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Travel Marketing Sources

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Travel Publications Update: a “directory of publications using travel material” printout or on disk $32 (semi-annual update $8-10). Just newspaper travel editors: $14. Thanks for this info, April!

Travel Marketing Sources
3 Montroe Parkway, Suite P
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(503) 534-9960
p.snider@attbi.com

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Guava

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Guava “is a spicy, new travel magazine for women who who love to get lost and who never wear nude pantyhose. . . stresses the importance of becoming well-versed in the environmental and socio-economic issues of our earth and the people who inhabit it.” Thanks to Jen Leo for the link.

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World Hum

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

World Hum travel dispatches from a shrinking planet: travel writing, lots of great links for travel writers.

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Wooden Horse Publishing

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Wooden Horse Publishing offers a comprehensive media directory with writers’ information, writer’s guidelines, editorial concept, complete reader demographics, editorial calendars for $149 per year. Also offers pay-per-article info for new writers; lots of publishing industry info. Thanks to Bradley C for the link.

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TravelSearcher

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

TravelSearcher publishes travel stories/essays in these categories: Nature Outdoors, Family Frolics, Love & Romance, Find Your Way. 500 to 2,000 words.

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Travelers’ Tales

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Travelers’ Tales publishes one or two “Editors’ Choice” stories a week on website. Send World Travel (the full range of experience: adventurous, mystical, funny, poignant, food-related, cross-cultural, transformational), Humor and Misadventure, or Women’s Travel any time; check website for upcoming titles.

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TravelWriters.com

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

TravelWriters.com Travel Publications Update: “This is a product made for professional and beginning travel writers. [$39 for more than] 500 travel magazines and 200 newspaper travel sections. Our data is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information available to travel writers and photographers.”
Marco Polo Publications, Dunedin, FL.
(Note: There are several publications that have similar names to this.)

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Travel Publishers Association

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

The Travel Publishers Association lists independent travel publishers, including web links and descriptions for many.

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Tales from a Small Planet

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Tales from a Small Planet, whose “mission is to enrich and share the experience of living abroad through literature, humor and the arts, as well as by providing information and education on what it is really like to live in a foreign country and how to cope with the challenges that may come along.”

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Smart Meetings

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Smart Meetings/Western Region : Stories must contain information of value to meeting planners - which hotels have meeting space, what are the local conference and convention centers, who are the CVB contacts, local caterers and tour guides, and other useful information about dining and activities suitable for groups from 10 to 10,000.”

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Seal Press

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Seal Press Women’s and travel titles.

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Planet

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Planet magazine focuses “on music, art, fashion, film, and travel from a dynamic, global perspective . . . Our central premise is that as the world gets smaller geographically it gets larger culturally.” Thanks to Jen Leo for the link.

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Media Manager Travel Guide

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Media Manager Travel Guide is a 48-page PDF listing “more than 600 general travel, adventure, outdoor, in-flight, camping, conventions & meetings, hotels & resorts, international travel and travel trade magazines.” Thanks to Toni W. for this link.

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Lonely Planet

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Lonely Planet offers books, news, newsletters, mobile phone services, and just about everything else a traveler could want. And their links for travel writers list lots of sites that publish travel writing.

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Little Bookroom

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

The Little Bookroom’s travel books “take readers off the beaten path and provide an imaginative entrée into the world’s best-loved cities: London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, and New York.” Thanks to Elizabeth Kennedy for the link.

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Kinetic Travel

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Kinetic Travel is looking for “creative yet practical” pieces. A writer’s first submission must be a short travel essay (~500 words) documenting a unique perspective (see site for very specific instructions).

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International Travel News

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

International Travel News publishes travel articles, also lists travel specials, plus travelers’ links (such as currency exchange, CDC, international ATM locations) and travelers’ reviews of restaurants, hotels, and cruises.

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Intentional Traveler

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

The Intentional Traveler’s mission “is to gather stories and ideas, comments and suggestions from planetary wanderers and global citizens whose purpose in life is to make the world a better place in which to live.”

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IgoUgo

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

IgoUgo publishes personal photos and travel journals, with entries covering more than 2,000 destinations around the world. Many of these accounts include helpful advice, photos, and readers’ rating of the entries. Writers get redeemable “points” for accepted/published pieces. Thanks to Sharon R. for link info.�

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IExplore.com

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

iExplore.com, the National Geographic adventure travel site, was rated Forbes’ best adventure travel site 4 years running. Publishes first-person trip reviews, expert advice, special offers, and travel essays.�

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GoNomad

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

GoNomad alternative travel, ecotourism, budget travel: publishes travel writing, includes directories for people who want to teach, study, or volunteer abroad, more.

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Dandelion

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Dandelion Magazine “is the only authentic, active women’s magazine in the country. We speak to you, not about weight loss or fitting into a size two dress, but about living life to its fullest through outdoor experiences that will refresh your body and soul. ” Thanks to Jen Leo for the link.

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City Secrets

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

The City Secrets series “brings together the recommendations of artists, writers, historians, architects and other experts whose passionate opinions and highly informed perspectives illuminate well-known sites as well as overlooked pleasures.” Thanks to Elizabeth Kennedy for the link.

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Charabanc

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

Charabanc “… seeing the world from different viewpoints; or maybe seeing your own world from a different perspective. Travel Essays (500-2000 words): Your unique experiences while traveling should be expressed as narrative nonfiction that captures the feel, smell, taste, and sense of place.”

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BootsnAll

December 30, 2003 | Comments Off

BootsnAll publishes newsletters on Europe, Asia, Africa, and Around-the-World travel. Also hosts travel blogs and offers plane tix, Eurail passes, hotel and hostel bookings. etc.

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