Travelers’ Tales is looking for personal, nonfiction stories and anecdotes-funny, illuminating, adventurous, frightening, or grim. Stories should reflect that unique alchemy that occurs when you enter unfamiliar territory and begin to see the world differently as a result. Travelers’ Tales offers a $100 honorarium for stories of any length.
View Submission GuidelinesRide Texas magazine
Ride Texas is an award-winning travel magazine for motorcyclists. Our focus is regional and includes Texas and the neighborhood, but we will consider travel topics outside of this area. We include all types of motorcycles on back roads, highways and dual-sport rides. Submissions should include a short summary of your articleenough to explain your concept and provide an idea of your writing style. Your summary should illustrate your writing style and approach to the subject. RTM pays rates competitive with national motorcycle magazines.
View Submission GuidelinesROAD and TRAVEL Magazine
ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine is an online, in-market, consumer magazine specializing in automotive, travel, and personal safety topics. Feature articles should be approximately 1000-1200 words. Columns approximately 500 words. Assigned articles range from byline only up to $100 for automotive reviews only.
View Submission GuidelinesSunset magazine (Travel Writers)
Sunset is Western America’s largest-circulation regional magazine, with monthly issues devoted to four subject areas: travel and recreation; garden and outdoor living; food and entertaining; home design, remodeling, and projects. The magazine is largely staff written; its largest freelance need is in travel, and more for shorter items and one- or two- page stories than features. The editors are looking for “take-action” travel ideas within our coverage area that will appeal to a large, general interest audience (70 percent women) that is time challenged, appreciates value, and is more likely to live in the suburbs than San Francisco, Seattle, or Los Angeles. Payment is up to $1/word upon acceptance.
View Submission GuidelinesTales To Go magazine
Tales To Go delivers mobile, digital collection of travel stories. The digital publication delivers four inspiring, transformative travel stories every month. Word length: up to 3K words. Payment: $50/story.
View Submission GuidelinesTexas Highways magazine
Texas Highway, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel within the state and tells the Texas story to readers around the world. Subjects should focus on things to do or places to see in Texas. Include historical, cultural, and geographic aspects if appropriate. Length will vary, but will generally be 1,200 to 1,800 words. Texas Highways pays 50 cents per word and buys first North American serial rights.
View Submission GuidelinesThe New York Times, The Travel Section
We buy all rights to articles and will not purchase a piece that has been published elsewhere. A brief resume should accompany both articles and proposals. No submission should exceed 1,500 words. Backpage essays should be between 1,200 and 1,400 words.
View Submission GuidelinesTrailer Life magazine
For more than half a century, Trailer Life magazine has been providing enthusiasts with travel and technical information to enhance their enjoyment of the RV lifestyle. The primary prerequisite for all submitted material is that it be RV oriented and written with an RV focus for our specialized audience. Pays up to $700/article.
View Submission GuidelinesTransitions Abroad magazine
Transitions Abroad is an inspirational yet practical planning guide for meaningful cultural immersion travel, work, study, living and volunteering abroad. Payment is on acceptance, ranging from $50 to $150 (the average payment is $100) for an article in the 1000-2000 word range.
View Submission GuidelinesPerceptive Travel magazine
Perceptive Travel is an online travel magazine that is home to interesting and award-winning narrative stories from some of the best travel writers on the planet. This web magazine is now published monthly, with three or four feature articles per issue, plus rotating travel-related book reviews and world music reviews. Payment is $100 per article.
View Submission GuidelinesVagabundo Magazine
Vagabundo Magazine is an online travel magazine committed to the goal of inspiring travellers everywhere to hit the road and make their dreams a reality. About 50% of the content of the magazine is supplied by freelancers. Pay: $40-$200/article.
View Submission GuidelinesVerge magazine (Canada)
Verge is North America’s magazine for exploring opportunities to study, work and volunteer abroad. Editors look for articles that are issue driven and combine an engaging and well-told story with nuts and bolts how-to information. Feature articles run approximately 2,000 to 2,500 words in length. First time contributors are paid a rate of $0.10 (CAD) per word. Regular contributors may earn more, but this must be pre-negotiated before a story is assigned.
View Submission GuidelinesWanderlust Magazine (U.K.)
