Travel Publications Directory
Real pay rates, pitch guidelines, and response times — for magazines, newspapers, travel sites, and brand content.
Caribbean Travel + Life
Covers travel, lifestyle, and culture across the Caribbean. Resorts, beaches, food, and island culture.
$0.50–$0.75/word
Chicago Tribune Travel
Midwest-focused travel section with national scope. Weekend travel section covers US road trips, city breaks, and international destinations.
$0.30–$0.50/word
Cicerone Guides
Specialist walking, trekking, and mountaineering guides. Detailed, technical route descriptions required. Writers must have completed the route with thorough notes.
Flat fee per assignment
Condé Nast Traveler
The flagship US luxury travel magazine. Pitches should be story-driven with a strong news angle or exclusive access. Pays competitive rates for features and shorter front-of-book pieces.
$1–$2/word
Condé Nast Traveler (Digital)
CNT's digital-first content — separate commissioning from the print magazine. Shorter pieces, city guides, hotel round-ups, and trend-driven travel content.
$0.50–$1/word
Condé Nast Traveller (UK)
The UK edition of the Condé Nast travel brand. Separate editorial team from the US edition. Strong focus on design hotels, culture, and aspirational travel.
£0.50–£1/word
Contiki Blog
Youth travel brand (18–35 audience). High-energy, social, experience-driven content. Destination guides, travel hacks, and brand-aligned storytelling.
Flat fee per piece
Cruise International
UK cruise specialist magazine. Ship reviews, port destination guides, and cruise itinerary features. Writers must have cruise experience.
£0.20–£0.30/word
Culture Trip
Global travel and culture platform. Publishes listicles and destination guides at scale. Pays select contributors; rates at the lower end of the market. Good exposure.
$0.05–$0.15/word
Culture Trip Guides
Culture Trip's destination guide content. City guides and destination features covering culture, arts, food, and travel.
Flat fee per piece
Delta Sky Magazine
Delta Air Lines inflight magazine. City profiles, destination guides, business travel features. Audience skews business traveller.
$0.50–$1/word
Departures
American Express Platinum Card's luxury lifestyle and travel magazine. Targets high-net-worth readers. Very selective — primarily works with established writers.
$1–$1.50/word
Discover Magazine
Science and nature magazine with a strong travel component. Nature tourism, scientific exploration, and eco-travel.
$0.50–$1/word
DK Eyewitness Travel Guides
Heavily visual guidebooks known for illustrated cross-sections and maps. Writers work alongside illustrators. Concise, fact-dense writing style required.
Flat fee per assignment
Eater
Vox Media food and dining publication. City-based restaurant guides, culinary travel, and dining culture. Strong pitches tie local eating to a larger cultural story.
$0.25–$0.50/word
EF Tours Blog
EF Educational Tours content hub. Educational travel, student group trips, and cultural exchange. Young adult audience.
Flat fee per piece
Euronews Travel
European broadcaster travel content. News-driven travel stories, destination guides, and European travel trends. Multi-language audience.
Flat fee per piece
Expedia Blog
Expedia's travel content platform (Viewfinder). Destination inspiration and practical guides for a mainstream booking audience.
Flat fee per piece
Fathom Travel
Curated travel recommendations from insiders and locals. Focuses on meaningful, immersive experiences. Editorial voice is warm, sophisticated, and specific.
Varies
Financial Times Travel
How to Spend It and FT Weekend Travel sections. High-net-worth readership. Premium rates for luxury destination features. Very selective.
£0.40–£0.60/word
Fodor's Guidebooks
One of the oldest US guidebook publishers. Hotel and restaurant reviews, destination chapters. Strict factual standards and current research required.
Flat fee per assignment
Fodor's Travel
Classic travel guide brand with a strong digital presence. Destination guides, hotel reviews, and practical travel content. Works with experienced destination specialists.
Flat fee per assignment
Four Seasons Magazine
Four Seasons luxury hotel group editorial magazine. Ultra-premium audience. Destination features, food, culture, and lifestyle aligned with Four Seasons properties.
$1–$1.50/word
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