the details that will tell the best story

Though you may have recorded many interesting details, you can’t include everything. Travel writing may feature a lot of exposition to set the scene, but it isn’t the same thing as keeping a journal. To make a stronger piece, you need to focus on the right stories and details, which means knowing what to add and what you can leave out.

At the same time, being concise is important. Unless you’re running your own blog or website, most digital or physical publications will have word limits to adhere to. Identifying what’s most important and most interesting to your audience as you write makes for more compelling writing. 

Preparation is key

For travel writers, research skills go hand-in-hand with writing skills. You might be asked to write about a topic you aren’t familiar with or you might need to learn more about a place’s history or background to give your piece greater context. Research will allow you to create an accurate and well-informed story and help fill in the gaps in your own knowledge. And who knows, you might stumble on something that will inspire your next trip or story. 

Before you begin planning your next trip to the most popular destination of the year, you need to research where everyone has already gone. If you find a lot of articles about solo travel in Brazil, that might mean you need to find a new angle or pick a different place entirely, and down another research rabbit hole you’ll go. 

Learning as much as you can about the culture and history of the place you’re visiting will undoubtedly deepen your understanding and experience of it. A monument or a park might be pretty and fun to hang out in, but knowing that New York City’s Washington Square Park was built over the graves of 20,000 people makes for both an interesting angle and a more emotionally impactful piece.

Even if you want to write from the perspective of someone going into an experience blind, you still need to do research to travel anywhere — or you’ll end up writing a travelog where you barely find your way out of the airport parking lot. 

While these are the main two skills you should focus on, there are a few more that can give you and your writing a boost. 

Interviewing

A subset of research, learning how to interview effectively will broaden the scope of your knowledge and your writing. Sometimes, you need a perspective other than your own, and who better to tell you about all the hidden secrets of Barcelona than a local? It’s an invaluable skill — especially for a travel writer — to be able to go into a place and speak to people, to get their stories and perspectives so you can go beyond just being a tourist. It’s a way to pull back the curtain and really connect yourself and your reader with the wider world. 

Travel writers do this quite often, and a great example can be seen in Anthony Bourdain’s TV show, Parts Unknown . On the surface, this food travel show showcases the cuisines of the world. But Bourdain’s interests, and thus the show’s, were much more focused on the lives of the people he’d meet along the way. 

If you also want to write in a way that exceeds the usual ‘visit-here-and-eat-that’ humdrum of most so-called travel writing and really start to understand the people you’ll encounter, you’ll need to become a passable interviewer.

Finding people to interview, asking the right questions, and making your interviewee comfortable are the main things that go into conducting a successful interview. Before you go out into the wider world, you can practice with friends, but really, the best way to learn is by doing. Record your interviews or take notes to ensure you don’t forget anything and have quotes to use for when you write your story. And, of course, ask permission before you conduct the interview or use the material.

With your notes and quotes in order, you then need to do the hard part: figure out what’s relevant. You may have dozens of poignant quotes and conversations, but it’s inevitable that you’ll have more raw material than you’ll be able to use. There’s no one right way to make this judgment. It takes time, experimentation, and experience to figure which ones are the best and order them together into one coherent whole. 

Stay up to date with the travel industry

While not necessarily a skill, part of being a good travel writer is being in the know about what’s happening in the travel industry. After all, the larger trends of people’s travel habits, popular destinations, and the state of major airlines and hotels influences the kind of information people are looking for. And it can always serve as inspiration for your next story. There are dozens of industry newsletters you can subscribe to that will keep you apprised of any new developments (including job openings and calls for pitches) in the world of travel, such as Lottie Gross’s Talking Travel Writing . Use them wisely. 

Staying up to date is also knowing where the opportunities to monetize your writing lie. The travel industry is full of affiliate programs and content partnerships, where you can get paid for your work without having to sell it to a publisher or outlet. Your chances of landing these types of deals significantly increase if you have your own blog or social media accounts with a good amount of subscribers, but there may be other opportunities out there as well if you’re savvy.

Even travel writers who don’t consider themselves “influencers” can learn a lot from people creating video content relating to travel topics, especially when it comes to how to make a profit off their content.  If you’re interested in running and making money off your own blog, knowing about programs like these and where to find them is incredibly important. 

Whether you’re looking to get a brand partnership, pitch an online publication, or a guest post on a travel blog, learning the basics of search engine optimization (SEO) and applying it to your writing will help you as you search for opportunities. Essentially, SEO is about optimizing a web page — in this case, your article — to be read by a search engine and draw users to it. It’s no surprise, then, that many publications value writers who have SEO skills and can optimize their articles to bring more traffic to their website.

Learn to take good photos

Besides being a competent and compelling writer, there's another skill that you should look to hone: photography. As much as people enjoy reading about places they’ve never been to, descriptive writing and imagination can only go so far. When it comes to travel, a picture can truly speak more than a thousand words. And a video might be even better. Visual media adds extra color and context to your piece while complementing your writing. 

Depending on whether you’re freelancing or working full-time for a publication, you won’t always have a photographer following you on your journey. Learning the basics of photography can be helpful in those instances and make you a more well-rounded travel writer. In some cases, it might even be attractive to publications if you can provide your own photos. Consider posting what you capture on your personal blog, Instagram, or TikTok as well. Any way of building a following is great.

This doesn’t mean you must invest in a quality DSLR camera (though you certainly can). These days, many smartphones have top-of-the-line cameras that can take the kinds of stunning pictures of white sand beaches and ancient castles that readers are looking for. A beginner’s photography course can help you learn all the basics about lighting, color, and composition and have you snapping great shots in no time. 

📸 Taking plenty of photos can also help you ace your descriptive writing, for those moments when you’re struggling to recall specific details about a place you visited. 

Build a portfolio of work

Once you have a solid foundation of skills, you can begin creating your portfolio. While you might dream of being a staff writer at a travel publication, or make a living as a freelance travel writer, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to jump straight into that role. 

Find a niche you love

Unsurprisingly, travel writing is a popular choice for aspiring writers. Who doesn’t want to galavant around the world and make a living writing about your adventures? But, of course, that also means it’s a very competitive field, and standing out can be difficult. Finding a way to differentiate yourself will give you a leg up and provide a focus for your articles. 

The great thing about travel writing is that there is a nearly never-ending number of niches you could devote yourself to. You can write exclusively about a certain country or area of the world or gear your work towards a specific audience, such as budget travelers, people traveling with family, or digital nomads. If you have a unique perspective, it’s likely that people will want to read about it. 

That isn’t to say you can’t write outside your chosen subfield. Plenty of writers find success publishing in their niche and then expanding their reach to become a sort of jack of all trades. Having a focus will simply allow you to stand out from the crowd. 

Collect some quality clips

First, you need to build up a reputation and a solid amount of quality clips — a journalistic term for published articles. They will serve as your resume, showing off your writing and research skills, as well as the topics you’re familiar with and your general style. As you start looking for ways to build your portfolio, internships, freelance opportunities, and blogging can all be great ways to start out. 

💡If you’re curious about the many kinds of work travel writers can do, check out this post about the different types of travel writing . 

📕And if you already have a travel writing blog, you might want to turn your blog into a book that you can pitch to publishers or self-publish.

Look for internships

Internships are a common way writers gain experience and clips. Magazines and online publications may allow aspiring travel writers to flex their skills and learn about what goes into professional travel writing. However, while there are paid internships in this field, many are likely unpaid. Whether you want to pursue an unpaid internship remains up to you, but we recommend valuing your time and pursuing paid internships when you can. 

Consider freelance writing

Another option to consider is writing on a freelance basis . Pitching articles to travel publications will not only be a way to gain jobs and clippings but allows you to practice ideation and build up a personal brand, as you are entirely in charge of the topics you’re writing about. It also expands your network of contacts in the industry, which will help you as you continue to pitch magazines and might lead to a job somewhere down the road. 

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And if you want to take complete control of your career, a subset of freelancing is blogging. Dozens of freelance travel writers supplement (or make a career out of) running their own personal blog. Having one will give you a ready-made portfolio of clips showing off your skills. This is where having a niche can be especially helpful, as it’s a way to set you apart from all the other travel blogs on the Internet. 

Search for jobs and writing opportunities

With a solid portfolio of clips, it’s time to go out into the world and fully devote yourself to a career in travel writing. There are two main tracks you could take: finding a staff writer position at a magazine or becoming a freelance travel writer. 

Finding full-time travel writer jobs

For many writers, the dream is to work full-time as a travel writer for a publication. It offers stability while letting you travel to different destinations to write and explore. 

Although there are many travel-focused magazines like Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure that might have staff writer positions, don’t discount other publications. Some magazines and newspapers with completely different focuses have travel sections that need staff writers to keep them running. 

For positions like this, a portfolio is especially important. Magazines want to see that writers have a background in journalism and are reliable writers who can deliver good-quality pieces on time. Previously being published is often proof of that. But part of building a portfolio is also building connections with people in the industry. Knowing someone at a magazine who is familiar with your work and can vouch for you can help you get your foot in the door and be hired as a staff writer. 

Freelancing

Another option is to continue down the freelance path, pitching and writing your own stories. This route gives you a lot more freedom. You can decide which places to visit and which activities you want to do, and you’re always in charge of your own itinerary. Overall, you’re much less likely to work on a story you’re not interested in because an editor told you you must. 

This is where picking a niche and having a blog can be especially helpful. Establishing yourself as an authority on a subject will draw people to your articles and give you credibility as you pitch publications. A website dedicated to your niche, with all your expertise located in one place, elevates your credibility and provides a useful resource for your readers — especially if you get a handle on SEO. Eventually, you can even turn your blog into a book and create another revenue stream. 

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Apprenticeships in the travel industry

If you are interested in starting a career in travel, or in broadening your skills as you develop your career, an apprenticeship is a great way to start. Many travel companies offer apprenticeship schemes that include a variety of different routes to choose from. ABTA worked very closely with People 1st (who were the workforce development charity that represented travel at the time) and a number of our members and other industry representatives as part of the Travel Consultant Trailblazers Group. This group developed new professional standards for Travel Consultant Apprentices. This apprenticeship has an end assessment test, ensuring that every apprentice needs to meet the agreed industry professional standards, no matter where they did their apprenticeship. These standards are regularly reviewed by ABTA members and IfATE – The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education . 

The Travel Consultant Apprenticeship covers both leisure and business travel. This means that both Leisure Travel and Business Travel employers can offer apprenticeships. The apprenticeship will last between 12-24 months depending on previous qualifications and you will be on an employment contract with an employer who will give you the required on the job training.

Individuals and employers can find out more about a wide range of apprenticeships through the Government apprenticeship website .

Find out more about apprenticeships in Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland .  