Wanderlust covers all aspects of independent, semi-independent and special-interest travel. The magazine publishes “soft” adventure; off-the-beaten-track destinations; secret corners of the world; and unusual angles on well-known places. The magazine buys first serial rights. Destination features covering a specific destination or an activity. Word length: 1800-2200 words. Dispatches are shorter, topical pieces describing a recent development in a destination of interest. Word length: 700-1200 words. Payment: 220 per 1,000 words.
View Submission GuidelinesWestJets up! magazine
WestJet’s up! magazine is all about travel. The sort that grips, excites, entertains and illuminates its readers about the world. What were looking for: Short, idea-rich editorial suggestions for our many departments and longer features (1,200-1,500 words) that reveal emerging trendsfrom cool architectural hotel designs to new surfer subculturesto personal quests that were life-changing. Pays up to $800/article.
View Submission GuidelinesWestworld magazine (Canada)
Primarily a travel magazine, Westworld showcases local, regional and international travel stories with the emphasis on “stories” along with articles on travel trends, the technical and practical aspects of travel and travel-related issues (such as sustainable travel and conservation) and concepts. WW writer fees are competitive within the professional magazine industry, with rates starting at 60 cents per word (85 cents a word in the B.C. edition)
View Submission GuidelinesYankee Magazine
Yankee Magazine covers the six New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Feature articles, as well as the departments of Home, Food, and Travel, reflect what is happening currently in the region. Yankee welcomes freelance submissions in the areas of home, travel, food, and non-fiction editorial. Yankee buys all rights to stories it purchases. Payment is made on acceptance of the article.
View Submission GuidelinesZiNG magazine
ZiNG is the inflight magazine for LIAT, the Caribbean Airline. Its mission is primarily to entertain passengers while they are on LIAT flights, but it seeks to do so well enough that customers will take it home and share it with friends. The fee payable for a commissioned assignment will be fixed, in UK pounds sterling or United States dollars, at the time that the work is commissioned.
View Submission GuidelinesEnsemble Vacations magazine (Canada)
Designed to inspire our readers’ passion for travel, Ensemble Vacations covers the top travel and lifestyle trends. We accept freelance queries for most of our departments. Each issue of the magazine is focused on specific destinations, timed to coincide with Canadian consumer purchasing patterns. Compensation is competitive with other national magazines. Payment is made upon acceptance of the final article.
View Submission GuidelinesGoNOMAD.com
GoNOMAD prides itself on providing excellent, entertaining, informative and unique travel articles and research about destinations, activities and experiences. GoNOMAD is always looking for talented, dedicated travel writers, photographers and researchers to join our team. Payment: $25/article.
View Submission GuidelinesNational Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Traveler’s goals are to find the new, to showcase fresh travel opportunities, to be an advocate for travelers. Each issue of the magazine contains five or more features, roughly balanced between U.S. and foreign subjects. Most Traveler features range from 1,500 to 2,500 words, depending on the subject. Traveler departments generally run from 750 to 1,500 words. Compensation varies depending on the type of feature or department but is competitive with other national magazines. Payment is made upon acceptance.
View Submission GuidelinesArizona Highways Magazine
Arizona Highways is a monthly magazine that encourages travel to and within Arizona. Feature articles include experiential travel, history, nature and long-form profiles. Essays are considered on a case-by-case basis. The magazine’s feature stories run between 1,500 and 4,000 words. Editors assign all stories and issue contracts. Pay rates and story approach are subject to discussion prior to assignment or after a query is accepted. The magazine buys first print rights.
View Submission GuidelinesBootsnAll.com (website)
BootsnAll.com is seeking articles related to indie travel which appeal to a wide audience of experienced travelers. Our readers are smart, opinionated, passionate about travel, and love exploring the world both on and off the beaten path. Feature Articles: $50/article.
View Submission GuidelinesCanadian Geographic magazine
Canadian Geographic magazine publishes stories about Canadian people, places, frontiers and issues (past and present). Each issue features the latest science, environment, travel and human and cultural stories from across Canada. Editors buy about 30 feature stories a year. Each issue is balanced geographically and thematically. Article length: 1,500-3,000 words. Payment: 80 cents per word and higher.
