The Six-Figure Travel Writer

When I started to put down the list of travel writing jobs this week, I was absolutely shocked.

While everyone has been getting back into the swing of things during rentrée (the charming French term for reintegrating after a vacation), companies all of the world and in all portions of the travel industry have been starting in on their plans for 2018, and they require hiring a lot of travel writers.

Don’t believe me?

This week, we found 46 new travel writing jobs between Monday, January 1, and Monday, January 8, 2018. (Most weeks we have between five and 15.)

We typically only share our list of travel writing jobs, while we pull together from all corners of the internet, out network, and various whispers, with out newsletter. But we were so impressed by the overwhelming leap in the listings this week that we wanted to share it more widely.

If you’ve been waiting to make the leap into full-time travel writing, this year is the time.

This week’s travel writing jobs:

• easyJet Traveller Magazine: Deputy Editor
• Motivate Publishing: Editor
• BBC Travel: Content Producer, Social Media
  
• Royal Caribbean Cruises: Content Writer
• The Magnolia Journal: Senior Editor
• WNC Magazine: Assistant Editor
  
• The New York Times: Surfacing Residency
  
• Lonely Planet: Editor, Lonely Planet Kids
  
• USA TODAY NETWORK: Staff Writer
• Time Inc.: SEO Manager Travel / Luxury
• Granite Media: Senior Editor Travel
• Fort Hood Sentinal: Living Editor
• Hour Detroit Magazine: Associate Editor, Dining & Community
• Seattle and Seattle Business Magazines: Digital Editor and Social Producer
  
• Glenwood Springs Post Independent: Reporter
  
• French Chamber in Hong Kong: Marketing Specialist – Content and Earned Media
• London Luton Airport: Content and Social Media Executive
• Flight Centre Travel Group: Senior Copywriter and Content Manager
• Trafalgar Travel: Marketing Content Specialist
• Grand Circle: Cruise Line Copywriter
• G Adventures: Brand Copywriter
  
• Smarter Destinations Inc.: Content Marketing Manager
• Viator: Junior Copywriter
• Get Your Guide: Marketing Copywriter
  
• Tauck: Senior Writer, Digital
• The Nature Conservancy: Content Specialist
• isangoo!: Content Analyst
  
• National Trust: Marketing and Communications Consultant
• Transport for London: Digital Editor, Content Design, Digital Editor, Social Media Community Manager, Digital Editor, Email
  
• The Points Guy: Assistant Editor, News
• Holiday Pirates Group: Editor for U.S.
  
• Tripoto: Travel Content Writer
• TerrainTravellers: Travel Content Writer
• Luxury Escapes: Content Producer
• Hotels.ng: Staff Writer
• Authentica: Content Writer for Educational Travel Learning Company
• Tripaneer: Content Marketing Specialist Full-Time Home-Based
• CheekyKitchen: Content Writer
  
• Travelopia: Copywriter
• Fareportal: Direct Response Copywriter
• A Cup of Jo: Senior Editor and Editorial Assistant
• My Open Country: Content Writer
• Mississauga Lifestyle Website: Local Bloggers
• Unnamed Website: Colorado Travel Lifestyle Blog Writers
• Unnamed Digital Media Company Focused on Cocktails: Blogger / Social Media Assistant
• Unnamed Men’s Lifestyle Journal: Men’s Editor
  
• My favorite non-travel writing jobs of the week: The Wounded Warrior Project is looking for a digital communications consultant, Netflix is on the hunt for an originals publicity manager, SkyDance Media needs a digital content coordinator, Apple is hiring a social media content strategist, The Coca-Cola Company needs a content excellence manager, Pacific Standard is hiring an associate editor, Motherly is looking for a news editor, UNICEF needs a communications specialist, The New York Times is hiring an opinion writer to cover the culture and consequences of technology, and Tennis Channel is hiring a feature producer.
• There were also two calls for pitches this week, from Utah Life Magazine and the new independent magazine Terre Magazine.