A number of training providers and colleges also offer the travel apprenticeship. The ABTA Partners below can assist you with advice: 

• Damar Training
• Grant Thornton

DAMAR training offers a free apprenticeship helpline for ABTA members which can be accessed in the member zone. 

A growing number ABTA members offer apprenticeships in a number of other areas too such as a range of aviation-related apprenticeships, human resources, digital marketing and IT. The range of careers in travel companies can be vast and the range of opportunities is varied.

Whether you are an individual looking for an apprenticeship, or an ABTA Member or Partner wanting to offer an apprenticeship of your own, the Government apprenticeship website has a wealth of information to assist you.

Many ABTA Members recruit apprentices directly through their website and Facebook pages; so do have a look at those.  Some examples of ABTA members apprentices pages are:

• Barrhead Travel
• Hays Travel

There are many more ABTA members offering apprenticeships. Take off in Travel is another great resource showcasing careers and apprenticeships.

Employer case study: Clarity Business Travel with Head of Learning and Development, Neil Wainwright-Farrar  

Management apprentice case study: Sarah Martyn at Clarity Business Travel  

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How to become a travel writer

Is becoming a travel writer right for me.

The first step to choosing a career is to make sure you are actually willing to commit to pursuing the career. You don’t want to waste your time doing something you don’t want to do. If you’re new here, you should read about:

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How to become a Travel Writer

Becoming a travel writer requires a passion for travel, strong writing skills, and the ability to conduct thorough research. Here are the steps to becoming a travel writer:

• Develop strong writing skills: Strong writing skills are essential for becoming a travel writer. Take writing courses or workshops, read widely, and practice writing regularly. You can start a blog or contribute to online publications to gain experience and build a portfolio.
• Travel extensively: Traveling is the foundation of becoming a travel writer. You need to explore new places, immerse yourself in different cultures, and experience the world firsthand. Start by exploring your own region, and then expand your travels to more distant destinations.
• Read extensively: Read extensively to gain inspiration and to learn from other travel writers. Read travel books, travel magazines, and online publications to learn about different writing styles and to gain an understanding of the industry.
• Choose a niche: Decide on a niche or specialty that sets you apart from other travel writers. Consider focusing on adventure travel, budget travel, luxury travel, family travel, or cultural travel, for example. This will help you develop a unique voice and make it easier to pitch stories to editors.
• Build a portfolio: Build a portfolio of your travel writing. This can include blog posts, articles, and other published work. Consider submitting your writing to online publications or local newspapers to gain experience and exposure.
• Network with other writers and industry professionals: Attend travel writing conferences, join travel writing organizations, and network with other writers and industry professionals. This will help you learn about the industry and gain insights into the latest trends and opportunities.
• Pitch stories to editors: Once you have a portfolio of writing, start pitching story ideas to editors of travel magazines, newspapers, and websites. Research the publication and understand its editorial style, and tailor your pitch accordingly. Be persistent and follow up on your pitches.
• Be prepared for rejection: Rejection is a common experience for travel writers, and it's important to be prepared for it. Keep refining your writing skills and your portfolio, and don't be discouraged by rejection.
• Consider freelancing: Many travel writers work as freelancers, writing for multiple publications or clients. Consider building a freelance career and working with a variety of clients to gain experience and exposure.

Formal Education There is no specific formal education required to become a travel writer, but a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism , Writing , Creative Writing , English , or Communications can provide a solid foundation in writing and research skills that are essential for a career in travel writing. Some colleges and universities offer travel writing courses or workshops as part of their English or creative writing programs.

Additionally, courses in photography , videography, and social media can be helpful in developing the skills needed to produce compelling content for a travel writing career. Knowledge of website design and development, search engine optimization, and digital marketing can also be beneficial for building an online presence as a travel writer.

Certifications There are a few certifications that can be helpful in developing the skills and knowledge needed for a career in travel writing.

• The International Travel Writing and Photography Academy offers courses and certifications in travel writing, photography, and videography. These courses cover topics such as researching and pitching stories, travel photography and videography, and digital marketing for travel writers.
• The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) offers a Travel Journalism and Photography Internship Program, which provides hands-on experience in travel writing, photography, and videography. This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in travel journalism.
• The Professional Association of Travel Writers (PATW) offers a certification program for travel writers. The program requires completion of a series of courses and the submission of a portfolio of published work. The certification is designed to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in travel writing and to provide credibility to potential clients.
• The American Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI) offers a travel writing program that covers topics such as finding story ideas, conducting research, and pitching stories to editors. The program includes a series of courses and provides access to a community of travel writers and industry professionals.

Online Resources There are many online resources available for travel writers that can provide inspiration, guidance, and opportunities for networking and professional development. Here are some examples:

• Travel Writing World: This podcast features interviews with travel writers and industry professionals, covering topics such as finding your niche, pitching stories to editors, and building a freelance career.
• Matador Network: This website features articles, photography, and video content from a global network of travel writers and photographers. Matador Network also offers courses and resources for travel writers.
• Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a well-known travel guidebook publisher that also features travel articles and destination guides on its website. Lonely Planet also offers a travel writing competition and resources for aspiring travel writers.
• Writers in the Sky: This website features a directory of travel writing courses and workshops, as well as resources for finding jobs and opportunities in travel writing.
• Society of American Travel Writers: The Society of American Travel Writers is a professional organization for travel writers, photographers, and industry professionals. SATW offers networking opportunities, a mentorship program, and an annual conference.
• Travel Massive: Travel Massive is a global network of travel industry professionals, including travel writers, bloggers, and photographers. The organization offers networking events, workshops, and online resources.
• Travel Blog Success: This website offers courses and resources for travel bloggers, including tips for building a successful blog and strategies for monetizing your content.
• National Geographic: National Geographic is a well-respected publisher of travel articles and photography, and offers resources for aspiring travel writers and photographers on its website.

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How to become a travel writer (seriously).

Start reading and don’t stop.

Read all the “greats,” but don’t skip the more obscure writers. Read magazines. Get yourself a library card if you don’t have one, and if you can’t do that, check Google Books and Google Magazines.

The idea isn’t to imitate, but to simply know what — what genres, what styles, what writers — came before you, as well as who your contemporaries are.

2. Redefine the genre of travel writing.

“Travel writing” includes hotel reviews and destination guides, published in guidebooks and in glossy travel magazines. But travel writing’s more than service pieces.

Check out this genre-busting, long-format narrative by Porter Fox . Or this blog post by multi-genre writer Elizabeth Eslami, which I’d categorize as “place-based writing.”

In a way, all movement and all settling is travel, and so the stories we tell about these experiences are “travel writing” in the broadest sense of the word. Even if some editors don’t see it that way.

3. Start a blog.

In the not-so-distant past, a writer had to have a decent portfolio of publication credits to be considered a “travel writer,” and certainly to be published in a glossy mag.

Not so anymore.

Thousands of writers have published their writing primarily or exclusively on their blogs. Some have gotten book deals. Some have gotten print gigs. Some get offers of free travel . And some get nothing more than the recognition that their writing means something to a random reader who stumbled across their blog doing a Google search.

Not sure how to get started? Check out Matador’s stockpile of blogging tips.

4. Develop your online presence.

Use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to connect with other writers, editors, and readers.

5. Build a network, online and off.

Start your blog, set up a Facebook and Twitter account, but make sure you get offline, too. Stories and relationships don’t develop best through a screen. That only happens at ground level.

MatadorU hosts frequent workshops and events around the world.

6. Travel. But not just to “exotic” places.

You’ve got a 9-5’er. You’ve got kids. You’ve got debt. You’ve got no money. You’ve got an expired passport.

What you’ve got are excuses. A walk beyond your front door is travel. The only thing you need for a trip is curiosity.

7. Look for stories everywhere.

Often, the most interesting stories aren’t waiting in some far-flung place for you to come along and unearth them. Instead, they’re right beside you, at ground level .

8. Avoid cliches.

If you’re not sure what cliches we’re talking about, you need to go back to step 1 (READ). You can also consult our articles, 10 words and phrases we never want to see in travel writing again and 5 more words we never want to see in travel writing again .

How many hidden gems and best kept secrets can there be in the world, anyway?

9. Learn when to break the writing rules you’ve been taught.

One of the challenges new travel writers often confront is unlearning rules of narrative they were taught in school: “Always write in the third person.” “Every paragraph must have three to five sentences.” “Every story must have an introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.”

It’s not narrative that’s inflexible; it’s the writer. Don’t be afraid to play with forms or break rules.

10. Commit to the craft.

Tip #9 notwithstanding, there are some rules that shouldn’t be broken. Spelling and punctuation should be solid if you intend to submit your writing for publication, whether online or in print. Your syntax and word usage should be on point. Commit to the craft of writing. Simply telling a good story isn’t enough.

11. Get a writing partner.

Writing has some pretty solitary moments, and reviewing your work with a writing partner (especially if you have problems with spelling, grammar, etc.) can be invaluable. Participating in a writers’ group can be even more useful; you’ll have a support network of writers who can offer constructive feedback.

12. Prepare yourself for rejection.

Every writer experiences rejection. The sooner you learn how to handle it and move on, the happier and more successful you’ll be as a travel writer.

13. Be professional.

Learn how to pitch and query. Don’t make your problems an editor’s problems.

14. Invest in yourself.

If you want to pursue travel writing as a profession, consider making some investments in your professional development. The travel writing, travel photography, and travel filmmaking programs of MatadorU teach you the craft and business of this line of work.

15. Develop other relevant skills.

Assignments often go to writers who also have other relevant skills, especially in photography. If you can offer an editor a complete package of writing and photos, you’ll save him/her lots of time.

16. Use prompts if you have writers’ block.

MatadorU’s Dean of Education, Joshua Johnson, rounded up three websites that are full of prompts to get your pen moving again.

17. Don’t tell the reader how to feel or what to think.

Way too much travel writing is characterized by the author/narrator telling the reader how to feel or what to think. The ways in which we experience “the exotic” and treat it as precious and the ways, in particular, we see people , dramatically shape the ways we talk about them and the impressions our interpretations leave on the reader.

18. But don’t think you’re objective, either.

There’s no such thing as objectivity .

19. Practice “10 Possibilities.”

In order to test your own ways of seeing and your default interpretations, start practicing a game a friend of mine calls “10 Possibilities.” For every experience you’re inclined to classify as “strange,” “exotic,” “amazing,” or otherwise otherworldly, challenge yourself to come up with 10 possibilities that could explain why you’re seeing what you’re seeing.

It’s obvious enough, I suppose, but what distinguishes an “aspiring writer” from a “writer” is that the latter actually…writes. At Matador, we’ve taken to calling this “ass-to-chair” time.