View Submission GuidelinesCaribbean Beat Magazine
Caribbean Beat welcomes lively, entertaining writing combined with a serious and informative approach to subject matter, and top-quality photos and illustrations. The editors prefer to work with authors based in the Caribbean and the diaspora. The editors will consider feature articles of up to 1,200 words on any subject of general Caribbean interest, as well as shorter pieces about current events, etc. Payment is issued upon publication. Rates: TBD.
View Submission GuidelinesDelta Sky magazine
Delta Sky magazine seeks stories about travel, lifestyle and business. Destinations should be a mix of domestic and international locales, and they should be of interest for a specific reason. The editors are interested in profiles of notable people, whether they’re actors, authors, artists, athletes. Features range from 6002,000 words. Departments include very small 100-word pieces to longer 500-word columns. Payment: TBD.
View Submission GuidelinesDesertUSA Magazine
The main editorial focus of DesertUSA.com is travel in the North American Desert and surrounding regions. A strong emphasis in natural and cultural history is a major theme in our magazine and a popular interest to readers. Adventure, desert lore, photo essays, events, southwest arts & crafts are also consistently represented in our editorial. We pay $100.00 for each article with photos that we use.
View Submission GuidelinesOregon Coast magazine
Oregon Coast is a bimonthly family-oriented magazine that features stories of regional interest, written in a clear, crisp style that is rich in anecdotes and quotes. Thoroughness and accuracy in details, history, and background are essential. Payment is made 30 to 60 days after publication. Pays: $100-250/feature article; $45-650/regional roundup; and $225/restaurant review.
View Submission GuidelinesEscapees magazine
Escapees magazine submissions must be RV-related or of significant interest to the frequent RVer. The editors welcome articles on all stages of RV life, especially relevant mechanical/technical information. Maximum story length is 1,500 words. Payment: $150/article.
View Submission GuidelinesFrance Revisited magazine
France Revisited is a premier online magazine about travel, touring, culture and life France. France Revisited is read by English-speaking and bilingual readers worldwide. Pays $15 to $25/story.
View Submission GuidelinesGreat Escape Publishing
Great Escape Publishing publishes home-study programs and leads workshops that help our members get paid to travel. The editors are interested in travel writing, photography, create-your-own-tours, travel blogging and import/export. They also publish short interviews with professionals working in a travel field. Word length: 300-600 words. Payment: $50-$75/article; $100-$150 for interviews and personal stories; and $150-$200 for articles with specific income advice.
View Submission GuidelinesHana Hou! magazine
As the island lifestyle magazine of Hawaiis premier airline, Hana Hou! strives to provide fresh, insightful views of the people, places and cultures that make our island home so special. The editors seek creative nonfiction that takes a fresh approach to aspects of travel, culture, people and life in general in Hawaii, and occasionally in one of the other destinations served by Hawaiian Airlines. Payment: up to 40 cents per word.
View Submission GuidelinesLos Angeles Times Travel section
The Travel section, both print and online, is looking for bold, original travel features that tell a great story and are strong character-driven or first-person narratives. Stories should be sophisticated, compelling, complete and written with flair. Print stories (other than briefs) vary from $200 to $750, depending on placement. Online only stories generally pay $500, but if they are used in print, the editors will pay depending on placement.
View Submission GuidelinesMotorHome Magazine
MotorHome is the only national monthly newsstand magazine dedicated to enthusiasts of all types of motorized RVs: Class A and Class C motorhomes, camping vans and customized buses. We are devoted to covering all aspects of the RV lifestyle, including travel destinations, activities and events, the newest motorhomes on the market, do-it-yourself projects and RV service and repair recommendations. Pays up to $700/article.
View Submission GuidelinesPathfinders Travel magazine
Pathfinders Travel magazine publishes lively, original, well-written stories that provide a good sense of place, with useful information and fresh ideas about travel and the travel industry. The magazine’s main audience is African Americans, though occasionally the editors will look for articles relating to other persons of color. Service articles such as How to Protect Your Valuable While on the Beach, 10 Best, Top 10, Round up Pieces, Looking Back, and articles for the Chefs Table and In the Vineyard, our wine column and Looking Back, a 1000 word article that takes a historical look at a travel destination or subject and brings it up to current day, are articles that are most likely to be accepted from freelance journalists. Word length: 500-1000 words per article. Payment: up to $150 per article.
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