How would you like to spend a summer exploring
the Western U.S. in comfort… no charge?

Or maybe you'd enjoy a complimentary week on an
exotic Asian island, staying in luxury hotels,
visiting orangutan sanctuaries, and touring native long-houses?

Or perhaps a long-weekend vacation with your spouse
at a five-star resort in Cancun would suit you better…
airfare included and all-expenses-paid?

Those are all perks travel writers I know have enjoyed.
It's a charmed existence they lead, no denying it.

THE THING IS: IN A MATTER OF MONTHS,
YOU TOO COULD BE ENJOYING THAT LIFE.

Now, you could pay thousands of dollars to find out how it's done…
and you’d still be money ahead when you travel.

But today, we'll show you how you can
get started -- and reveal to you real-world strategies
you can use now -- for less than $20.

Dear AWAI Member,

Imagine you break the surface of the calm sea in 20 crystal-clear feet of warm, tropical water. You de-fog your face mask and adjust a flipper. Off to the east, a cruise ship approaches the harbor, backlit by a rising sun. You've got over two hours before your first scheduled meeting… plenty of time to check out the reef and get a shower before heading into town.

Sound too good to be true? Well that's how one freelance travel writer spent a recent morning in the Bahamas. He was there for eight all-expenses-paid days, exploring three islands, enjoying what may well be the world's best beaches, diving, boating, and restaurants… and then he got paid to write about what he found.

In fact, I paid him. And if you’d care to listen in to our pre-recorded Get Paid to Travel Teleconference, I'll tell you why I did -- and how you can land that same kind of gig.

My name is Kathleen Peddicord, and I run the travel division of a large publishing house. We publish newsletters, books, websites, and a monthly print publication called International Living.

I'm constantly in the market for stories. Recently, for example, I've found myself looking for people to write about villas on Croatia's Dalmatian coast… vacationing in Laos… investment bargains in Tuscany… castle stays in Scotland… cruising the Amazon… beaches on Mexico's Baja Peninsula…

Month after month and year after year, I have to come up with articles my readers will enjoy. The thing is -- I actually have trouble finding people to write these articles. Write them well, I mean. And that's why I'd like for you to join in on this call… because there's extraordinary opportunity out there for the people who can do this well… and you could easily be among them. Once you know a few important secrets, the rest is easy.

There's Extraordinary Opportunity Out There…
for People Who Understand the Business, that Is

I'm typical of travel publishers out there. We always need people who love to travel… and who can relate their experiences in an interesting way.

Of the 17,321 magazines available in the U.S., 607 are about travel. Plus hundreds of non-travel publications devote at least a page or two each month to travel-related articles. New online travel sites spring up every week. And there's a whole additional market to tap in to English-language publications based outside North America -- in Australia, Britain, South Africa, and beyond.

In other words, great opportunity exists out there for writers who understand the business.

Problem is, most people don't have a clue about what we travel editors and publishers are really looking for. They dash off an article they think is appealing and send it in. Nine times out of ten, it's off-the-mark. And it's no wonder they don't get published.

But I’d like to set the record straight and reveal to you what it really takes to make editors happy… what drives them crazy… what you can do to get in their good graces early on… and stay there… and more…

You Don't Need a Literary Gift
or a Degree in Journalism to Be Successful

The truth is, you don't have to be a gifted wordsmith to write articles that sell and start cashing in on the many perks established travel writers enjoy.

Most people think you have to be a professional journalist or writer to get a foot in the door in this industry. But that's simply not the case.

Many of the most successful writers I've worked with over the years never had any formal training as "writers" per se. They simply enjoyed a passion for travel, had a good eye for detail, and had learned how to deliver a story in just the way an editor would want it.

If you like to travel, you can learn the other skills. In fact, I’ll be joined on the call by a long-time friend and colleague, Jen Stevens, author of The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program and for many years my top editor at International Living. She's just the person to show you how to put yourself on the fast track to travel-writing success immediately.

Just think: Six months from now, you could be enjoying the freedom, the independence, and the unbeatable perks of a writer's life…

… like Loren Worthington is. He had no proven writing skills before he took advantage of some help from Jen. Now he can boast several published articles -- and paychecks along with them. Plus recently he arranged to take a complimentary, high-speed ride down the Olympic bobsled track in Utah, and now he's working on an article about his "adrenalin travels," which he'll sell to a publication to earn a by-line and a check.

Earn Money as a Travel Writer
without Ever Leaving Home

There's something else, too, which you may not realize: To make some extra money, and to have great travel experiences, you don't even have go far from home if you don't want to.

Take freelance travel writer Steenie Harvey. She told me about an experience she had near where she lives in Ireland:

"The best meal I ever ate was a freebie. In County Galway, not far from where I live, I stopped at a little thatched-roof pub (it's called Moran’s of the Weir, in Clarinbridge — very well known in culinary circles).

"When I told the owner I was a travel writer, he bought out platefuls of fresh mollusks from his own oyster beds, a mighty plate of salmon dressed with salad, baskets of delicious home-made Irish soda bread, and cream-topped pints of Guinness. It was all free — even for my husband."