21. Learn how to use an anecdote.

So much beginning travel writing is what I call “This is what I did on my summer vacation” essays: chronologically linear stories that detail every single activity, meal, and person the writer has encountered in his or her travels. 98% of that material isn’t relevant.

Learn how to use anecdotes and scenes in your storytelling.

22. Accept the fact that luck, timing, circumstance, and knowing people often play a big role in a writer’s life.

Don’t underestimate the ‘right place, right time’ scenario. While you might not have much control over that, you do have control over being ready, willing, and able to take advantage of any opportunities that come your way. – Matador Managing Editor Carlo Alcos

In my own work, and among many of my freelance travel writing colleagues, luck, timing, circumstance, and knowing people have played as important a role as being a good writer. * This post was originally published on January 12, 2011.

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Have you ever thought about becoming a freelance travel writer? If you enjoy traveling and have a passion for writing, freelance travel writing could be an exciting career option.

There is something very appealing about being a digital nomad – working remotely and exploring the world – but getting started on that path might sound like a daunting endeavor.

This post will tell you everything you need to know about travel writing and will even provide you with a valuable opportunity to jump-start an exciting new career.

What Is Travel Writing?

Travel writers are people who get paid to write about travel. Some travel writers research destinations around the world, visit different places, and write about their experiences. Other travel writers research and write about destinations closer to home, providing in-depth guides to visitor attractions in their local area. Anything that involves the subject of travel would qualify as travel writing.

Travel Writing Examples

You have a lot of options when it comes to what type of travel writing you want to do. Here’s a brief overview of a few:

• Hotel, restaurant, and destination reviews Visit different places and businesses, describe your experience there, and then rate and write a descriptive review of them.
• Travel itineraries A good itinerary will be broken down into days (or hours for shorter trips). After a brief overview of all the stops on the trip, you need to provide interesting information about each destination so your readers will know if the trip is right for them.
• Travel guides and advice These should be based on personal experience. The writing should be factual but casual in tone and describe an experience you’ve had on a trip with the intent to educate others on what to do or what to avoid.
• Blog or social media content There is a broad range of writing opportunities here, so it is best to pick your niche (e.g., travel for families, backpackers, couples), do some research, figure out a schedule so you can post on a regular basis, and then start writing engaging content for your desired audience.
• Travel books If you feel like you’ve got a lot to say about a certain trip or destination, why not write a whole book? Travel books are more than just a diary. You want to be able to write creatively so your readers will feel like they have taken the journey with you or form a desire to follow in your footsteps.

What Does a Travel Writer Do?

As mentioned above, travel writers write anything related to traveling. While most travel writers take trips and write about them, you can also write based solely on your own research, depending on the type of writing you want to do.

Typical tasks include:

• Describing specific travel destinations
• Giving tips on how to prepare for a certain trip
• Making recommendations (or criticisms) about hotels, restaurants, or excursions
• Drawing attention to religious or local holidays, festivals, specialized markets, architecture, etc.
• Providing advice or information about seasonal weather conditions, events, or concerns
• Writing about personal experiences you’ve had while traveling

The way you format your writing will depend largely on how it will be published. You may need to include interesting photographs if you’re writing for yourself, as opposed to if you’re working for an established magazine or publisher.

Finding travel writing jobs isn’t always easy. But here are a few easy-to-follow steps that can help you succeed.

1. Develop the Relevant Skills

You need to have the right skills to successfully pursue any career. To become a freelance travel writer, you not only need to have a good sense of observation and an understanding of technology and the internet, but you also need to know how to write effectively and have excellent knowledge of grammar and tense use, among other things.

If you feel any of your skills are lacking, consider taking a course or doing some training.

2. Build Your Portfolio

Write as much as you can to gain experience. Try to make sure that your portfolio is easily accessible online. If you don’t have clients that you currently write for, try starting your own blog to improve your writing skills and show your writing to the world.

As you write more, you will quickly develop your unique tone and style, which is valuable as a freelance writer. If you don’t have many clients giving you assignments, consider letting family and friends read and critique your writing.

3. Read a Lot

Many authors have said that to be a great writer, you need to read as much as you can. So, make sure you read other travel writing in the same niche that you want to write for.

4. Market Yourself

If you want to be a successful freelance travel writer, you need people to read what you have written. That requires a little self-promotion.

Having a website, improving your social media presence, and networking with other freelance writers are all great ways to improve your visibility.

5. Find Work

Once you’ve followed the steps outlined above, it’s time to look for travel writing jobs. Luckily, there are plenty of websites that offer freelance writing work. Some sites you may need to pay for, but many are free as well.

Social media sites like LinkedIn are also a great way to find jobs and network with other professionals. You can even publish your blog there !

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So You Want To Be A Travel Writer? Here’s What You Need To Know

What is travel writing.

Let me paint you a picture: imagine yourself travelling for the sheer joy of seeing the world, staying in the best five star hotels, eating the best food… and it’s free. Sounds too good to be true, right?

Enter the world of travel writing! In this industry, you can travel the world and develop your career at the same time. You could be exploring every café in Paris in search of the best hot chocolate, or travelling through Europe in search of the country that offers the best scuba diving, or how about hitting up pub after pub in Ireland to determine which one serves the cheapest pint of beer? Sounds like a blast, right? That’s what being a travel writer can offer you; the key is getting enough exposure and experience to reach that dream.

I don’t know about you, but it sounds like sipping champagne at Hotel de Paris is just a few well-crafted writing samples away.

What You Need to Know to Be a Travel Writer

There’s no doubt about it: travel writers have the ultimate dream job. Getting paid to travel and write about your experience is most people’s idea of ultimate career #goals. While any kind of career in publishing is competitive, the travel industry is booming right now, meaning that there are opportunities for you to try your hand at travel writing. So, what does it take to be a travel writer?

You don’t need to be a bestselling author to be a travel writer; all you need to do is be able to craft a good story, have a flair for writing about adventure, and be able to analyze the best trip advice for readers. To start, you’ll want to find a good pitch, such as the search for the perfect hot chocolate in Paris, and then start approaching publications.

Your five-step guide to getting started as a travel writer:

• Enjoy travelling
• Practice writing about your travel experiences
• Discover your pitch
• Send in query letters
• Start your own blog about your travel experiences

Adventures in Travel Writing

Many people have chosen to retire as travel writers, leaving their desk jobs to see the world and getting paid to do so. You get to see the best places and if you’re on contract with a publication, you may not even have to shell out a cent of your own. You can choose to write part-time and disappear from the stresses of life, or you can eventually make it your full-time career once you have enough experience under your belt. Whatever you choose, travel writing can be an exciting new career option for you. There is nothing better than to do something you love and get paid for it.

How to Become a Travel Writer

So now that you’ve decided that travel writing is something you want to try, the next question on your mind is probably: “How on earth do I accomplish such a feat?” Firstly, don’t quit your day job quite yet. You can’t be a travel writer tomorrow without some serious research and a portfolio of publications under your belt. A great way to get your feet wet would be to write about something in your own home town, or in an area close by that you can explore on a day trip. This gives you a chance to see what being a travel writer is like without any risk, and you can start practicing your craft so that you have writing samples to send to publications.

Once you have several article samples written, you can then approach magazines such as Outpost Magazine and Bold Magazine, as well as countless travel blogs and websites, with your work and ideas for future articles. If a magazine likes your article and hires you, then chances are they will continue hiring you for future work. At that point you can pitch all of your interesting ideas to the magazine, and if they like them, they may give you the opportunity to travel on a funded trip. Research is one of the hardest parts of being a travel writer, because you will need to find the publications that you want to write for and would suit your content. However, there are some very real pitfalls to being a travel writer as well, and it might require some thick skin. 

Is Travel Writing for You?

You may think that travel writing is the perfect career for you, but there are a few things to consider first. Firstly, do you have the time to be a travel writer? You may have family obligations or responsibilities that don’t allow you to travel a great deal. That’s okay – it just may mean you can only take a couple of projects a year instead of using it as a career choice.

Dealing with Rejection

No matter what, as a writer, you will face rejection and that’s where the thick skin comes in. It may take some time before your first article is accepted and it may not have any bearing at all on your writing ability; maybe the topic you chose to write on has been covered recently, or maybe the publications you’re approaching already have travel writers on staff. Rejection is just part of what being a writer is all about. It’s important to look at the rejection process as a chance to learn, and it’s certainly not a reason to give up. Don’t take rejection letters to heart, but learn from the criticism and be inspired to change your travel writing strategy.

Publications with Small Budgets

Not all publications have large budgets to pay you the big bucks and send you travelling all over the world. One thing to consider when writing for magazines is that they usually pay after the article has been published. If they are a small publication, they may need to wait to get paid before they can pay their writers. If writing is your full-time job, that can put you in a bind if you are on a budget. Just keep in mind that payment may not come as soon as you would expect when you are sending queries to publications.

Deadlines Are Very Important

Procrastination is a true weakness for me, especially with all the tantalizing social media outlets out there, but when it comes to writing for a magazine or newspaper, time management is crucial to surviving in the industry. As a writer, it can be easy to get lost in your thoughts and become distracted, so you need to be self-motivated in order to meet your editor’s deadlines.

These things can make or break a writer and it’s important to understand that having a career as a travel writer is not for the faint of heart. Decide if this is something that you really strive for and if it is, then go for it by starting your own travel blog. Write about trips you’ve taken and what you’ve learned, trends in the tourism industry, or thought-provoking pieces on the cultural, political, and social aspects of travel in different areas.

Travel writing can be a fun and rewarding career; it’s just a matter of putting in the time it takes to research appropriate publications and write stellar pieces. Once you have a few articles under your belt, it will be easier to approach publications. After establishing a good relationship with a magazine or newspaper, the chances of them continuing to hire you grow. From there, the jobs may even start coming to you and then you will find yourself turning jobs down because your travel schedule just can’t take anymore! That’s a great problem to have.

Heed the words of Mark Twain: “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

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Whether you are a novice or seasoned travel writer, sometimes it’s necessary to take a writing class or two to “polish” your skills or just learn some new tips and techniques.

Or you may be a travel blogger, seeking to get published somewhere other than your own blog, and to get paid for your travel writing.

Wherever you are in your travel writing career, check out our list of Top 10 Online Travel Writing courses!

