9 Travel Websites & Magazines that Pay for Essays

MyWorldAbroad offers “actual advice and commentary on every aspect of going abroad.” They are looking for story submissions. The stories can be of 2 formats: Q&A format (up to 2,400 words) and essay format (up to 2,400 words). They offer an honorarium of $50 per story. The honorarium is only offered to US and Canadian residents. For details, visit this page.

Curiosity is “a magazine for the conscious traveler.” Their readers are curious about politics, backgrounds, ingredients, and people. They publish travel features, food features, essays, ‘be a better traveler’ pieces, stories geared towards writers, bloggers, or influencers, and ‘just a taste’ stories. Their rate for ‘just a taste’ stories is $25. For all other pieces, their rates start at $150. Learn more about them here.

World Nomads provides travel insurance to independent travelers from over 150 countries. They are looking for personal stories regarding life-changing trips and experiences. They want stories that fall under the categories of love, fear, discovery, connection and transformation. They pay $0.50 per word for written stories and $350 to $600 for photo essays. For details, visit this page.

Holidays for Humanity “publishes original articles on mindful travel opportunities.” They also publish interviews and photo essays. they pay $50 to $75 for articles, $100 to $150 for interviews, and $150 to $200 for photographic essays. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Note that their link for submissions is incorrectly formatted. Submissions should be emailed to submissions@holidaysforhumanity.com

France Revisited is a web magazine that provides information, insights and impressions about travel, culture and life in France. The types of work that they publish include “journalism, review, analysis, experience, interview, opinion, essay, humor, vignette, video, photography.” They pay up to $50 per article, but this amount is subject to change. For details, refer to their contributors’ guidelines.

Adventure Cyclist is a bicycle-travel magazine that inspires and empowers people to travel by bicycle. They generally use two types of stories (i.e. feature-length stories and The Final Mile essays) from freelancers. The feature-length stories are about specific areas, whereas The Final Mile essays are “less about locale than about a singular experience while on a bicycle trip.” They generally pay $0.25 to $0.50 per word. To learn more, visit this page.

Porthole Cruise Magazine is a consumer focused travel magazine on the topic of cruises and cruising. They publish cruise ship reviews, destination travel information, and photo essays. Payment reports indicate a payment of $400 for an 800 word article. Rates will need to be negotiated. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Travelers’ Tales Collection accepts nonfiction travel essay for consideration in its anthologies. Editors look for personal nonfiction stories reflecting “that unique alchemy that occurs when you enter unfamiliar territory and begin to see the world differently as a result.” Previously published essays are considered. Shorter pieces have a better chance of being accepted. Payment is $100. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://travelerstales.com/submission-guidelines/.

Pathfinders Travel Magazine (The Travel Magazine for People of Color) is a quarterly publication containing articles on travel destinations (domestic and international) and vacation tips. The magazine’s goal is “to tell its readers where to go, what to do, where to dine, and how to get there from a cultural perspective.” Editors buy only original material; they do not publish historical pieces or travel essays. Payment is $150 for features (800-1000 words), Chef’s Table/Post Cards from Home (500-600 words), Wine Column, and Looking Back Column. To learn more, read writers’ guidelines: http://pathfinderstravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/WRITERS-GUIDELINES1.pdf.

 

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