If You Couldn’t Be in Denver for Our
ONLY Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop of 2009 …
It's Not too Late to Take the Experts Home and …

Get All the Advice, Techniques,
and Real-World Guidance Our Experts
Deliver … and Discover for Yourself
the Secrets to Traveling the World for Free …
and Getting Paid as a Travel Writer

Dear Travel Writer,

Imagine a season of travel … free. All you have to do in exchange is take good notes about what you did and where you went and then recommend – or discourage – others from following in your footsteps. What's more, you'll earn a few hundred … maybe even a few thousand … dollars for your trouble.

Sound too good to be true? Well, that's exactly what our travel writing workshop attendees in Denver learned from our panel of experts this past July.

They’ll walk away knowing how to take VIP vacations … get invited to stay at the best resorts without spending a penny … and get their name and articles published everywhere – from local newspapers to the world’s most prestigious travel magazines …

 … and now you, too, can hear directly from our experts exactly how it's done … all from the comfort of your own home.

Jump-Start Your Travel-Writing Career Now
and Enjoy the Rest of this year on Your Own Terms …
with our 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home Package

We've taken our exciting travel writer's conferences all over the world, to Paris … Chicago … San Miguel de Allende … Las Vegas … San Diego … Buenos Aires … New York City, Portland, Orgeon … San Francisco … and now to Denver…

We've had a great time in all those destinations … but, more importantly, our program participants are profiting from their experiences with our panel of experts …

They really are starting to live the extraordinary lifestyle professional travel writers enjoy – traveling with VIP treatment … even vacationing compliments of the house … and then getting paid to write about their experiences …

And now you, too, can hear directly from our experts exactly how it's done – right there at home, and at your convenience.

This 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package is, without question, the next-best thing to being at our live event in person. It brings decades of expertise directly to you. (In fact, our workshop is so intense and content-rich that many attendees at our live events take advantage of these recordings, saying there's incredible value in being able to review and absorb at your own pace.)

With this online audio workshop, created under the direction of Jennifer Stevens (the "master" who created our written program), you gain a systematic approach to writing travel articles that anyone can follow …

 … a system that, when coupled with a bit of fun and persistence, is so powerful that our past workshop attendees are getting their articles published faster (and more frequently) than they ever imagined possible. And they're cashing in on amazing travel writer perks, too …

Just think – by this time next year YOU could join their ranks … see your name in print … explore the world like a VIP, and enjoy the freedom and flexibility that travel writing offers.

This is your chance to gain all the insights, secrets, tips, and advice our expert panel of travel writers and editors are revealing in Denver and transform this year into something truly extraordinary for yourself.

This special 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package will give you the greatest chance ever (short of attending the live event) to start living the travel writer's life. You'll …

• Find out the little-known techniques travel writers use to land concert tickets … meals … vacations … and more … without paying a dime …
• Know exactly what to do to get your name and articles published everywhere – from local newspapers to the world's most prestigious travel magazines.
• Learn how to avoid the three biggest mistakes new writers make when they write travel articles – and discover the surefire tricks of the trade that will have you writing like a pro in no time.

This stateside workshop is an annual event – and we won't host another live workshop like this one until the latter half of next year. But with the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package at your fingertips now, you don’t have to wait to begin to enjoy the world on your own terms.

Sign up for this online audio workshop today and the insider intelligence that you will glean will show you how to …

• Travel on less money than ever … sometimes without spending even a penny …
• Get your name on the "invitation list" at the world's best resorts, hotels, bed-and- breakfasts, eco-retreats, and weekend hideaways, so you find yourself getting offers of hospitality, invites to stay … all compliments of the owners …
• Start collecting checks for the articles you'll write, and how to get your name in print faster than you'd ever thought possible …

Our Participants are Enjoying
Spectacular Travel and Writing Success

Take Duane Harm and his wife, Harlene. They recently enjoyed a summer of travel … free. And all they had to do in exchange was take good notes about what they did and then recommend – or discourage – others from following in their footsteps.