(Note: the top three are TWE Award Winners for “Best Travel Writing Course”)

• Travel Writing and Marketing Master Class – Our Number 1 Pick! Taught by acclaimed ( and prolific! travel writer Roy Stevenson, the Online Travel Writing & Marketing Master Class is an exclusive program where you’ll explore, in detail, every single step of Roy’s travel writing, pitching and selling strategy.   Consisting of 63 recorded live sessions from Roy’s in-person Travel Writing & Marketing Master Class, you get exactly the same information, techniques, tips, and tricks – without the travel costs and at a substantially reduced price.   Other travel writing courses gloss over the details, but that’s not how Roy does things….. you will walk away from his program knowing exactly how to get sensational paid trips around the world and sky-rocket your travel writing success – even if you’re starting at $0.
• Travel Writing Overdrive – An Editors Top Choice! A course unlike any other from professional travel writer and author Tim Leffel, this online self-study course is NOT a writing course, but rather is designed to teach writers how to increase their income from writing, how to find ( and take advantage of ) the ‘low-hanging fruit’ in the world of publishing, and how to develop multiple revenue streams.   There is also a “Mastermind” level course ( HIGHLY recommended for those that have some travel writing/blogging experience already and want to take their earnings to the next level! ) that incorporates hands-on mentoring by Mr. Leffel, group conference calls, and a private Facebook Group. NOTE that the Mastermind level course is only periodically open for new students, if you’re interested in that higher level of coaching, be sure to ask!

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• The Writers Workshop . In addition to a variety of online writing classes in several different genres ( including travel ) that will teach you to compose compelling, engaging travel narratives, The Writers Workshop also periodically holds in-person workshops, in various destinations, during which students will also enjoy out-of-the-classroom experiences that include visits to local restaurants, wineries, and historic sites, along with “behind-the-scenes tours unavailable to the general public”. Additionally, your instructor Nick O’Connell, promises participants that he will “ personally edit and recommend your stories to a well-known food and beverage magazine for likely publication .” This is a great opportunity that we strongly encourage writers to take advantage of!
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In Cappadocia, Turkey, the setting sun paints the landscape in golden amber and elongated shadows. Above the city’s subterranean churches and homes hewn into limestone cliffs floats a formation of a hundred colorful hot air balloons. All around, onlookers watch in awe and appreciation. Among them, one is taking notes — capturing the sights, sounds, and feelings of the moment — so they may later write an article they hope will convey the wondrous appeal of the scene before them.

The note taker is a freelance travel writer.

In the era of social media, there’s no shortage of people who have carved out careers as adventuring travel bloggers, indulging in the freedom and luxury of working in different locales across the globe. Whether in pursuit of exotic glamour or nature’s most beautiful vistas, these specialized writers are able to make this work their living. A worldwide office, with no set business hours.

It’s easy to understand the appeal of such a career. Pursuing a degree that focuses on writing and literary skills, such as an  online Bachelor of Arts in English , can help aspiring freelance travel writers achieve their career goals.

What Is a Freelance Travel Writer?

A freelance travel writer is someone who travels from place to place, writing articles, blogs, reviews, video scripts, or other digital or print content about the culture, food, music, art, environment, and other interesting aspects of a particular locale. Because travel writers aren’t anchored to any one location, they don’t need to adhere to normal expectations for work hours or settings. They can complete an assignment at 3 a.m. from the lobby of a London hostel, or while sipping their morning coffee on the coast of Maine.

Freelance travel writing is an occupation that balances freedom with the need to take personal responsibility. While freelance travel writers can create their own schedules, without the self-discipline to meet deadlines, they risk forfeiting future assignments. Though some travel writers may be staff members of a certain publication, travel writers are often their own bosses, and they need to be strict ones.

A freelance travel writer’s work can take many forms. They typically either write their own blog, or work with an agency or directly with editors to publish their work online or in a magazine. In both cases, they must produce consistent quality content to build and maintain an audience.

Steps to Become a Freelance Travel Writer

Ask any two freelance travel writers how they got started in their career, and you’ll probably get two different answers. However, they are likely to have shared milestone achievements along the way. Those common points are where any aspiring freelance travel writer should start.

Develop Solid Writing Skills

To be a successful professional writer requires a solid understanding of logical and rhetorical writing. Even if the writer’s style is informal, knowing the foundations of language allows them to bend the rules more effectively to create interesting, engaging prose. One of the common ways that professional writers develop their writing skills is through education. Earning a bachelor’s degree in English or the social sciences can help aspiring writers learn the research, critical thinking, and composition skills necessary to succeed.

Build a Portfolio

As a writer advances in their career, they build a portfolio of work to show potential clients. Novice travel writers typically start small, writing a personal travel blog or contracting with an online job platform (Writerbay, Freelancer, Upwork, etc.) for small-dollar assignments while building their portfolio. Blogs and freelance assignments are good practice for writing in different styles and developing a work routine while amassing proof that the writer can get a job done. These assignments, along with writing for a local or college newspaper, can help students pursuing a degree amass experience in the field.

Find an Audience

At some point in their career, a travel writer will need to identify a niche audience to focus on. If they cast too wide a net, they risk not appealing to a target audience, or losing focus and expertise. While aspiring travel writers don’t need to settle on a niche early in their careers, they should follow their passions and interests. Examples of travel writing niches might include adventure trips in the Rocky Mountains, cruise lines, or South America’s historical landmarks. Options for niches are virtually unlimited.

Search for Clients

Assuming a freelance travel writer doesn’t earn all of their income by monetizing their own blog, they’ll need to find clients to write for. Potential sources of income include travel websites and magazines, guidebooks, or other blogs. Building a client list involves internet research to find email contacts, attending industry networking events, or establishing and maintaining relationships with people through job platforms, among other strategies.

Skills a Freelance Travel Writer Needs

Whether an individual is new to the craft of travel writing, or simply the freelance aspect of it, there are generally a few skills that a writer needs to make a name in the industry.

Willingness to Read

A writer who wants to excel in their craft must be willing to learn from those who’ve gone before them. This entails reading content similar to the material they want to write, as well as other writing genres. Reading provides writers with a sense of what makes good writing.

As a writer develops their skills, their creativity will blossom. Writers who are creative differentiate themselves from their peers and can capture ideas or experiences in unconventional ways.

Writing with a Distinct Voice

Writers must practice writing in a “voice,” that is, the use of certain words, styles, or phrases to convey their personality. Some freelance assignments might require the writer to adapt to an existing brand voice, such as that of a company, or to create an original voice for their own material.

Personal Accountability

Because they have no boss or fixed schedule, freelance travel writers must rely on themselves to complete work on time. They also are responsible for communicating any changes, questions, or other necessary information needed to perform their tasks. Missed deadlines can have a disastrous effect on a freelance writer’s career.

Find Confidence in a Thorough Education

A successful career as a travel writer begins with a vision: you, going to intriguing places, doing awesome things, on your schedule. However, making your vision a reality can require a long journey, made easier with a carefully designed education that develops your strengths as a writer.  Maryville University’s online Bachelor of Arts in English  is designed to prepare students to conduct research, analyze cultural context, and expand their understanding of the world, all useful skills for aspiring writers.

Maryville’s program promotes insight and growth through courses such as Advanced Creative Writing, History of Literary Criticism, and Writing Across the Disciplines: Research and Argument.

Take hold of your bright future as a freelance travel writer today.

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Travel Writing: How to Become a Professional Travel Writer?

There’s no denying that working as a professional travel writer is the ultimate dream job. most people’s ideal job goals include getting paid to travel and write about their experiences. while any publishing career is difficult, the travel sector is now booming, so there are prospects for you to try your hand at travel writing. so, how do you become a travel writer.

To be a travel writer, you don’t need to be a top-selling novelist; all you need is the ability to tell a good narrative, a passion for writing about adventure, and the ability to assess the finest trip recommendations for readers.

What is Professional Travel Writing?

When compared to merely informing relatives and friends about your travels, travel writing provides much more in-depth information about the sites and voyage. It is about going to different places and writing about them.

It could take the shape of a newspaper article educating readers about a certain location. It can also be a book-length work of literary non-fiction that tells a lengthier story about a trip or location. The writing is more thorough and less informal than that of a travel blog.

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Future of Professional Travel Writer

Travel writers are in high demand in the online, print, and electronic media. As a professional travel writer, you can also participate in other forms of media such as radio, blogs, and books.

• They can use networks such as YouTube and Instagram, as well as create their own blog.
• Travel writers are typically self-employed, giving them the freedom to write about a variety of topics related to the travel business.
• They might also work as freelancers for various travel companies.
• To collect firsthand information, travel writers must visit cities, states, and countries.
• In this way, they assist people in planning their journeys, keeping track of spending, and avoiding roadblocks.

Travel authors’ pay varies depending on the media they work with and the brands they represent. A job as a professional travel writer might be personally fulfilling, but it does not usually pay well, and it can be tough to break into.

Bachelor’s degrees in communications, journalism or a similar discipline are common among travel writers. Working as a freelancer or writing for online travel sites or in-flight magazines are both options. You may even try your hand at writing travel novels, which could turn into a gold mine if successful.

Types of Professional Travel Writing

How-to manuals –.

A how-to guide essentially supplies its readers with valuable information that can only be offered after some experience. It assists readers in anticipating and resolving obstacles in order to make the entire journey as smooth as possible.

Essays on Personal Travel

Every editor’s ideal is a well-written, insightful personal travel essay, but they’re not always in demand or easy to create. Great travel personal essays have a distinct voice, a rich past, a universal theme and/or lesson, and the ability to tell a travel-related story rich in analogies and comparisons that reach the reader.

As the work develops, personal travel essays become more like a journey of discovery, rich in perspective and a well-balanced trip narrative. The trip part of your personal essay should not be hidden; instead, it should be integrated into the tale.

‘Best of’ Articles

These articles highlight the best aspects of a location that should not be overlooked. Top ten places to visit in Iceland, for example. These travel writers are in high demand these days and can draw in a large readership.

Food and Travel

Without a question, this is the ideal niche for all foodies out there. It includes visiting various locations and sampling their food, as well as various cuisines and restaurant styles. These articles do not provide a review, but rather actual feedback about a restaurant that they visited. It can discuss some of the best dishes in a city or anything else; the options are limitless.

Itineraries

People use itineraries to arrange their entire journey ahead of time. It is a comprehensive itinerary that details everything that must be accomplished during a trip. It begins with arriving at the destination using a pre-planned means of transportation, and the activities that must be completed, as well as the cities that must be visited. So, if you think you have some managerial skills, you should give this a shot.

Blogging about Travel and Lifestyle

Because there are no editors, deadlines, or templates in travel blogging, writers can decide the tone and speed. It’s just you and your readers. In terms of lifestyle blogging, it’s ideal for a variety of types of trip writing because you, too, determine the terms.

Longform stories, roundups, destinations, weekend warriors angles, and itineraries are all possible. Longform pieces are more narrative in nature, with characters and vivid details, whereas itineraries can take the form of where to eat, stay, and play.

Bloggers capture readers’ interest by being humorous, imaginative, and engaging, even intimate; they are active, providing readers reasons to come back again and again.

Salary of Professional Travel Writer

The starting wage is approximately 30,000 rupees per month. After three to four years, your compensation can rise to 50,000 rupees, depending on your talents and the organization for which you work.

