Archive - Talking Travel Writing

How can we stop travel writing from being too preachy?

Eloise Barker at Responsible Travel gives us her take.

Jul 23

Suzy Pope: "I've sent over 200 pitches, here's what they look like"

Get a look at two of the pitches pro travel writer Suzy Pope sent to editors

Jul 16

Tiny tweaks to make your words awards-worthy

Award-winning travel writer Sarah Gillespie shares her secrets of the pen

Jul 9

I’m a travel writer trying for a baby: why don’t we ever talk about our family lives?

Sian Meades-Williams on family planning and travel writing.

Jul 2

June 2024

How using social media can land you commissions and press trips

We chat to travel writers about how using X, Instagram and Facebook have borne fruit

Jun 25

WTF is TikTok - and should you be using it?

Steph considers why you should be paying attention to the world's fastest growing social media platform

Jun 18

Webinar: Modernise & decolonise your writing

The next webinar by Meera Dattani explores decolonisation of travel writing

Jun 17

Instagram Reels: why bother?

We speak to Reels-guru Vikki Hutton of Featured Studio about Instagram video content

Jun 11

Social media for travel writers | Calls for pitches | New webinar

There's a strange grey area around social media coverage for travel writers.

Jun 4

May 2024

How to pitch the UK travel trade press

Which B2B travel mags commission freelancers and what do they pay?

May 28

Can you get on press trips with trade commissions?

The answer's yes, but it depends who you're talking to... Lottie investigates.

May 21

The dos and don'ts of pitching the travel trade media

Travel Weekly's Deputy Features Editor gives us the lowdown

May 14

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