11 Books About Travel Every Travel Writer Needs to Read.

Our community of students is growing FAST! We’ll be highlighting some of our Be A Travel Writer community members here, so you can get to know them as people and as writers a little better. Meet Pheobe Pierce, a freelance travel journalist from San Francisco, California.

Travel writing is the dream gig. Becoming a professional travel writer means getting to explore the world, immersing yourself in different destinations, and telling readers all about it, helping them plan their best vacations ever along the way. It’s a job that’s open to everyone. All you need to do is dedicate yourself to learning the craft and remember a few easy-to-follow tips. Here are 19 things to remember on your way to becoming a paid travel writer.

Planning your first trip as a travel writer? Here’s what you need in your bag (and which bag to buy too!)

Simple — but effective — ways to get an editor’s attention.

It all begins with an idea.

You have the story. Now get it published.