How to Become a Professional Travel Writer?

Check out these suggestions for becoming a professional travel writer and landing that dream job-

•        Travel

It may appear to be an odd first recommendation, but if you don’t travel, you can’t write. This does not imply that you must embark on round-the-world travels or interrailing trips around Europe to get ideas for your articles. You may visit a nearby tourist attraction and write about it. If you haven’t been away in a while, simply write about previous trips.

•        Write

Read through your work thoroughly before sending it to sites. This entails double-checking for spelling errors and ensuring that all information, such as phone numbers and website addresses, is right.

You will be remembered for your punctuation and/or spelling errors, not the quality of your writing; if you send material that isn’t exact or has errors in punctuation and/or spelling.

•        Make Your Own Website

If any publication appreciates your work, it’s a good idea to let them know where they may view more of it. As online portfolios, this is where your own website enters. Register your own domain name and host your work there. It doesn’t cost much and it looks professional. Create social media accounts, and make it clear in your profile that you’re a professional travel writer.

•        Take High-Resolution Photos

Take high-resolution photos with you everywhere you go. To be 300dpi or print quality, they must be high-resolution. In layman’s terms, images recorded at 2 megapixels or higher will suffice because if you pitch an article to a travel editor and they say they love it and want to run it, they will almost certainly want a picture (or pictures) to accompany it.

•        Create an Account on Travel Writer Websites.

There are various professional travel writer websites that you should register with and check on a daily basis to aid you in your goal to become a travel writer.

These are some of them:

www.writtenroad.com

www.travelwriters.com

www.thetravelwriterslife.com

ww.freelancetravelwriter.com

Also, Lonely Planet’s Travel Writing is a fantastic book to read.

•        Keep up with the Latest Developments in the Travel Business

If you’re serious about pursuing a career in travel writing, you should be aware of current events in the sector. To do so, subscribe to various industry newsletters that will keep you informed.

You should subscribe to the following newsletters:

www.travelmole.com

www.hotelmarketing.com

www.eyefortravel.com etc.

Skills Required to become Professional Travel Writer

Professional travel writer must have all of the same talents as other writers, but the key difference is that they are also tuned in to one or more sports and continue to feel strongly about them.

As a result, professional travel writers demand a different set of talents than copywriters or novelists. If you want to work as a sports journalist, you’ll need to master a variety of abilities. Some examples are:

•        Writing Abilities

Content writers must be able to change their style and tone depending on the project. Depending on the aim of the material, writers may need to format their piece to focus on giving the readers precise information or providing a call to action.

If the goal is to promote sales, the content will differ from what they would write for a scientific research blog. Adaptability allows writers to learn and master a variety of writing styles, which ultimately provides value.

•        Research Abilities

Using research in content writing boosts the article’s credibility while providing value to the reader. Use government, educational, and news sources to improve the quality of the information in your work. The greatest method to maintain credibility as a writer is to provide readers with relevant and accurate content.

•        Content Development

A content developer is someone who generates information for websites and online marketing. Job responsibilities include writing and editing articles, blogs, ad content, and social media posts. A content developer may also design graphics, use photographs, and assist with web page layout.

•        Optimization for Search Engines (SEO)

Understanding SEO as a writer is critical to ensuring that your material is easily found. Content writers must be able to stay current with SEO trends and modify approaches as needed to ensure that their articles rank high in search engines.

Aligning your content with the top search results may boost its visibility to the target demographic of your organization. To increase the value of your material, look at the rich snippet and other high-ranking articles on search engines.

•        Photography Abilities

Most aspiring travel photographers discover early on in their careers that travel photography is not the same as taking images while traveling. As a vacation photographer, your primary concentration must be on taking photographs, and nothing else should take precedence.

Landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, sports, food, close-ups, and so on… the list is endless. As a travel photographer, you must be willing to seek hours for your next photo opportunity while also having the patience to wait once you’ve discovered it.

It’s extremely rare to arrive at a location with everything in place for the perfect shot, so be prepared to wait the rest of the time. That could take minutes, hours, or even days, which means you’ll have to come back several times before you get the right shot.

You must have a fundamental understanding of how to photograph anything and be confident in your ability to do so. That doesn’t imply you have to be an expert, but you do need certain talents to shoot a diverse selection of photographs that best represent a destination.

•        Consistency

As a writer, maintaining consistency is difficult. It necessitates a great deal of self-confidence, patience, perseverance, and resolve. You must know exactly what you want to accomplish and take continuous steps in that direction. It’s also crucial to create a calm area where you can write without distractions, and rituals can help you do so.

Get advice and support from other writers, particularly those who share your ambitions but are further along the path. Return the favor by providing assistance and inspiration. Allow yourself to let go of the notion of reaching rapid or speedy success. Instead, think about how you’ll feel and how your life will change once you’ve accomplished your long-term goals.

•        Observing with Vigilance

Active observation is the process of intentionally looking for connections between what is seen in someone (their expressions, clothing, and what they’re doing) and what is invisible (their histories, upbringing, dreams, desires).

This is important because the deepest, most trustworthy, and most engaging stories are typically located in the space between what’s apparent and what’s invisible.

•        Establishing Scenes

The ability to create compelling scenes is essential for writing strong narrative essays. The most straightforward technique to generate scenes is to choose a single, simple occurrence to serve as a narrative framework.

This is the ongoing “storyline” to which you will contribute facts, ideas, and information. Climbing a mountain or going on a date are two obvious experiences that already have a dramatic framework built-in.

Alternatively, following the hours, the position of the sun/moon, and other environmental aspects can be an easy and natural approach to construct scenes, especially for novice authors, by simply following the chronology of a day (“a day in the life”) or night.

•        Creativity

You’ll need a creative edge to set yourself apart from the numerous travel writers and bloggers out there. The idea is to find your own niche, one that has the potential to attract a large number of readers while also being devoid of much competition.

Copying the writing styles and techniques of other travel bloggers may work in the short term, but in order to keep your readers’ attention, you’ll need to have your own distinct perspective that sets your writing different.

You can show off your originality not just in your travel writing style, but also in the destinations you choose to write about and the photographs you take to complement your pieces.

•        Networking

Networking with other travel bloggers, travel firms, and tourism centers is also necessary to become a successful travel blogger. You may have established a fantastic blog with excellent articles and photographs, but you still need to know how to market it.

When you network with other bloggers, you may share each other’s audiences and grow your readership enormously. To acquire traction on your own blog, you may need to start by guest blogging on other well-known travel blogs.

You can get your name out there through networking with tourist centers and other travel-related networks, as well as attending travel events where industry professionals will be present.

You may get your name out there and have it distributed throughout the business through networking with tourist centers and other travel-related networks, as well as attending travel events where industry professionals will be present. The more relationships you create, the more opportunities you’ll have to write about travel or go on paid press trips.

•        Having a Good Understanding of Business is a Plus

If you don’t have a sound business strategy and financial skills, you’ll never be able to make a reasonable living from travel writing. You need to be able to send effective emails in addition to creating outstanding travel articles, whether you’re pitching stories, looking for partnerships, or chasing payments.

As a travel blogger who runs your own business, you’ll need to learn bookkeeping, business administration, and potentially even managerial abilities. Even if you don’t have to follow a conventional 9 to 5 schedule, knowing how to set and stick to a timetable will help you stay on top of your workload.

You must budget your money and learn how to manage it. You must plan your finances and understand how to market your blog or writing skills in the most efficient way possible.

When dealing with other bloggers and possible clients, you must maintain a professional demeanor in order to acquire their trust and maintain your working relationship. If you don’t know how to communicate successfully with clients or firms, you’ll have a hard time finding work.

Online Courses for Professional Travel Writing

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned travel writer, it’s occasionally important to take a class or two to “polish” your talents or simply acquire some new ideas and strategies.

Check out this list of the top 8 online professional travel writing courses no matter where you are in your travel writing career!

• Travel Writing and Marketing Master Class
• The Writers Workshop
• Productivity Power for Writers
• Travel Writing Overdrive
• Gotham Writers’ Workshop
• Writers.com
• Online Certification Course In Professional Travel Writing
• Travel Writing: Explore the World & Publish Your Stories!

Cameras used by Professional Travel Writer

Professional photographers can use a wide range of pro cameras with astonishing outcomes in a world when smartphones can generate feature-length films. Professional photographers, on the other hand, continue to favor certain still cameras and accessories.

Check out these courses offered by IIM SKILLS 

Technical Writing Course

Content Writing Course

Digital Marketing Course

Frequently Asked Questions

1.    which travel writer is the best.

Some of the greatest travel writers are Colin Thubron, William Dalrymple, Sara Wheeler, and Paul Theroux.

2.    To be a travel writer, what skills do you need?

A good observer, marketing abilities, and the ability to narrate a narrative or depict a location that appeals to readers are all required.

3.    Who was the first author of a travel book?

Herodotus, an ancient Greek author, was the first true “travel writer” as we understand the term today.

4.    What is the difference between the many genres of travel writing?

Novels, memoirs, articles, poems, journals and diaries, journalism, personal essays, travelogues, op-eds, blog entries, and social media posts are all examples of travel writing.

5.    Is there a genre for trip writing?

Many additional genres, such as personal narratives, exploration, and so on, are related to travel writing.

Conclusion:

So, these are some of the tips and tricks to follow to build a successful career in the industry of professional travel writing. Hope you have found some helpful insights to move forward in your journey as a travel writer.

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Moscow is a wonderful city to visit, and travelers on river ship cruise tours to or from St. Petersburg spend a few days in Moscow . This capital city of Russia was our last port on a river cruise tour, and we had about four days to see most of the highlights. Our first day we did an overview driving tour and rode the subway under the Mockba (Moscow) River to Red Square. The next day we toured the State Armory and the Kremlin.

These photos show some of the other highlights you can see with three or four days in Moscow .

The Northern River Terminal is located on the Moscow Canal in the northwest section of Moscow at the Khimki Reservoir.

Most river cruise ships sailing between Moscow and St. Petersburg use the ship as a hotel while in Moscow. Because of traffic, it's often a long drive into the city, but the sights along the way are interesting, and you only have to unpack once for the river cruise.

View of Downtown Moscow from Sparrow Hills

Sparrow Hills is the best place to get a great panoramic view of Moscow. The Sparrow Hills overlook the Mockba River and are near Moscow State University.

Novodevichy Convent in Moscow

Novodevichy Convent in Moscow was founded in 1524, and was once used as a sort of prison for the unwanted wives and sisters of the Tsars. Peter the Great sent both his first wife and his sister to Novodevichy. Since the convent had such famous nuns, it was very wealthy due to the many donations of the Tsars and their families. At one time in the 1700s, the cloister had over 36,000 serfs working in 36 villages. Novodevichy was ravaged by the French armies in 1812, but the brave nuns saved the buildings by disarming the fuses set to blow them up. The Soviets wanted to make the convent into a museum in the early 1920s, but it was again saved.

