Market Leads

Guide Gecko Announces 2010 Guidebook Competition

Date: July 7th, 2010 |

The Travel Guidebook Online Bookstore GuideGecko have a launched the 2010 edition of the GuideGecko International Writing Contest. Do you have a self published ebook that needs some recognition? Here’s your chance to get it out there.
All travel, food and lifestyle guidebooks can be submitted. The winning titles will be showcased at the world’s largest [read more]

Tim Leffel Wants to Hear Your Thoughts For A New Book on Travel Writing

Date: November 20th, 2009 |

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Author of World’s Cheapest Destinations and publisher of the excellent ezine Perceptive Travel, Tim Leffel, is working on a new book on Travel Writing. He’s looking for professional and aspiring travel writers to let him know what they want to learn about travel writing:
“I agreed to do a book on travel writing that will come [read more]

Translators and Language Specialists Needed for Where I’ve Been

Date: November 10th, 2009 |

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Although this market lead isn’t directly related to travel writing, many traveler writers out there are also used to taking advantage of their language skills for translation services. This post is just for you!
The travel site Where I’ve Been is currently looking to expand its community by making it accessible in multiple languages. They’re looking [read more]

AOL Seeks Travel Bloggers; Various Locations

Date: August 24th, 2009 |

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AOL Travel has an opening for Travel Bloggers in approximately 25 different markets.
Requirements:
a) # of posts per week: 1-2 posts per day (half free-form on what’s new and hot in city, half guided by assigned theme)
b) Integrating links to guides in posts.
c) Post length: between 150-300 words
d) Must be familiar with HTML and capable [read more]

Job Lead: Assistant Editor for Spirit Magazine

Date: August 3rd, 2009 |

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Spirit, the inflight magazine for Southwest Airlines, has an opening for an assistant editor in their Dallas office.
To apply:
E-mail resume, clips, and cover letter to Associate Editor Mike Darling at mike.darling[at]p [read more]

Be the Next BootsnAll Travel Writer!

Date: March 1st, 2010 |

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Is being a travel writer your dream job?
We’re excited to launch the BootsnAll Travel Writer platform — a partnership with passionate travel writers to create expert-driven content on your favorite destinations and topics.
Current Opportunities:
Destinations: Amsterdam, Australia, France, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Las Vegas, London, Mexico, South Africa, or you tell us!
Themes: Adventure Travel, Business Travel, Round [read more]

Written Road on Facebook and Twitter!

Date: November 11th, 2009 |

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We love getting feedback and tips from out readers, so be sure to check out our Twitter and Facebook pages.
Just another way to stay in touch and up to date on everything that’s happening in the travel publishing [read more]

AOL Wants Travel Bloggers for Miami, Charlotte, Boston & Honolulu

Date: November 3rd, 2009 |

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AOL Travel is currently seeking freelance city bloggers for Miami, Charlotte, Boston and Honolulu. It’s an ideal gig if you’ve got the lowdown on everything that’s happening in your city, particularly the following subjects: Nightlife, Food/Restaurants, Shopping, Arts & Culture & Hotel Beats.
Requirements:
Experience with travel industry with a focus on ‘real scoop’
Integrating links to guides [read more]

Guide Gecko Announces Contest

Date: August 18th, 2009 |

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I have been trying to avoid listing contests details on Written Road, but this one seems unusually cool. GuideGecko is an online travel bookstore that sells ebooks and PDFs of many rare, out of print, and hard to find travel guides, many of which are self published. For anyone that self publishes a guide [read more]

Be Trazzler’s first travel writer-in-residence, in New York City

Date: July 27th, 2009 |

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News of Tazzler’s Summer Travel Writing Contest has just come my way.
And the theme is … (they must have known what I’m currently craving) … ‘Oasis’.
Oasis
1. n. a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert).
2. n. something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast.
Tazzler want to [read more]