Guide to Travel Writing

Your Guide to Becoming a Travel Writer

Travel Writers Are Always in Demand

As long as there are people that wish to travel, there is a market for Travel Writers.  When you are researching a destination or itinerary for a holiday, you generally look into other people's recommendations and Tips before getting there.  This information could not be possible about your destination unless there were a Travel Writer to tackle the minutia.  A Travel Writer can write about any topic they choose on a destination, or combine all of their stories together and provide a detailed Trip Diary, or Travelogue.

   Travelogues are gaining a lot of credibility on the internet and web as more and more people are becoming "Amateur Travel Writers".  What better a place to get a start at travel writing, and a handle on what people want to read about, and other ideas to help you write about other topics.  You do not need to have a Graduate Degree to be a successful Travel Writer, just a good sense of relation to other people and how they will or should feel about a certain place, thing, or event in your traveling journeys.

Anyone Can Be A Travel Writer

   The doors have been open to all interested parties recently to become a Published Travel Writer.  The hardest part of the job would be exactly what the title states, and you must write.  You cannot avoid this step, but you do not have to write like Shakespeare either.  A captivating story, or recant of an adventurous situation is all that you need to plant the seeds to writing a great article.  Picture yourself getting an email while you sit half-way around the world from home and reading excitement in your friend's or family's words that they enjoyed reading your travel article in a magazine.  This idea is not that far-fetched for the average individual.  The advancement of the internet has given anyone with creativity the ability to become a Travel Writer.

What Should I Write About?

  The hardest part of writing a Travel Article is to find your topic on what to write about.  The list is endless, and in some cases, you don't have to spend anything, or go anywhere far.  Have you recently taken a vacation or trip somewhere?  Where did you go?  What did you see?  Where any special events taking place while you were there?  Each one of these questions is the beginning of at least 2 articles each.  Follow the chart below for more of an explanation:

Destination: Amsterdam
Duration:     1Week
Travel Article Topics:
      Air Flights and the Cheapest way to get there
      Comparison of the culture from a person who has never left their own country.
      Comparison of what the city was last like the last time you were there.
      Reviews of all the food that you ate.  That is at least 2 meals a day, and make a Great Article
      What the scene in Dam Square is like for a Tourist on Queen's Day
      Difference of Christmas Celebrations compared to your home country.

As you can see, the possibilities for topics are endless.  Your one trip somewhere can produce multiple articles for submission if you break it all down and not look at the whole trip as an article.  I learned a lesson when I was in High School, and it has stuck with me since, and has contributed to my success today.  KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid.  There is no need for a long-in-depth travelogue, no-one wants to read that; but they will enjoy reading about a specific event that happened, or what kind of exotic foods you sampled.