The point is you can get paid to write about a place that's a few minutes from your own home… no matter where in the world you live. Your hometown is a "destination" for somebody, after all.

I know of one Florida-based freelancer who's made a business of writing stories about places within easy reach of her home -- an article about Amelia Island for a Canadian newspaper… one on Jacksonville for the Miami Herald… a piece on the town of Cassadaga for Florida Travel magazine… an article about winter golf in Florida for a lifestyle magazine… and the list goes on.

I bet you can think of all sorts of worthwhile subjects you might write about just outside your own door. And who better to write about your own hometown… than you?

Why Not Live On Permanent Vacation?

Let me ask you something…

Have you ever found yourself daydreaming during work, imagining you were on some far-off tropical island… sipping a cold cocktail… enjoying the warm surf lapping at your toes?

Maybe you've dreamt about sailing across the Atlantic on one of the world's most luxurious ships… nothing but clean air and sea breezes for days at a time, the wait staff at your beck and call…

Or perhaps you fantasize about spending time relaxing in a traditional Tuscan villa… exploring the antique markets of Paris… wandering through the vineyards of Bordeaux…

Here's the thing: If you were a travel writer, you wouldn't have to daydream. You could just go! Travel writers live this dream year-round. Take Mike Palmer, for instance.

Mike had planned a week-long vacation in Ecuador and wanted to spend a few days at an all-inclusive tropical rain forest lodge, reachable only by boat on the Napo River. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for the experience, Mike contacted the owner, introduced himself as a travel writer on assignment doing an adventure story, and he was offered the trip at no charge!

And that's only the beginning. As a travel writer, Mike has played golf, free, on some of Ireland's best links courses. He's taken all-expenses-paid trips all over the world -- to places like Russia, Belgium, Panama, and Spain, just to name a few. And he's enjoyed complimentary meals as well as comped tickets to theatre productions, movies, sporting events, and more.

And consider travel writer Daryl Emerson's experience: He planned to write an article about a few places in the Caribbean. So he contacted several hotels in Bonaire and Belize and was offered a free week's stay in both locations. And it didn't stop there -- the manager of the hotel in Bonaire even invited him to stay an extra week at their resort in Curacao.

The Other Way to Fly, Dine, and Stay… No Charge

The truth is, well-established writers rarely pay their own way. If they aren't being treated to a press trip, the publication they're writing for picks up the tab.

As a publisher, I'm constantly sending my writers around the world to report on places, events, and opportunities that would interest my readers. Of course, I foot the bill. In recent months I've sent writers to Thailand, New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and beyond. (And on top of paying these writers' travel expenses, I've also paid them for their articles.)

Sure, you need a track-record -- other articles you've written and published -- before any editor is going to call you up and offer to pay for your trip.

But my point is: Once you've learned the secrets to producing the kinds of articles publications are looking for, you'll be well on your way to establishing a name for yourself. You'll be opening the door to a whole new life where you get to travel the world while somebody else pays your expenses… and then pays you to write about what you've seen and done.

The Quickest Way to Access
This Fabulous Lifestyle

The easiest way to find out if getting paid to travel as a travel writer is something right for you is to listen to the call.

On it Jen and I discuss…

Unbelievable Fringe Benefits:
You'll Never Travel as a Tourist Again

Listen to the pre-recorded Get Paid to Travel Teleconference today and find out if travel writing would make more sense as a full-time passion for you, or merely something you do on the side, a way to justify a vacation and defray some of the costs, maybe write off your trip on your taxes.

The truth is, you can turn any voyage into a travel story. Annual family vacations are a great way to start. Or you could easily produce a host of articles from just one business trip.

Once you get your first byline -- your name in print under the headline of your story -- you won't believe the instant credibility you gain.

You'll find you'll never travel like a tourist again. As part of a distinguished circle of trained travel-writing professionals, you gain a "calling card" of sorts.

You see, when you tell people you're a travel writer (a harbinger of good press, as it were), you'll discover that they will bend over backwards to ensure you enjoy your experience. Nothing's too much trouble.

You'll be taken in the VIP entrance… served the best meals… escorted to the most expensive seats… offered a private tour…

It's amazing really. And all you need to do to discover if living this romantic, adventure-filled life is for you is join in the teleconference.

And… just for listening, you’ll also get a $200 discount voucher you can put toward the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Portland this July, where you’ll not only learn more about how to get started as a travel writer, you’ll also learn how to get your name in print and how to get paid for articles -- from local newspapers to the world’s most prestigious travel magazines too.

So, sign up to listen in to the teleconference today and discover a world of paid-for travel just waiting to be tapped.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Peddicord,
Publisher, International Living

P.S. The insider knowledge that we'll be revealing on this call could mean a new way to travel... a new life... a romantic future. The opportunities we’ll discuss could be a way for you to escape the drudgery of 9-5 and trade it in for a life where your friends will think you live on permanent vacation.

Don't believe me? Join this pre-recorded call and you'll receive up to $200 in savings good toward the next live Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop this July... just for listening in.

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