Tuesday, February 27th 2024
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is
looking for pitches: “Changing beats! Seeking conversation starters. Timely
culture, history, health/wellness, and trend explainers/stories. Lover of all
mythology, supernatural, strange history, fitness trend stories. Can intersect
with travel.” Proposed word count is between 800 and 1,000 words. Rate is about
$1 per word. Pitches should be sent to starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To
read their editor’s post, click here. To
visit their website, click here.
Tuesday, February 6th 2024
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for Tennessee-based travel guide/hotel writers. Rate: $1 per word (will be a flat fee). If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. Don’t send pitches. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Deadline: February 8th, 2024
Sunday, September 10th 2023
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for spooky, kooky, and bizarre (travel-related) pitches. They’re accepting pitches about hell caves, occult trends, and fascinating lore. Pay is $1/word. If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Deadline: September 20th, 2023
Friday, August 25th 2023
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is interested in working with a Black Baltimore native: “I really really really want to work with a Black Baltimore native (who also still lives in Bmore) for a story I have thoughts on, but it would be a min before any movement happened (pls dont hurt me).” Rate is around $1 per word. If interested, get in touch with them at starlight.wlliams@natgeo.com. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Sunday, August 20th 2023
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is looking for a Switzerland travel guide writer with strong travel clips. Priority will be given to those based in Switzerland. Rates will start at about $1 per word. If interested, get in touch with their editor at starlight.williams@natgeo.com. They don’t want pitches. To read their editor’s post, click here. To visit their website, click here.
Deadline: August 25th, 2023
Tuesday, July 18th 2023
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is seeking
an Estonia travel expert. They’re looking for someone who specializes in writing
guides and great quotes. They’re not looking for pitches. Rates begin at about
$1 a word. If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com.
To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To
visit their website, click here.
Deadline: July 20th, 2023
Thursday, May 11th 2023
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is seeking “a
couple of travel writers with a hyper focus on Japan for a project.” Rate is
between $1,000 and $1,200. If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com
by around May 30. To read their editor’s tweet, click here. To
visit their website, click here.
Deadline: May 30th, 2023
Tuesday, October 25th 2022
National Geographic's editor, Starlight Williams, is currently seeking "amazing adventures. Epic experiences. Heritage highlights, etc." Pay is $1000 to $1,200, or around $1 per word. To learn more, refer to this Tweet, and read their pitching guide.
Friday, September 23rd 2022
Nat Geo Travel’s editor is
seeking travel writers from/very familiar with Trinidad and Tobago. They pay $800
to $1,000 per piece. If interested, email your clips to sara.armstrong@natgeotraveller.co.uk.
To learn more, refer to their editor’s Tweet and
their pitch
guidelines.
Tuesday, July 12th 2022
Nat Geo Travel’s editor has
tweeted, “I'm on the hunt for cryptid stories (ideally the chupacabra). Anyone have
a cool travel story idea?” Rate is $0.75 to $1.00 per word for 1,000 words. To
read their editor’s Tweet, click here. To
read their pitch guidelines, click here. EDIT: This opportunity has been filled.
Deadline: August 12th, 2022
Tuesday, March 1st 2022
Nat
Geo Travel’s associate editor has tweeted, “Looking for spring TRAVEL stories
with a superlative & timely hook. Leaning away from people/company
profiles, galleries/listicles & food/drink stories.” “We love relevant and
timely travel articles that provide a deeper look at destinations, trends, and
travel experiences through the National Geographic lenses of science, culture
and history, wildlife and wild spaces, conservation, and community.” They will
pay $800 to $1,000. If interested, email starlight.williams@natgeo.com.
For more information, refer to their associate editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitch
guidelines.
Deadline: April 2nd, 2022
Friday, November 26th 2021
The magazine is “still open to nat geo-y travel pieces”, according to a recent Tweet,
on 22 November, from an associate editor (a follow-up to an earlier Tweet,
on 8 November). They are no longer looking for holiday travel pitches (also, they
are “Leaning
away from first person narratives, profiles, and listicles”, so do not pitch
those). Pay is $800-1,000.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021
Nat
Geo Travel’s associate editor has tweeted, “On the hunt for winter/holiday
travel, travel + wellness, and public lands pitches. Others welcomed. Need to
have working hed/nutgraf prepped (no topics!).” Pay is around $800 to $1,000.
They are not accepting listicles. If interested, contact starlight.williams@natgeo.com.
For details, refer to their associate editor’s Tweet and
their pitching
guidelines.
Sunday, October 10th 2021
Nat
Geo’s travel editor is looking for freelance journos and writers. They are looking
for great stories. They will pay $1/word ~ $1,000. If interested, contact allie.yang@natgeo.com. To learn more,
refer to their travel editor’s Tweet
and their pitching
guidelines.
Tuesday, July 13th 2021
Nat
Geo Travel is looking for US national parks pitches. They are seeking pitches
about: what’s new and what trends are we seeing? They will pay $0.75 to $1.00
per word. If interested, email your pitches to starlight.williams@natgeo.com. To
learn more, read their associate editor’s Tweet and
their pitching
guidelines.
Sunday, June 6th 2021
Nat Geo Travel is looking for an
Indigenous travel writer for a project. The writer should preferably have an
expertise on totem poles. Rate: $800-$1,000. Interested writers should email starlight.williams@natgeo.com.
For more information, read their associate editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitching
guidelines.
Tuesday, May 4th 2021
Nat Geo Travel’s associate editor has
tweeted, “Shopping for pitches again! Looking for a smart Juneteenth + Travel
story for Nat Geo. Something that adds to the conversation. I don't have a
specific angle in mind so out of the box thinking is encouraged.” Pay will be
about $1,000 for 1,200 to 1,500 words. Pitches should be sent to starlight.williams@natgeo.com.
Read their associated editor’s Tweet here and
their pitching guidelines here.
Sunday, March 21st 2021
Nat Geo Travel’s research editor is seeking
a Texas-based travel freelance writer with a passion for bluebonnets and
conservation for a potential story. Pay will be $1 per word. If interested,
send your clips to starlight.williams@natgeo.com.
For more information, read their editor’s Twitter
thread and their pitching
guidelines.
Sunday, July 19th 2020
National Geographic Travel is looking for expert reporters and photographers; relevant and timely travel articles; sustainable travel stories; outdoor adventure and national park stories; iconic places, world heritage, and culture stories; diverse perspectives; family travel advice; and trip-planning tools. They pay $0.50 to $1.00 per word. Send pitches to their research editor’s email, starlight.williams@natgeo.com or their group email, travelpitches@twdc.onmicrosoft.com. For details, refer to their editor’s Tweet and their pitch guidelines.