Join Us for Free Travel Writing Lessons on Points and Miles, and Sponsored Trips
In the two years since we began running regular one-hour travel writing classes, we’ve covered more than 80 topics, including:
- how to land free trips
- how to get paid really, really well for your writing
- how to get on magazine editors’ good sides
- how to navigate every step of the process to land travel content marketing work, including phone calls and proposals
- how to keep your hourly rate down so your bank account goes up
- how to get work done on the road
- how to write, step-by-step, 15 different types of travel articles
- how to land guidebook and other traditional publishing deals
You can grab access to all of our past webinars (and a ton of other resources you can’t find anywhere else) with a subscription to our Dream Buffet or grab them one-by-one when you need them in our On-Demand Webinar Library for a set with the video, audio, transcript, and slides.
But we also air a free replay of one of our travel writing classes each and every weekday.
Each weekday at 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT / 11pm CET (and 9am AEDT Tues-Sat), we show one webinar from our archives, rotating through all of them over the course of four months.
Here’s what we’ve got for you this week:
Monday, December 28, 5pm EST: How to Research on the Road and Find Saleable Ideas While Traveling
We have discussed how to get ideas for travel magazine articles from magazines and other types of research online, but some of the best ideas to report come from what you discover on your travels. Here is a look at how to use magazine pocket cheat sheets, getting lost on purpose, and hints of coolness from press releases and CVB sites to make sure you are gathering the most interesting and salable ideas on the road.
In this webinar, we’re going to break down specific techniques for idea capture and generation on the road so that you never find yourself staring at a blinking cursor and a blank email wondering what to pitch again.
Register to attend this webinar at 5pm EST on Monday, December 28.
Missed the free replay? You can grab a downloadable version of this webinar from our library here.
Tuesday, December 29, 5pm EST: Fundamentals of Free Travel for Freelancers with Points and Miles
There has been a lot of talk in travel news in recent years about airlines cutting costs and taking away even the most basic amenities–including the value in their frequent flyer programs. But it’s actually become easier than ever to fly for free, thanks to another player in the points and miles market (credit card companies like Chase).
Register to attend this webinar at 5pm EST on Tuesday, December 29.
Missed the free replay? You can grab a downloadable version of this webinar from our library here.
Wednesday, December 30, 5pm EST: Creating Your Own Free Travel Plan with Points and Miles
Let us help you work out exactly what works for you in terms of free travel! Write in with where you’re based, where you travel to regularly, and what travel credit cards or points you’re already using, and we’ll make a plan to get you where you want to go.
Before workshopping those joining us live and write-in participants, we’ll walk through a step-by-step plan to ensuring that your travel and spending actually result in free flights rather than points that never seem to do anything for you.
Register to attend this webinar at 5pm EST on Wednesday, December 30.
Missed the free replay? You can grab a downloadable version of this webinar from our library here.
Thursday, December 31, 5pm EST: What To Expect On Press Trips
Summer is prime travel time for leisure travelers, but increasingly press trips, travel industry conferences, and individual sponsored excursions are taking place during these peak travel months, so we’re going to spend the next four weeks looking at the pre-, during, and post- aspects of press trips so you can get the most of any sponsored travel you have coming up this summer or are planning down the line.
Register to attend this webinar at 5pm EST on Thursday, December 31.
Missed the free replay? You can grab a downloadable version of this webinar from our library here.
Friday, January 1, 5pm EST: Setting Up Sponsored Trips 101
Getting on a sponsored trip is the holy grail of travel writing, right? Living a life in which you effortlessly hop from one free trip to another, spending your days enjoying haute cuisine and your nights in the fluffy king bed of your complimentary suite? Here we discuss the basic tenets of free travel as a travel writer, from ethics to minimum barrier of entry to the different types of trips, and their various pros and cons.
Register to attend this webinar at 5pm EST on Friday, January 1.
Missed the free replay? You can grab a downloadable version of this webinar from our library here.
Don’t be late! All the free replays start right on time, and the system isn’t able to accept late attendees.
You can read all about our free webinar replays and get answers to any questions you have on our comprehensive FAQ page, or grab any webinars you have missed in our On-Demand Webinar Library.