Share Your 2024 Travel Writing Wins With Us!

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Hello, travel writers,

It’s that time of year to rest, reflect, and celebrate the year’s accomplishments. We know you have plenty to be proud of, and we’d love to hear about it! As a little exercise to encourage you to stop and think back on your wins this year, we’ve created a form where we hope you’ll share your accomplishments with us. Stories published, pitches accepted, work with new publications, independent projects, places traveled… all of it!

There’s also a place to share your 2025 goals, which will give us ideas for more ways we can help as we grow Be A Travel Writer’s offerings in the year ahead. (And a little written manifestation never hurt anyone, right?)

Don’t forget, you can still get 25% off ALL our offerings by using the code “BATW25OFF” — including e-books, individual courses, or the full suite — now trough Jan. 2. It’s a new year, new you, and maybe a whole new travel writing career too!

Want to give the course as a last-minute gift? Just use the discount code above, select “This is a gift” at checkout, and print the gift certificate below.

One last reminder: We’ll still be updating our job board during the holiday break, so don’t forget to check in if you’re looking for work. Scroll on for a selection of publications looking for pitches and new hires in the new year.

Calls for Pitches

World Atlas: The editorial team at Worldatlas.com is looking for a writer to contribute list articles about small towns across North America. See more.

Matador Network: Matador is open for general pitches. Puse the form here to send pitches for Matador Network's freelance coverage. See more.

MVF Small Hotels: If you're a U.S.-based writer with experience in, and a passion for, covering small- to medium-size hotel businesses for B2B outlets, and continue to have a finger on the pulse of the industry, this job is for you. See more.

Late Checkout: Is on the lookout for smart, trend-driven ideas that align with its brand. Pitches should follow a newsworthy angle and fit one of its series templates. See more.

Business Insider: Is always looking for pitches in the parenting, health, relationships, etc realm. See more.

Business Insider: Do you have trips planned to adults-only cruises/all-inclusives in the new year? Business Insider would love to hear about it. See more.

Live Science: Live Science's health desk is always open to pitches. It publishes news and evergreen stories for the lay public that unpack the latest medical breakthroughs and mysteries of how the human body works. See more.

Financial Times: Do you live in NY and work in hospitality? Please get in touch and pitch FT your perspective on a trend in your industry. See more / [email protected] 

Full-Time Job Openings

Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is looking for an Assistant Editor who will assist the Senior Editor and Publisher with the development and delivery of Lonely Planet’s Illustrated and Gift list for publication globally, including gift, general reference, stationery and illustrated books. See more.

Atlas Obscura: Is looking for an email marketing coordinator to join its integrated marketing team. In this role, you will work closely with the marketing and content teams to curate, build, deploy, and analyze the performance of Atlas Obscura’s newsletters, which reach hundreds of thousands of readers per day. See more.

Hotel News Now: Hotel News Now, the team within CoStar News, is looking for a writer who will report on the exciting and high-profile hotel industry. It’s looking for experienced, entrepreneurial reporters who can break news, generate scoops and produce a steady run of creative enterprise stories about the people, trends and companies that shape the hotel and travel industries. See more.

Infatuation: Is seeking a Senior Editor, National in The Infatuation (CDJ), who will lead the charge on its national content, covering restaurants and dining trends around the country. See more.

Health: Health is seeking an associate editor to help keep the growing library of Health.com articles up-to-date and accurate. It’s looking for an SEO-savvy content enthusiast with a passion for all things health and wellness. See more.

WIRED: WIRED is seeking an experienced editor to run its culture desk. Reporting to WIRED’s Director of Consumer Tech & Culture, you’ll lead our coverage of the creators and communities that shape the internet every day. See more.

Bloomberg: Bloomberg News is seeking an experienced journalist to spearhead weekend news coverage for the Americas from New York, Dallas, or Los Angeles. You'll lead a small group of editors and reporters -- and a larger group of rotating staff -- delivering breaking news and exclusives across a variety of subjects of keen interest to our subscribers. See more.

Vibe: VIBE is looking to add a full-time Evening and Weekend Writer to its expanding news and editorial team. This highly motivated, self-starter has sound editorial judgment, a flair for storytelling, and a deep knowledge of Black culture. See more.

ProPublica: ProPublica is seeking an accountability reporter to cover climate change as an investigative beat, examining how decisions by individuals, corporations, and governments are shaping life-and-death outcomes for people across the U.S. and the world. See more.

HypeBeast: HYPEBEAST is looking for a highly knowledgeable and capable Associate Editor. The online editorial nature of HYPEBEAST requires applicants who can operate swiftly within its space and both understand and dictate movements within culture and social media. See more.

See you in class,

Stacey & Nina

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