How can I become a Travel columnist? What kind of starting salary can I expect?

1. Read Read all the greats, but don't skip the more obscure writers. Read magazines. Get yourself a library card if you don't have one, and if you cant does that, check Google Books and Google Magazines. 2. Travel writing includes hotel reviews and destination guides, published in guidebooks and in glossy travel magazines. But travel writings more than service pieces. 3. Start writing a blog, thousands of writers have published their writing primarily or exclusively on their blogs. 4. Develop online presence through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to connect with other writers, editors, and readers. 5. Look for stories everywhere. Often, the most interesting stories aren't waiting in some far-flung place for you to come along and unearth them. Content writers salary generally ranges from 1.5-2 LPA. Travel blogger makes money through- a. Start off as a guest writer on popular blogs/ websites of travel agencies. b. Share your experiences on social networking sites. c. Make money through AdSense on your blogs. d. Freelancer.com has few openings for a freelance travel blogger. e. Apply for a job as Travel Writer for the Indian Embassy.

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Travel columnists are people who have a passion for writing and they are very clever to club it with their knack to travel. To become a travel columnist, one needs to understand that it would not really be a sit all day job because to be able to pen down something different and exciting about a location/ culture/ people and food, you should be willing to take the risk of experience. Mostly travel columnist belongs to the journalism background, hence you can complete a 4-year degree in journalism or you can even go for some online courses. Once that is done, you need to decide the mode whether your column would be over print media, television or simply through blogs. Once you actually develop the understanding, you can apply out to the various media houses and join their current ventures to gain experience and with time you would be able to establish your own brand.

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