Novodevichy also has a cemetery with the graves of many famous Russians, including Nikita Khrushchev, Anton Chekhov, Raisa Gorbachev, and Yuri Nikulin.

View of the Mockba River in Moscow, Russia

The Mockba (Moscow) River runs into the Volga via the 79.5 mile long Moscow Canal.

River ships sailing between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the Baltic Waterways embark and disembark at the Northern River Terminal about an hour's drive from the city. The drive time can vary significantly in length because of the heavy Moscow traffic. The river looks peaceful here, as it winds around the cosmopolitan area of Moscow.

Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer (Cathedral of Christ the Savior) in Moscow

The Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer, also known as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, is the largest church in Russia, holding 10,000 worshipers.

The original Cathedral of Christ the Savior was built over 44 years to celebrate the 1812 victory over Napoleon. It was completed in 1883. Stalin had the church destroyed in 1931, but it was rebuilt using mostly private funds in 1999. The new church is a replica of the original. Note that it took 44 years the first time and only 4 years the second to complete the church! Isn't modern technology impressive.

One interesting tidbit is that it took three attempts to blow up the church in 1931. Stalin planned to build a huge Palace of the Soviets on the cleared land, but engineers determined that the land was too boggy. In the 60 years intervening, the space was used for a variety of things, including a year-round swimming pool!

Vendors' Market and Ski Jump at Sparrow Hills in Moscow

The panoramic view of Moscow from Sparrow Hills is a stopover for most tour groups, so we were not surprised to see a large number of vendors. The ski jump was a surprise, but Moscow gets very cold in winter, so winter sports are very popular. This ski jump is near Moscow State University and has a great view of the city. Seeing this ski jump reminded me of the famous Holmenkollen Ski Jump in Oslo, which also has a great view of that northern capital city.

Russian Soldiers' Memorial in Victory Park in Moscow

Matryoshka dolls for sale in moscow.

I thought this display of dolls was beautiful! The Matryoshka nesting dolls range in price from just a few dollars to thousands of dollars.

Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow, Russia

This small band greeted us at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow. They played a variety of band music and made us all feel very welcome.

Grand Triumphal Arch Celebrates the Victory Over Napoleon in the War of 1812

This arch looks a little like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and it is located near the Victory Park Metro Station in Moscow.

This Grand Triumphal Arch is decorated with the coats of arms from the 48 Russian provinces. To celebrate the victory over France in the war of 1812, it also includes bas-reliefs of the "Expulsion of the French." The arch was originally built in 1834, but has only been on this site since 1968.

It is a little ironic that this arch resembles the Paris Arc de Triomphe , which Napoleon built between 1806 and 1836 to celebrate his French victories.

Moscow Metro Station at the Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square)

This station near Red Square has many statues honoring the workers of Russia.

Moscow Metro Station near Victory Park

The Metro in Moscow is one of its shining industrial achievements. Construction on the Metro was begun in 1931 and continues today. The system has over 165 stations and 155 miles of track. Over 9300 trains, traveling sometimes as fast as 56 mph, navigate the huge system each day. Almost 10 million people ride the Moscow Metro every day, which is more than the New York and London systems combined. We found the Metro to be very efficient, with trains arriving every few minutes.

Navigating the Metro system can be somewhat of a problem for non-Russian speaking riders. Most of the signage is in Cyrillic only, and the stations are quite large. Trying to find the correct exit while walking long distances underground can be challenging.

On our cruise tour, we rode the Metro as a group with our program director from near Victory Park under the Mockba River to Red Square. Several of the group ventured out on their own during our time in Moscow, and many rode the Metro. They all returned with stories of getting lost underground, but none seemed the worse for the experience, and they all loved telling the tales.

Red Square in Moscow

Red Square in Moscow is a must-see for visitors to the capital city of Russia.

The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia

The Kremlin is a favorite of Moscow tourists. Inside these walls are buildings for the government of Russia, cathedrals, and the wonderful State Armory museum.

Taras Bulba Restaurant in Moscow

We enjoyed a traditional Ukrainian lunch at this cute restaurant in Moscow before checking in at our hotel.

Buses Wait for Passengers Outside Museum

River cruise tour groups are usually divided into groups for the duration of the tour. Each group had their own bus when touring.

Military Airplanes at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow, Russia

Although much of the military museum was indoors, there was quite a collection of planes, helicopters, missile launchers, and tanks outside.

Foreign Ministry Building, One of Moscow's Seven Stalinist-Gothic Skyscrapers

Seven skyscrapers with layers giving them a "wedding cake" appearance dot the Moscow skyline. The style is considered Stalinist-Gothic.

Russian and American War Veterans at the Central Museum of Armed Forces

Meeting with some World War II Russian War veterans was a highlight of our day at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow.

Rocket Launchers and Missiles at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow

The inside of this museum is particularly impressive, but you will need a guide since all of the signage is only in Russian.

Old Arbat Pedestrian Shopping Area in Moscow

We all enjoyed exploring the shops on this mile-long pedestrian shopping area.

Food prices were high in the tourist attraction, with two small pizzas, two small beers, and a bottle of water at an outdoor cafe costing $40. Many of our group ate at the large McDonalds, where prices were more reasonable.

Female Cosmonaut Model at Star City Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow

Female cosmonauts play an important role in the Russian space program. In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova from Yaroslavl was the first woman in space.

Souvenir Shop in Old Arbat Shopping Area in Moscow

The area of Old Arbat had many English signs to attract the tourist trade.

Centrifuge at Star City Outside Moscow, Russia

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Cosmonaut's Bathroom Facilities on First Space Flights at Star City

Just like in the USA, everyone who visits the Star City cosmonaut training center near Moscow wants to know how cosmonauts "go to the bathroom". They have more sophisticated equipment today, but this contraption from the early space flights is fairly self explanatory.

Star City Tank Used for Cosmonaut Weightlessness Training near Moscow

This 12-meter deep pool is used to simulate weightlessness training. The pool is flooded and the cosmonauts perform repair tasks on the model of the International Space Station. SCUBA diving underwater is very similar to the weightless experience the cosmonauts experience when working in outer space.

Mir Space Station Replica at Star City near Moscow

The original Mir disintegrated when it fell to earth in 2001. Mir, which means peace in Russian, was launched in 1986.

Marvel Paull with Statue of Yuri Gagarin at Star City near Moscow

Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, and the Star City Cosmonaut training center was named after him in 1968.

River Cruise Passengers with Yuri Onufrienko, Russian Cosmonaut at Star City

In case you can't tell, Yuri is the one in the middle. My famous traveling mother, Marvel Paull, is on the left and Dick, a cruise friend is on the right.

A highlight of our day in Star City was a visit with Yuri Onufrienko , a Russian cosmonaut who spent extended time in space at the Mir space station in 1996 and the International Space Station in 2001-2002. Yuri patiently took many questions from our small inquisitive group.

Cosmonaut Space Suit at Star City near Moscow

Cosmonauts sit in this position on take off. Thanks to Jerry G. for the tip about the sign. It says, "Don't touch!"

Stained Glass Window at Star City near Moscow

Program directors at farewell dinner in moscow.

After 16 days of discovery, learning, and fun, we had a farewell dinner with the six Program Directors - Evgeny, Olga, Vladimir, Svetlana, Violetta, and Marina - in Moscow.

The Kremlin is a triangular, walled citadel in the center of Moscow. The Kremlin is considered by most to be the heart of the city. First conceived in the 12th century, the Kremlin (which means fortress) was expanded by Tsar Ivan III (Ivan the Great) during the 15th century. His architects designed the magnificent Cathedral of the Assumption and the Faceted Palace, and the Kremlin was an interesting mix of both Russian and Renaissance styles. During the Soviet time of the 1930s, many of the Kremlin buildings were destroyed or vandalized, and the complex remained closed to the public until 1955.

Today the Kremlin is home to the Russian President and his administration. Many buildings are open to the public, but you may need to be with a guide (check in advance).

I visited the Kremlin when in Moscow on a Russian Waterways cruise tour from St. Petersburg.

The Kremlin was also one of the 21 finalists for the New Seven Wonders of the World.  

Red Square in Moscow, Russia

Red Square's name has nothing to do with Communism or Soviet Russia. The old Russian word for "beautiful" and "red" was the same; the square was supposed to be called "Beautiful Square". Red Square has been the center of Moscow activity since the 16th century when the Tsar cleared the area and allowed vendors, shoppers, and businesses to fill the square. Today this square is surrounded by the Moscow Kremlin, the State Historical Museum, GUM Shopping Mall , and St. Basil's Cathedral .

Many of the important events of the last three hundred years in Russia have been marked by parades or demonstrations in Red Square. Anyone who enters Red Square will have memories from TV or movie reels of this magnificent public square. Those of us who grew up during the Cold War era can remember the parades of soldiers, tanks, and other armaments past Lenin's Tomb just outside the Kremlin Wall. The World War II generation remembers Red Square as the site of a huge victory celebration at the end of the war.

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I'm a Travel Writer in Miami, and Everyone's Wearing These 15 Comfy, Resort-ready Summer Styles — From $7

These breezy and stylish picks deserve a spot in your suitcase.

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Summer is in absolute full swing in Miami — and as a native, I love this time of year. It gets a little quieter (albeit way hotter), but everyone immediately whips out their best go-with-the-flow clothes , shoes, and fun summer-inspired accessories. Knowing very well that you’ll sweat through anything and everything within a few minutes of stepping outside, Miami summer clothes styles are all about breezy, quick-drying materials and lots of bold colors.

I find myself wearing plenty of wide-leg pants and flowy dresses (honestly, that’s me all year long), and if I’m running errands, there’s nothing easier than a comfortable athleisure set paired with an oversized button-down shirt to spruce it up. From retro sunglasses and phone accessories to cute but functional statement bags, the trends Miami locals are following put vibrant, tropical patterns at the forefront while helping them fashionably beat the heat. Here are the 15 styles that everyone’s rocking this summer, and they're all available at Amazon starting at $7. 

Trend: Flowy dresses

Grace karin square neck floral maxi dress.

Ask anyone in my close circle what my go-to “uniform” is and they will say “a sundress and sneakers” — and they would be absolutely right. I love how easy it is to throw on a flowy (and most likely floral-patterned) dress and walk out the door. Fortunately, the Miami girls are all on board this summer, because I've been seeing so many fun, breezy dresses all over town. Right now, I’ve got my eye on this floral one from Grace Karin that comes in a ton of different brightly colored patterns. Not only is it great for running errands or meeting up with friends, but it can easily be packed and worn on my upcoming trips. 

