How to Pitch Vacationer Magazine
Greetings… Travel Journalists, Writers, Content Creators, and PR folks! We’re excited that you want to pitch a story, destination, product, or service for Vacationer Magazine. We aim to inspire and inform LGBTQIA+ travelers so they can travel better, smarter, and safer. Our primary commitment is to tell stories that showcase the diversity of our community and to feature destinations and experiences that have a unique appeal to us, the affluent and adventurous niche market of the LGBTQ+ frequent traveler. That means we want to hear pitches about any kind of travel experience that might resonate with lesbians, queer women, transgender people, bears, nonbinary people, queer people of color, and gay men who travel.
So, before you pitch your idea, please take a look at the following guidelines:
- Check out our website. Review our existing content to make sure your pitch or idea hasn’t already been done. It will also offer you some insight into Vacationer’s tone and writing style.
- Tell us who you are. In a quick sentence or two, tell us a little about yourself, how you identify, and if applicable, provide examples of your most recent work. You can attach a few clips to your email via PDF(s) or just add links.
- Be concise. Tell us the who, what, when, where, and why—and it shouldn’t take you more than a paragraph or two to do so. Include a suggested headline, your angle, your sources, or the name(s) of the featured person(s), and why this story is relevant now.
- Don’t pitch destinations. Unless you have a fresh take, specific insight or insider tips. Pitch specific stories or angles that make that destination unique.
- Consider travel-related topics. We also consider pitches that focus on travel as it relates to food, art, history, architecture, entertainment, shopping, travel products/gear, nightlife, Pride celebrations, and other annual queer events. And we’re always excited about highlighting smaller queer-friendly towns as well as new or existing LGBTQ+- and QPOC-owned businesses.
- Do your research. In your pitch, provide interesting facts and insights about your selected topic to grab the editor’s attention. Please, no AI.
- Disclose story exclusivity. If you’re pitching an interview with a queer personality or celebrity, please include whether the story is exclusive and if you already have access.
- Our rates. We are a start-up publication, so we can’t match the rates of mainstream travel publications right now. Our standard rate is typically $100 (£ 78) for a well-written 800-word article.
- For products and services. We accept samples (non-returnable) and may use affiliate links. If we feature a product in Vacationer Magazine, we’ve tried it, tested it, and our editors have approved it.
These pitch guidelines may change as we adjust our editorial strategy. That said, we will update the guidelines regularly.
Please send pitches to vacationermagazine@gmail.com. If we haven’t contacted you within a week of sending your first email, your idea may not be the right fit for us at that particular time. Feel free to pitch your content idea elsewhere.