All told, they visited 23 different dude ranches in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana over a three-month period, staying for free an average of three days at each ranch. The total value of their summer stays? About $55,000 … and they didn't pay anything. Not one cent.

What's more, they wrote an article for Steamboat Magazine, a high-end coffee-table publication based in Steamboat Springs, CO that comes out twice a year. And they were paid for their work.

And the thing is, Duane and Harlene aren't trained journalists. In fact, before the Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop they attended in Paris, they were just ordinary retirees. Neither one had ever penned an article. But now they are working travel writers …

And you can be one, too … a lot faster than you ever imagined …

This Workshop Really Works …
Because it Delivers Real-World Know-How

This workshop isn't filled with theoretical stuff. You’ll learn how, in the real world, this industry works. And how – step-by-step – to navigate your way through it so you avoid the pitfalls most new travel writers encounter and steer yourself, instead, directly to the by-lines you need to create a track record of success.

Take Barbara Bode, for example. Barbara was living in Malta, a Mediterranean paradise when she attended our Paris program a couple of years ago and got two articles in print immediately afterwards. Not only that, she now writes a regular column for In Touch – and she has published an article about her move from Washington to Malta in Transitions Abroad. Now she's writing regularly for the local Maltese newspaper, too.

Eunice Traske, a participant on our Mexican cruise, has been so successful at publishing articles that editors now call her. She has been pursued by editors to write about her hometown in Alaska.

A writer at our workshop in Argentina sold an article about Buenos Aires apartments within a month of her return home.

A San Diego workshop participant successfully sold the same article she wrote during our program three times – and got paid for it three times, too.

And then there’s Wendy VanHatten, a workshop participant who has published over a dozen articles, including a piece about her vacation in Italy.

And believe me, this is only the beginning of the heap of success stories that are piling up on my desk. People are starting to live out their dreams … and you can, too …

Special Publication Expo Delivers Real Publications
Looking for Your Articles

In fact, we're so committed to connecting you with real-life opportunities … to helping you take what you learn and immediately turn it into a by-line and a check … that as part of this 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package, we're including the full details of every publisher we profiled in our Publication Expo: A Job Fair for Freelance Travel Writers. As an Ultimate Workshop-At-Home attendee, you’ll gain insider information about what more than a dozen publications are looking for from travel writers … and learn exactly what you need to do to pitch them your ideas.

We were in touch with the editors at all these publications. We interviewed them. Really, we picked their brains. And we found out – on your behalf – what, exactly, they're looking for in an article.

We asked about what they like … what drives them nuts … and what you can do to increase your chances of landing a by-line there. You'll learn all of that in your 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home … and more.

We also include each publication's writer's guidelines as well as links to the websites and sample articles from each publication we profile. In essence, you’re getting a roadmap for scoring a by-line in each one.

Plus, in the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package our own experts share their intelligence with you, too – you get their own hard-won insights about the smartest ways to increase the number of articles you sell and to bump up your income on every piece you write.

A Revealing Presentation with a Professional Photographer, too …

In addition to the Publication Expo, we've integrated something else very special – and useful – into this program. You’ll get a revealing presentation by a seasoned professional photographer, Shelly Perry.

It's true that photos help you sell your articles. And it's also true that you don't need lots of experience or expensive equipment to take the kinds of shots that can illustrate your stories beautifully.

In this presentation, you'll learn some easy techniques you can put into practice immediately to take better shots every time. Plus you’ll find out what editors really want from photographers and how to deliver that every time.

Of course, all of that is just a small sampling of the kind of real-world insights this program delivers …

You’ll also …

• Learn exactly how, step-by-step, you turn an idea into a publishable piece … and then how you actually get what you've written into the pages of a magazine, newspaper, newsletter, or website …
• Learn where to find the publications that make the most sense for your story, what to put in your letter to the editor, when to send your article … plus you’ll get an insider's list of what NOT to do (you'd be surprised at how many writers have no idea what makes editors crazy … )
• Find out six foolproof secrets to writing a saleable article every time … how to choose the right words … how to write powerful sentences … what to put first, and how to draw your piece to a close …
• Come away with winning templates for travel articles (these will cut your writing time nearly in half … and boost your chances of success many times over) …
• Learn how to avoid the three biggest mistakes new writers make when they write travel articles from their own point of view.
• Discover the secret to becoming an informed and critical reader. Perhaps it's surprising, but once you read travel articles better, you'll write them better, too.

