A special Earth Day invitation & paid travel gigs
Issue #122
This issue is brought to you by Deal Miner.
Happy Earth Day, Wanderers! 🌍
No pitch. No pep talk. No perfectly packaged lesson today.
Just a moment of truth: the planet that gives us sunsets, surf, starry skies, and all those jaw-dropping places we travel to? She needs us right now.
So on this Earth Day, I’m not here to teach—I’m here to call you in. If you’ve ever felt awe standing barefoot in nature, if travel has changed you, if you believe in giving back to the very ground we stand on…
👉 Donate to the Tree Sisters campaign to ReConnect, ReStore & ReForest the Planet.
Give what you can. Share if you can’t. Let’s be the kind of travelpreneurs who leave things better than we found them.
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👉 Woods Reader is a “publication for those who love woodland areas: whether a public preserve, forest, tree farm, backyard woodlot or other patch of trees and wildlife.” Stories are typically between 500-1000 words and they also buy photographs. Rates: Short poetry or cartoons: $35 each; standalone photograph: $25 each; articles/essays by offer from $40 to over $100 for longer articles.
👉 JETSETTER is launching a new section in our quarterly print title dedicated to traditions that have been revived or preserved and which travellers can encounter on their journeys. This punchy section will focus on one particular tradition per issue and can be from anywhere in the world. Great images are a must. Pitch your idea to Nicholas at nicholas.s.walton@gmail.com
👉 Trails is looking for a couple more pitches for issue 11 of Trails Magazine. Looking for Blazes (short, 400 to 600-word stories) and a Trip Report (as-told-to featuring someone who has been on a truly unique and creative backpacking trip).
👉 Afar, a travel publication, is seeking pitches. Up to $1+ / £0.75+ per word.
👉 Thrillist is also seeking pitches for travel stories. Up to $800 / £600 per piece.
👉 Work with Beautiful Destinations in Dubai this summer! The 3-month program is all expenses paid and a pipeline to work with the company afterwards.
👉 The New York Times has opened a 2-year paid editing fellowship.
👉 On this group press trip to Aruba, you'll experience Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort, a 72-room Dutch-inspired boutique resort just steps from Eagle Beach, recently named the #1 Caribbean beach by TripAdvisor.
👉 Nebraska is redefining rural travel with a blend of dark-sky sanctuaries, conservation efforts, and quirky Americana. The Sandhills region is gaining attention after being named a top destination for 2025 by Atlas Obscura, offering astro-tourism, immersive public art, and natural soundscapes. On this individual press trip, you'll get to stargaze at the area's dark skies.
👉 CATALYST PLANET, a new travel content brand focusing on travel with social consciousness, seeks local residents with knowledge of travel opportunities in Morocco, Patagonia, and Mexico City for our upcoming online travel guides. All that is needed is to recommend 5 not-to-miss experiences. You will be prominently featured in the guides.
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Until next week (or the next issue),
Happy pitching!
Daniella
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