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Mike Gerrard's avatar

When I was a more active travel writer than I am now, pitching a story to an airline magazine was always part of my strategy (not that I saw it as a 'strategy') for making the most out of a trip - financially, personal satisfaction, pleasing the host if it was hosted. They paid well, often paid extra for photos, and took stories that were more feature-like. Wherever you travelled, there were invariably several inflight magazines you could pitch, and by delivering a good story and good photos, I got on the regulars list for a few magazines, and would get unexpected commissions. They're well worth seeking out.

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Tim Bird's avatar

I was English editor of Finnair’s inflight Blue Wings for more than ten years, and contributor for twice as long. The magazine was great to work for and paid well (it was a custom publisher who produced it on contract). I wrote about many topics, not just travel. It was something of a Finnish institution (I live in Finland). Alas, the pandemic was the print version’s death knell although there is still a digital version. Finnair make a big deal about aircraft weight contributing to fuel efficiency but I think they were also happy not to have the extra task of distributing the magazine. I thought this would be the trend, but it seems many airlines still attach some importance to making print versions available on aircraft.

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