• Find out the one big secret you never learned writing “What I did last summer” essays in school. This critical idea separates adequate writers from exceptional ones, and travel editors can tell immediately if you’re in-the-know.
• Learn how to take advantage of the “perks” that go with this work, such as complimentary vacations or meals at the world’s best restaurants, access to behind-the-scenes locations you’ve probably never seen … and so much more …
• More profit, less work! One expert will show you how you can take one article you've written and turn it into three for three times the income …
• How to integrate food writing -- practically a necessity these days -- into your articles…
• How to put your vacation photos to work for you: How to double your money by offering pictures along with your articles.

Plus, we've captured several "advanced" sessions you're really going to love! Even if you've never written more than a postcard, you are qualified! Anyone can learn to do this!

With More Speakers than Ever, You will Learn
Even More of the Trade Secrets of Traveling
the World While Getting VIP Perks … and Paychecks to Boot!

Timing is critical. We won't repeat a live event like this until the latter half of 2010 – unless, that is, you enjoy it in your own home when you order the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package. Order this online workshop package now, and sooner than you ever imagined possible, you could start enjoying first-class vacations for less money … even FREE … and get your name in print, too!

We made sure to capture every valuable word of our live event in Denver. And good thing, too, as it's nearly impossible to find a week when these busy speakers are all available to be in the same room at the same time, giving you the know-how you need.

Now, with our 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home program, they can be in your room, at your house, where you can listen in at your convenience.

With the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home Package,
You Will Learn the Fastest and Easiest Way to Get Published …
and Have in Your Hands the Contact Information for Editors
We Know Who are Happy to Work with New Writers …

And let me tell you, the experts you'll hear from have decades of travel and writing experience – every one of them. They have, under the direction of Jennifer Stevens (the "master" who created our written program), created a systematic approach to writing travel articles that anyone can follow …

It's an approach Jennifer Stevens, describes this way:

"The truth of the matter is, certain articles have a much greater chance of being published than others. Yet most writers have only a dim idea of what makes one a slam-dunk and another a dud. The thing is: An article can be written brilliantly, but if it doesn't meet a few simple fundamentals, an editor is never going to buy it. Relying on trial and error, you'll learn these lessons eventually … but it'll be a long haul.

"I've designed this program to cut years (and immeasurable frustration) off your learning curve. My colleagues and I provide step-by-step instruction on exactly what you need to do to put a strong, saleable article together. Follow these formulas, and you'll always know what to put first and what to write next. And you'll always be putting your energy toward an article you can sell."

Jennifer Stevens
author of The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program
and architect of The Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop

With our 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home, you’ll learn exactly what you need to do to go from article idea to check in your pocket. And, as I've explained, you’ll even get the names and contact information for editors in the market for articles from freelancers.

Under Jennifer's careful guidance and that of several of her most successful colleagues you'll learn more useful, practical material with this online audio workshop program than you'd ever learn in any run-of-the-mill college course.

The information you'll gain through this package could, quite literally, change your life – it has already for so many of our past attendees who, today, are working travel writers.

You might reasonably expect it to cost thousands of dollars. After all, you're getting extraordinary access to industry experts and guidance from professional writers who will share with you the insights and secrets they've learned over many years on-the-job. But it won't cost anywhere near that. I'll give you the numbers in a minute …

But First Let me Introduce Our Experts to You …

The former editor of International Living and Island Properties Report, JENNIFER STEVENS has spent the balance of the last decade gallivanting around Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, writing about the best locales for overseas travel, retirement, and investment.

She is the author of AWAI's The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program and architect of this program. From her you'll get the insider's scoop about what editors are really after and blueprints for articles you can follow so easily you'll find your pieces published in no time. Plus you'll learn how to polish your articles in just such a way that editors will be transfixed.