Trend: Athleisure sets

Nova active workout set.

Speaking of easy-to-throw-on-and-go, athleisure sets are also a major Miami vibe when it comes to looking chic and getting out of the house. Yes, the people of The 305 love a workout class and keeping active, but this summer, I promise, you’ll see them sporting just as many activewear sets while running errands and hanging out around town as you would at any Barry’s Bootcamp class. Some of my favorite, super affordable matching sets come from Amazon — like this criss-cross sports bra and shorts duo from Horisun (that’s just $20) or the Nova Active set that’s available in quite a few colorways. 

Trend: Linen button-down shirts

Zoye chen long-sleeve button-down.

There’s something magical about how quickly a linen button-down shirt can quickly pull together an outfit. Often, I've seen it over the aforementioned athleisure set to create a chic look that’s perfect for running errands or taking a walk down South Beach’s Lincoln Road. I love my pink and white boyfriend-fit linen button-down from Old Navy , but I recently realized I don’t have a plain white one — so I’m thinking it’s time to grab this one from Zoye Chen at Amazon, which is on sale for $23. Beyond its wardrobe-enhancing abilities, a quality button-down shirt also comes in handy as a bathing suit cover-up when lounging at my favorite hotel pools and the beach.

Trend: Platform sandals

Reef water vista higher platform slingback sandals.

A little extra height and a lot of comfort? Yes, please! That's why platform sandals are all the rage in Miami this summer. My collection of platform sandals has been steadily growing over the last few months, making me more than ready to jump on the trend. The other day, I spotted a friend in the Reef Water Vista Higher Sandals and now I think I have to have them. EVA foam footbeds give the shoes a cloud-like cushioning that keeps your feet comfy for miles, and their waterproof construction makes them perfect to wear from the beach to lunch. 

Trend: Colorful two-piece sets

Makemechic tropical short-sleeve and shorts two-piece set.

You may have noticed a theme with easy sets, but in heat like this, the less thought you have to put into the outfit the better (and the same goes for getting dressed while traveling, right?), and that’s why we love sets. Add in a bright color or fun print and you'll look like you came straight out of Miami. Currently, I’ve got my eye on this MakeMeChic Two-piece Set at Amazon that comes in a ton of summer-ready colors and patterns. It'll make a great casual outfit and swim cover-up if needed. 

Trend: Wide-legged pants

Funyyzo wide-leg pants.

When we’re aiming for a dressier look here in Miami, we’re still riding that breezy fabric train, but often opt for a pair of wide-legged pants with a bit more structure. The Curve Love A&F Sloane Tailored Linen-blend Pants are unbeatable as they come in several colors and are very curvy girl-friendly. Over at Amazon, these palazzo-style, business casual pants feature elegant front pleating to make them super stylish. If you’re a fan of bold patterns, these Btfbm High-waisted Floral Pants are so cute and come in over a dozen prints. 

Trend: Basic crop tops

Cuts clothing almost friday cropped t-shirt.

Simple and basic, crop tops are well-loved here in Miami. Not only do they show off our tans, but they are perfect for pairing with the above wide-legged pants and platform sandals for a simple, well-put-together look. I’m partial to Cuts Clothing crop tops (and really all of the brand's basic T-shirt styles) as they are hands down the best ones I own. I live in them when I travel and they never stretch out or lose their shape. I think I have at least 10 of them in all sorts of colors and styles at this point, but the Almost Friday style is my absolute favorite.

Trend: Small statement bags

Zlmbagus flap tote top convertible handle clutch.

Is there ever a time when small statement bags aren’t in style? I think they are definitely having a moment this summer. Recently on a trip to Lake Como, I was shopping in Bellagio with a fellow Travel + Leisure writer and scored the cutest hot pink leather and straw bag (which you’ll see me using all season). Though I don’t remember exactly where I got it,  I found a similar version at Amazon from Bagkeak. If you're shopping for a new travel bag, I recommend opting for something like the Zlmbagus Convertible Clutch, which has a delicate gold chain strap so you can wear it on your shoulder or crossbody-style if needed. Similarly, the Freie Liebe Straw Clutch also makes a quality travel purse with its convertible design, and its rattan exterior basically screams summer. 

Trend: White Sneakers with pops of color 

Gola women's tennis-mark cox sneakers.

While Miami isn’t a big walking city, somehow I find myself doing a ton of walking, so just like in my travels, I make sure to always have a pair of comfortable but chic sneakers at all times. But, since it's Miami, there has to be a little pop of color to make them stand out. As expected, I’m seeing a ton of Veja sneakers and Adidas Sambas (especially the Messi ones ) being worn all over the city, but for those looking for something just as stylish but a little different, I'm happy to report that I  just got my first pair of Gola tennis sneakers and I can’t get over how comfortable they are. I’m also a big fan of Kizik sneakers when I’m going for a hands-free, easy-to-slip-on shoe and I love the canvas Irvine style .

Trend: Dressy basic totes

Montana west nylon tote .

When you’ve got too much stuff to fit into a small statement bag, enter: the tote bag. This season, Miamians are loving a classic tote that’s dressed up a bit. This Lands’ End canvas tote is perfect for carting around a beach towel, sunscreen, and bathing suit in style, and I’m really into this straw tote bag from Emgill that has a magnetic closure and leather lining. Then, there’s always the beloved Marc Jacobs tote that’s currently on sale or the Montana West Nylon Tote that doubles as a personal item for flights. 

Trend: Solid bathing suits

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This summer, I’ve noticed fewer prints on the Miami beaches. Instead, it’s all about the simple solid, slightly color-blocked looks. I’ve been rocking this bikini from Old Navy since the spring and I love how flattering, supportive ( especially the top ), and size-inclusive it is. But as a true Miami girl, my bathing suit collection is expansive and I’m always on the hunt for new ones to add to my repertoire. Does anyone else feel like they deserve a new bathing suit every time they go on a beach vacation? Treat yourself to this one-piece from Eomenie that's super flattering on everyone and an Amazon best-seller . 

Trend: Low strappy heels

Dream pairs low kitty strappy heels.

Keeping our feet both cute and comfortable, low strappy heels are where it’s at. Whether walking from bar to bar on South Beach or standing around at a cocktail party or a wedding, these shoes show off our fresh pedicures and keep us from feeling fatigued. So far this summer, I can’t stop wearing these Andre Assous Neveah Metallic Wedges in taupe (which features a shiny gold strap that looks so good with so many outfits), and these Clarks Serina Mule sandals have also been great to me lately with their super cushy soles. I have a few friends who swear by Dream Pairs' Low Kitty Strappy Heels that come in several colors and are currently at their lowest price in the last 30 days.  

Trend: Thin sunglasses

Kuguaok retro rectangle sunglasses.

Big, oversized sunglasses are out and thin, rectangular lenses are in. A forever cat-eye sunglasses girl, I’ve recently transitioned into a whole new shape as I aim to stay on top of trends here in the Magic City. This super affordable set from Amazon brand Kuguaok comes with two pairs of stylish retro-shaped glasses for just $7 and has tons of mix-and-match options. Ray-Ban also has a version that’s currently 35 percent off, and of course, there are the tortoise shell ones from Prada — that are on sale for $260 thanks to a 38 percent discount — if you’re really looking to treat yourself.

Trend: Gold hoop earrings

Besteel 14k gold-filled hoop earrings set.

I’m all about well-curated ear candy. I have six piercings on each ear, and while I keep 10 of them in at all times (to be honest, I don’t know how to take a lot of my earrings out and I leave that to the professionals), I do love switching it up when it comes to my first (and most basic) lobe piercing. This season, it’s all about gold hoops in various sizes. A clean simple look that works with every outfit, the perfect gold hoops can most certainly be found at Amazon. Personally, I like a little sparkle, so I’ve got my eye on this BeSteel set that has a plain pair and a rhinestone-laced one as well.

Trend: Phone accessories 

Miami chains & co. beaded phone wristlet strap.

This is definitely one of my favorite and most underrated trends that I’m seeing all over Miami right now: phone accessories. Do you remember when we all had phone charms back in the early 2000s? I had more than I could count, and now they are back. I’m currently obsessed with a local brand called Miami Chain Co. and have several of its wristlet straps and crossbody chains. They are just so fun and functional, especially since I always have my phone in my hand as I document my travels and adventures on Instagram. This keeps my phone close (remember that time I was pickpocketed abroad ?) at all times, and lets a bit more of my personality shine. 

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Boeing wants you to feel safe on its planes. It's working to fix safety in its factories.

• Boeing is trying to peel back the curtain on its operations after a series of high-profile incidents.
• The company says it’s facing its safety challenges head-on and that its planes remain generally safe.
• Boeing is making changes to its training, production processes and safety management system.

RENTON, Wash. – Boeing is having a rough year. 

The company, which has been under a microscope recently, is trying to peel back the curtain on its operations. In a tightly choreographed media open house that USA TODAY attended on Tuesday, Boeing said it’s facing its safety challenges head-on. Employees, from the C-suite to the production line, insist that the airframer is turning a corner – reaffirming that its planes remain generally safe and are only getting safer.

Since 2018, a series of high-profile incidents , including two deadly 737 Max crashes overseas, and an explosive decompression incident in January that left an Alaska Airlines 737 Max flying without a section of its fuselage , have raised significant questions about the safety culture at the company, which was once renowned for its engineering excellence.

Scrutiny and criticism of Boeing increased exponentially this year after the Alaska Airlines incident, which seemed to show that the company was not keeping promises it made to improve safety in the wake of the earlier crashes.

During this event: Boeing sanctioned over media briefing that 'provided investigative information,' NTSB says

Now Boeing faces heightened oversight from the Federal Aviation Administration and Congress , and possible criminal liability in an ongoing Department of Justice investigation tied to some of these serious safety incidents.

The DOJ has made no decision yet on whether to pursue a prosecution of Boeing.

“From where I sit, the issue must be a relentless focus on process and product quality, which work together in a virtuous cycle of improvement to yield employee, product, and end-user safety,” Robert W. Mann Jr., a former airline executive officer and current president of R. W. Mann and Co., an independent airline consultancy, told USA TODAY in an email. Mann said he does not have inside information about the changes Boeing is working on internally, but his comments referred to the company's culture more generally. 

Boeing insists it’s turning that corner. Here are some of the changes it said it’s making:

Enhancing training

According to Elizabeth Lund, Boeing's senior vice president of quality, the company’s first step to fixing its safety culture is changing the way it conducts training.

Lund told the 50 or so international journalists who attended Tuesday’s briefing that a production slowdown following the 737 Max crashes, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in high turnover on the factory floors, leading to a glut of newly hired workers with less experience. To address the resulting change in the company’s demographics, Lund said, it’s reinforcing its peer mentoring program.

