Leading Tours: Reader Funds Trip to Italy by Creating a Travel Tour
Kathy Scopin fell in love with Italy when she signed up for a 13-day bicycle trip from the Adriatic Sea to the Mediterranean. Since then, she’s returned every year for the last 15 years. Friends and family know how much Kathy loves it there. And whenever they want to plan a trip to Italy, she’s [...]
Hot Travel Destination: How to Predict the Next One
Hot travel destination: Read on for Stan Sinberg's tips and tricks for predicting the next vacation hot-spots...
Travel Article Query Letters: Landing Gigs by Crafting Compelling Queries
Dear Reader, Yesterday we interviewed freelance travel writer and past workshop attendee, Sandra Kennedy. As a retired teacher, Sandra uses travel writing to supplement her income and take all-expenses-paid trips, feeding her ever-present wanderlust. Yesterday, she gave us a few tips on how to find press trips and writing gigs. If you missed that issue, [...]
Supplement Your Income: This Reader Writes… Travels for Free… Loves Life
Dear Reader, I met Sandra Kennedy when she came to the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Buenos Aires back in 2005. She barely said a word while she was there. And during workshop peer reviews, she didn’t even read her piece aloud. But she was listening and observing. And less than four months later, using [...]
Rule of Thumb: Travel Editors Want Meat
Rule of thumb: Read on for advice for catching a travel editor's opinion from freelancer David Morgan...
Unique Travel Articles: One Writer’s Story on the Travel Fast-Track
When writing a travel article, be sure to tell the editor something he or she doesn't already know. Make your travel article a unique one by asking yourself a few simple questions: Is the idea behind the article unique? Am I sending it to the right publication? Is my idea specific? Read on for more details from professional freelance travel writer David Morgan...