An accomplished and proven freelancer, STEENIE HARVEY is International Living's roving Euro-editor. She also writes about travel, folklore, and real estate for publications like The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and the Washington Post. Recent travels have taken her to Malta, the Greek islands, the jungles of Malaysian Borneo, and Italy. Adept at landing incredible assignments and an editor's dream to work with – you'll learn how she does it … and get the keys to getting unbelievable perks, too.

KYLE WAGNER is the Travel Editor at the Denver Post and for 15 years was a renowned Denver food critic. Kyle is extremely well-respected in foodie circles and was an award-winning food editor, as well. She’ll share her invaluable insider knowledge of what makes travel editors tick, how to write an attractive query, how to break into newspaper travel sections, and how to add a food element -- ever more indispensable these days -- into your travel stories, making them irresistible to editors.

SHELLY PERRY is our photography expert in Denver. Shelly writes the weekly Photo Tip for The Right Way to Travel eletter. As a photographer, she is especially known for her photos of children and her work in online stock photo agencies. Her images have been seen all over the globe on music CD covers, books, magazines, catalogues, websites, ad campaigns, and even on TV. Her work has also appeared in several local exhibits and gallery shows.

In the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home Shelly provides you with the easy techniques you need to transform your vacation snaps into photos you can sell with your stories. This is a great way to sell more articles and land more by-lines … but also to up your income. In fact, send the right photos with your story, and that can easily double what you make on it.

ROY STEVENSON attended our Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Portland, OR two years ago and since has had more than 350 articles published on travel and culture, military history, military vehicles, history, art, writing, communications, health, fitness, running, triathlons, sports, and film festivals. Roy’s work has appeared in over 90 regional, national, and international magazines, newspapers, in-flights, and e-zines in the U.S., Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

We’ve invited Roy back to speak at this year’s event about how he accomplished so much so fast and how you can ratchet up your income by selling the same story to multiple publications.

We have some special "guest presenters" to introduce to you too in the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer Workshop-At-Home.

RICH GRANT has been director of communications for VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau for 30 years.  As a freelance travel writer, he has sold articles and photos to more than 40 national newspapers and magazines and his photos have won national contests sponsored by National Geographic Magazine, the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers & Photographers. He has been an associate member of SATW for a quarter century and has served on its executive board of directors.  He also writes and produces a travel Web site devoted to walking tours with occasional pub and tavern stops, called: www.WalkingAndDrinkingBeer.com. 

LINDSAY B. KOEHLER is 5280's managing editor. She oversees daily copy flow, manages monthly deadlines, and keeps writers and editors on track with their individual responsibilities. Koehler is also the magazine's travel editor in charge of the Getaways and Great Outdoors departments. With travel to more than 20 countries under her belt, Koehler is the 5280 expert on travel within Colorado and throughout the world. When she isn't editing departments, Koehler writes stories of her own. Her 2005 narrative "Undefeated" centered around her friend's unfortunate encounter with Denver's serial rapist Brent J.  Brents. The piece was selected as Best Profile at the 2006 Maggie Awards.

And those are just a few of the new additions to this year’s program…

You’ll hear special presentations on food writing — how to write about restaurants, what to make sure you include in your reviews, tricks for evaluating cafes, bars, and restaurants, and more …

Large newspapers – the trick to getting an editors attention, why they’re different than other travel magazines and in-flights, the secret to getting in, and more …

Airline in-flight magazines – why they’re different, what they’re looking for, and how you can ensure they come to you for their next assignment.

This is the kind of stuff it would take you years to figure out on your own. But our speakers will spare you the trouble, frustration, and time … and just cut to the chase.

That way you're sure to be using your time and energies wisely. There's no more efficient — or fun — way to learn this stuff and guarantee you're up-and-running, enjoying the perks of a writer's life fast.

And right now you’ll pay only $299 – a tiny amount, really,
for hours of travel-writing expertise and an
extraordinary online library of practical, action-oriented resources.

Attendees at the live Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop in Denver, CO paid up to $1,697 to listen to the experts … to get the "inside scoop" on everything from the easiest and fastest way to get a by-line and a check … to the three keys to all successful travel articles … and so much more.

