(Well,someof them take private jets.)
We don’t want to have seen that story elsewhere.
If your story will require additional travel, let us know.
These types of writer-editor relationships are essential and help streamline the pitching process for everyone.
We totally get it, but we will almost never be able to give you a clear response.
we’ve freelanced ourselves, and pitched many other faceless editors) and we know it’s often frustrating.
Feel free to follow up.
If you don’t hear back, follow up again!
What’s important to us is editorial integrity and fresh storytelling.
If in doubt, point it out!
Those who fail to do so will not be considered for future assignments.
It is very, very rare that we actively send writers on press trips for print stories.
At travelandleisure.com we write inspirational and instructional stories for passionate travelers.
Digital editorial is a mix of short-lead and long-lead story creation.
The Writing and Editing Process: Digital
We commission short-lead and long-lead stories daily.
We generally work with regular contributors on our daily stories.
Word count varies…a lot.
That said, our news stories are generally 300-500 words.
Our general travel stories, first-person storytelling, or listicles can be anywhere from 500 - 2,000+ words.
Your editor will share our rate sheet with you.
Along with your story, you must also provide press contacts and press releases.
Our daily news writers have a minimum number of stories they write for us.
Print editors are usually thinking at least three months ahead, and sometimes up to a year or more.
Sometimes those people will say no.
You may be grumpy about this, and understandably so!
Your editor is probably grumpy, too.
Most positive responses look like: “This is such a cool idea!
I’d love to run it past our executive editor to see what she thinks.”
(Well,someof them take private jets.)
Print editors are usually thinking at least three months ahead, and sometimes up to a year or more.
Discoveries
A globetrotter’s guide to the latest in travel.
Story Length:100-500 words, though the shortest pieces are usually staff written.
Experiences
Travelers' tales, from near and far.
First-person travel narratives, often with a literary bent, as well as the occasional photo essay.
Where appropriate, we give a shot to incorporate relevant travel news (e.g.
new hotels, restaurants, shops, galleries, etc.)
or a “why now” element.
Story Formats:Essays and written-through travelogues, occasionally broken out into itinerary form, almost always first-person.
Story Lengths:~700-1,500 words
Intelligent Traveler
Tips and tricks to help you travel smarter.
Story Lengths:Under 600 words.
On Instagram, we share awe-inspiring destination images, first-person travel experiences, and educational articles.
On TikTok, we post travel vlogs, hotel suite tours, destination roundups, and more.
Overall, we use compelling photos and videos to inspire our audience to explore the world.
We want pitches for:
What pitches should include:
kindly send social pitches tosamantha.lauriello@dotdashmdp.com.
