Two days ago, I was in sunny summertime Chile, and now I'm writing to you from wintry-cold New York.

I'm in the city attending the IMM TravMedia conference alongside travel industry peers, tourism board representatives, and editors. I use this annual gathering to shape my travel plans for the year, and this year will be no different.

In the last three years, I've taken 36 trips (that’s one trip a month, every month).

24 of these trips were press trips, fully paid for, hosted assignments that I was invited to by tourism boards from Hong Kong, Sierra Leone, Austria, Germany, Japan, and many others.

Doing the math, that's two years' worth of free monthly travel and numerous stories for magazines resulting from these trips.

Pretty good.

If you're interested in learning how to do the same, now is your chance:

This February, I'm teaching a live virtual masterclass, How To Work In Travel Media.

In four sessions, I'll distill 10 years of industry knowledge into actionable steps to kickstart your career in the travel industry.

You'll walk away with a clear understanding of how travel media works, where you fit, and how you can start traveling today.

Book a $147 class pass to attend all four sessions or choose a $55 single-session ticket to access a standalone session of your choice.

⭐ Class Pass ticket holders also get a portfolio review + their own publishing roadmap with actionable next steps on entering the industry ⭐

⭐ Our paid members get 10% off any ticket (become a member here to get your discount code) ⭐

Book your ticket here

This masterclass is great for anyone who loves storytelling and wants travel to become a larger part of their professional lives.

We'll meet on Zoom every Saturday in February at 1 PM EST.

Here's our agenda:

  • February 7 at 1 PM EST: Working with tourism boards and PR agencies (how to get press trip invites)
  • February 14 at 1 PM EST: Working with travel publishers (how to navigate the media landscape)
  • February 21 at 1 PM EST: Foundations of pitching (how to get editors to tell you 'yes')
  • February 28 at 1 PM EST: The economics of travel media (how much can you earn?)

Ready to get a deep dive into travel media? Book your ticket here.

See you in Feb,

Yulia

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I'm running a coffee meet-up with our New York subscribers (and other community members in town) this Saturday, Jan 24, at 3 pm EST at 787 Coffee in Midtown East. If you're in town, come say hi!