Although, it must be said, there's no substitute for face-to-face interaction with our experts, I'd like to offer you the next-best thing – until you get the chance to attend one of our live Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshops for yourself.

Get the Complete Set of Audio Recordings Online
Captured at the Live Ultimate Travel Writer's Workshop …
and That's Just for Starters!

With our 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package, you'll receive the complete audio recordings from our live event … every secret, technique, tip, and time-saving, money-making piece of advice our experts revealed in Denver in person.

And if you received the online recordings alone, this would be an invaluable resource. But we'll give you much more.

You'll also receive:

• Each speaker’s Power Point Presentations – an incredible online resource of commentary and notes that accompanies each presentation. You'll gain examples, exercises, and more … so you'll feel like you're in the room with the experts.
• Every one of the Market Resource Packs our workshop attendees are picked up at our Publication Expo. You'll get interviews with the editors about what they're really looking for (and what drives them nuts), writer's guidelines, editorial calendars, sample articles, and more. Exactly the insights you need to land by-lines and checks fast and with ease. (And you can file them on your computer for easy access later.)

All the worksheets and handouts our speakers developed and passed out to attendees – posted conveniently online so you'll have access to all the sure-fire, time-saving resources you need to put what you learn into practice immediately.

PLUS, there's more …

And that's not all. When you reserve your copy of the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home right now we'll also give you access to 6 Downloadable Bonus Reports –

1. The Travel Writer's Little Black Book
2. Another Way to Sell More Stories: How (And Why) to Write Real Estate-Related Travel Articles
3. How to Avoid Detail Traps and Write Descriptions Editors Will Love
4. What Editors are Buying – How to Imagine Stories that Will Sell Every Time
5. Researching and Interviewing: Eight Secrets to Surefire Sleuthing for Incisive Details, Color, and Quotes
6. How to Get Free Stuff

Put all these resources together, and you'll be able to listen to the recordings and follow along with the slides – taking part just as you would if you were in the room with the experts.

You'll be able to do the exercises, too. And it's often through those that you gain the sort of "ah ha" moments our participants talk about … those times when something just clicks and all of a sudden you feel yourself take a giant leap forward.

Plus, with the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home, you can repeat each presentation as many times as you wish … giving you the freedom and flexibility to learn at your own pace and when it's most convenient for you.

Don't Delay – Order the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer's
Workshop-At-Home Package Today

Order your 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package today and you'll learn one simple key to getting every article you write published … the easiest articles to sell and resell … how to get in the door (and into print) … how to parlay your travel writer status into coveted perks … and much, much more …

If you like to meet people, explore the world, and get paid to do it – and you're ready to turn that dream into reality this year – then there's no more good-value or efficient way to do it than with this 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home package. It's exactly what you need – it's powerful, energizing, and a kick-start like no other.

So get your pen ready, and open your ears to a whole new way of life …

Sincerely,

Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division

P.S. We had so much interest in our Denver workshop, we were turning folks away. And, as with all our live programs, we had lots of people saying, "I can't make it – will you be doing another one soon?"

Well, the truth is: We won't put on another event like this one until the latter half of 2010. And do you really want to wait that long?

You don't have to miss out on all the insider intelligence our speakers share. Indeed, with the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home, you gain the many benefits of hearing the experts explain their secrets in their own words (in fact, you gain an extra perk – you can replay the sessions as many times as you like) – and you get the whole program at a small fraction of the price our attendees paid.

Why wait another year to give your travel-writing career a jump start? Why wait to learn how easy (and fun) it can be to travel the world on somebody else's dime … and then get paid to write about it? To put yourself on the path to a whole new life right now, click below.

P.P.S. And rest assured, as with all our products, there's no risk to you. You can try the 2009 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop-At-Home out for 30 days. Listen to the recordings, follow along on the PowerPoint Slides, go through the interviews with editors … and more. And if you don't feel this package delivers the secrets you need to get published fast and turn your travel dreams into a reality, simply let us know and we'll refund your investment, no question.

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