“We knew we brought in thousands of new employees,” she said, “We have really strengthened on-the-job training. That’s the really hands-on part … you go to the floor and you really learn how to do your job.” 

Before on-the-job training, however, Boeing factory employees undergo a reinvigorated foundational training regime where they learn the basics of their factory tasks before moving to the production line. According to Lund, every employee who comes out of foundational training gets assigned a mentor with more experience on the factory floor. 

Simplifying processes

Lund said that Boeing is also trying to streamline its production processes and instruction documents to make them easier for new hires to learn. 

Lund explained that because of Boeing’s multigeneration fleet types, like the 737, the first version of which was produced in the 1960s, some documents and production standards are amalgamations of previous best practices. Now, the company is evaluating many of its existing workflows, starting with the most safety-critical aspects, to ensure that they are efficient and easier to replicate. 

Eliminating defects

Another key part of Boeing’s safety updates is trying to identify and address defects as soon as possible in the production chain. Part of that work includes sending more Boeing inspectors to its own suppliers to ensure that parts, like the fuselage produced by Spirit AeroSystems that was implicated in the Alaska Airlines incident in January, are defect-free before they even reach Boeing property. 

It also means being more prepared to stop the production line when a defect is identified if it’s not easily remedied.

“Get quality right, via quality control, quality assurance, root cause identification and resolution, and it resolves the rest of the present issues,” Mann said.

Boeing’s 737 fuselages go through a 10-day production workflow on the factory floor. They move ahead day by day from the moment they enter the factory to the day they’re ready to roll out to the paint shop. 

During the tour, a Boeing employee pointed out that the day-five slot was empty on the production line. A few days earlier, employees had identified an issue with a fuselage that was being worked on. Under Boeing’s previous practices, the semi-built aircraft may have moved ahead and the defects would have been addressed literally down the line. But now Boeing is putting greater emphasis on keeping airplanes in place until they pass a quality inspection each day that aims to guarantee they won’t need major retroactive fixes.

“We have seen up to an 80% reduction in defects” since implementing these changes, Lund said.

Strengthening Boeing’s safety culture

Lund acknowledged that Boeing only began implementing an official safety management system in 2019. The FAA defines a safety management system as “the formal, top-down, organization-wide approach to managing safety risk and assuring the effectiveness of safety risk controls. It includes systematic procedures, practices, and policies for the management of safety risk,” and it’s a standard practice at many airlines and other companies in the aviation industry.

Boeing still has not fully rolled out its safety management system, but Lund said the company is committed to finalizing that work, echoing promises the airframer made in the wake of the 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019.

“How do we make sure we’re not doing anything that could cause an airplane safety issue later on? We’re documenting it, we’re reviewing it,” Lund said. 

Boeing has also been in the spotlight for its handling of whistleblower complaints. Several current and former employees have come forward alleging safety lapses at the company, and saying they were retaliated against for reporting their concerns.

While testifying on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said he had not met with any of the whistleblowers directly . 

Lund said that Boeing takes these complaints seriously. While she couldn’t say for sure how involved the whistleblowers were in working with Boeing to update its safety procedures, she said they were certainly invited to participate in company-wide meetings that focused on safety, including recent “safety stand-downs” that gave employees across the company an opportunity to address their concerns to management directly. 

Family members of victims killed in the Boeing crashes asked a U.S. judge to name a corporate monitor to examine the company’s safety and corporate compliance procedures. 

Is it working?

Of course, by inviting members of the media, Boeing was always planning to highlight its progress toward safety. The steps it’s taking are in line with what Mann, the industry consultant, would recommend.

“A focus on quality creates the improved output and financial results that go with reduced traveled work, product rework, and the associated wasted effort, cost, time, and lost productivity,” Mann said. Traveled work refers to fuselages with defects moving down the production line that then require fixes out of phase with the regular workflow. 

The feedback of one of its employees on the tour underscored the fact that this time, Boeing may actually be succeeding in making changes.

David Prigg, one of the Boeing-appointed tour guides for the media group, has been with the company for 13 years and told a group of journalists that his father worked for Boeing as well. He said he’s been involved in mentoring new hires on the production line and has recently seen a subtle shift in the company’s culture.

Now, he said, factory employees, including his mentees, are more assertive about speaking up about safety concerns. They’re even more open to offering suggestions to help make their workflow more efficient.

“We’re very proud of what we do and we take (safety) seriously,” Prigg said. 

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Travel Writer, Russia: ‘We left St Petersburg by train to Moscow on a 100-year-old overnight sleeper’

With money short, kathyan kelly set off on a ‘russia on a rouble’ tour but didn’t bank on the militarisation of metro stations.

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[This story is one of ten shortlisted in the 2015 Irish Times Amateur Travel Writer competition]

We were standing in front of a seven-and-a-half-foot skeleton of the manservant of Peter the Great (Bourgeois) on the banks of the River Neva, St Petersburg. It’s not his height that fascinates, more the fact the Peter had extracted his teeth (after death hopefully) to go on display with the thousands of other exhibits of the Kunstkammer – known locally as The Museum of Curiosities.

We had already passed (very rapidly) by his Frederick Ruysch inspired collection of preserved foetuses, and tutted about the Tsar’s poor taste in displaying these babies, only to be corrected later.

Apparently Peter had initiated a collection of stillborn and very ill babies in order to dubunk the superstitions of the Russians and their fear of “monsters”. In his day, visitors had to drink a stiff vodka before entering. If only we had known.

St Petersburg was our first stop on a “Russia on a Rouble” tour – we had very little money, and had managed to get cheap flights. It was only after we had booked that we discovered how difficult it was to get a visa. But we made it . St Petersburg – weird and wonderful during White Night’s 24-hour daylight. We had visited the original home of Peter the Great, a small (by Russian standards) “hut” near the banks of the Neva.

This wide river holds host to the old and the new that so encapsulate Russia today – jet ski’s churning up the water alongside tugboats and further up the river, the monstrous cruise ships docking for a night on a Northern Cities cruise. The city is criss-crossed by a network of canals, giving it a very peaceful air.

As independent travellers in St Petersburg, the city takes a little getting used to. Metro stations are signposted using both the English and Cyrillic alphabet, and once you get the hang of them, they are a fantastic way to get around the city cheaply. The stations themselves are museums: grandiose works of art, depicting significant events in Russian history and culture.

We had read that the metro stations are considered “military installations” and so it was forbidden to take photographs. Unfazed, we hopped from line to line to find the most beautiful stations, busily clicking away. Nearly at our last destination (a particularly beautiful statue of Pushkin) a large burly Russian man approached us. He muttered urgently in Russian. I had managed to learn a (very) little Russian before we came. I couldn’t understand what he was saying, but got enough of the jist to understand the word “military”.

We looked down towards the end of the platform, only to see two heavily-armed men in uniforms rapidly walking in our direction. Fortunately, just then the metro arrived to whisk us away. Did I take photographs at the next stop? Of course. Sure it was Pushkin. The other half is just about talking to me.

We left St Petersburg by train to Moscow on a 100-year-old overnight sleeper, in a shared carriage with two others. One an American student, the other a Russian scientist. The train hurtled through the poverty stricken countryside as we chatted.

What was the thing he found most different about being in Europe when he was finally allowed to travel? That there is tourist information everywhere. And that’s what we found most challenging. Forbidden to use a SatNav, we didn’t. But in the complete absence of any guidance for tourists, we had to rely heavily on the generosity of the locals. Without them, we never would have even found our hotel.

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Analyst Praises Chiefs' Offense But Points Out Surprise 'Worrying Weakness'

Jordan foote | jun 28, 2024.

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How high can the Kansas City Chiefs ' offense soar in 2024? Many are expecting a rebound effort from Andy Reid and Matt Nagy's unit, especially after such an up-and-down 2023 campaign.

This offseason, general manager Brett Veach made a concerted effort to provide quarterback Patrick Mahomes with a better assortment of weapons to throw to. With that said, those acquisitions have zero proof of concept in regards to panning out. While folks naturally anticipate that things will come together, it isn't a 100% guarantee.

One writer is taking that into consideration despite predicting Kansas City's offense will rank second in all of football in scoring this year. In a recent article for NFL.com , deputy editor Gennaro Filice cited Mahomes as a "signature strength" for the Chiefs but singled out wideout chemistry as a "worrying weakness" to watch for.

"Dealing with multiple injuries -- and potentially just the effects of aging -- Travis Kelce fell short of 1,000 yards receiving for the first time since 2015," Filice wrote . "Without the tight end playing at an All-Pro level, the burden fell on Kansas City’s receivers to produce. Most failed to answer the bell. The lone bright spot was rookie Rashee Rice, who really came on in the back half of the year, seemingly setting himself up for a full breakout in 2024. But now Rice’s status is up in the air following a car-racing crash in April that could result in a suspension under the NFL's personal conduct policy.

"On the plus side, the Chiefs added a pair of explosive receivers this offseason: free-agent signee Marquise Brown and first-round pick Xavier Worthy. Though both are small, Brown and Worthy possess the kind of blazing speed that can stretch a defense beyond its limits, which is something the back-to-back Super Bowl champs have struggled to do since trading Tyreek Hill. How quickly can the two newbies gain a rapport with Mahomes? How much could a suspension impact Rice’s sophomore campaign?"

The Kelce and Rice concerns are valid, but there are reasons to be optimistic nonetheless. First and foremost, having better surrounding talent could help Kelce get some attention taken away from him in 2024. The future Hall of Fame tight end looked terrific in the postseason, which is something the Chiefs hope to see more of this year. If Rice does end up being disciplined by the league for the multi-vehicle accident he got into , that'd surely complicate things.

That has yet to happen, though. Concerns about Brown and Worthy overlapping too much may be premature, too. After all, Reid oftentimes doesn't opt for a prototypical 'X' receiver in his system. Kansas City rotates players through different roles, which fits the skill sets of everyone. There's enough talent – and diversity of talent – to survive while everyone gets acquainted.

Chemistry isn't something the Chiefs should have pause about. In 2022, newcomers like JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Justin Watson came to town and all found roles over time. The trio of Reid, Mahomes and Kelce can make it work with just about anyone. It will surely take time for the offense to reach its ceiling, but the returns could be great.

Will that manifest itself quickly enough in the form of football's No. 2 scoring offense? That remains to be seen, which is where Filice's point is hammered home.

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JORDAN FOOTE

Jordan Foote is the deputy editor of Arrowhead Report on SI.com, covering the Kansas City Chiefs. He also hosts the One Royal Way podcast on Kansas City Sports Network. Jordan is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. Follow him on X @footenoted. 

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