TRAVELtips
Address:4901 Forest Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
USA
Contact: John Kloster, Editor-in-Chief; Jeff Gayduk, Publisher.
Email Address:
Website: http://www.traveltipsmagazine.com
Phone: (630)964-1431
Fax: (630)852-0414
Description of Publication:
60% freelance. A travel information resource for group travel planners. We cover destinations, itinerary plans, and special interests of the mature traveler and group travel. Occasionally works with new writers. Circ. 11K (controlled). Eight issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2 months after acceptance. Buys exclusive rights in their industry. Writers may resell their articles to non-competing publications. No reprints. Responds quickly. Sample on request. Subscription $36. Guidelines by email to linneasj@aol.com
Current Needs: Review website for editorial schedule and (regional) destination features planned. We detail features up to six months in advance and side bar stories no less than four month in advance. Submit cover letter, outline of topic and writing sample by email or by mail with SASE.
occasionally works with new writers
Pay: Pays by the word; amount is confirmed on assignment. Features run around 1500 words.
Hints: We are a specialty and resource publication. Story must be applicable to group travel and bent to the mature market and their interests.
Photos/Art: Color slides. Pays negotiable rates.
