Matador Marketplace

One Day Itinerary in Your City/City You Know

Summary

We love sharing One Day City Guides and for the first time
ever we are opening it up globally!

We’ve opened up our One Day City Guides for you to share and continue to inspire others to share and envision travel at the perfect time!

If you’re an inspirational creator & traveler with a story to tell, please send us why you should be featured

1 Do NOT send us completed pieces.
2 Follow ALL Steps & Requirements Below for Review.

About Us

FIT Life Creation is all in 1 lifestyle brand with health, wealth, and business. We host online courses, live events & retreats, manage influencers, and provide agency services to brands to implement wellness, media, and travel!

Requirements

Please read and review all below in detail.

Do NOT send us a piece that is done.
We are not accepting all.

If we accept your city, it must be in English.

Note:
We are working further with tourism bureaus, and brands, as well as a year-long trip to 7 continents 21-22 and opening up our retreats again around that time. We will also be launching our retreat course 21-22 and opening up for retreat leadership.

Your piece may lead to further opportunities if you show you follow instructions.

Required to Be Considered:

Step 1:

a Email highlights about you,
b your bio & media links
c what city you are proposing
d and example of your work.
e One Day & Travel & Your City You Propose’ in the subject line.

Without all five, we will not consider you.
to info@fitlifecreation.com

In our One Day Guides, we require your reflections on transformation and inspiration and your fave places for health, exploration, self love.

No mention of alcohol or unhealthy activities. We are a lifestyle transformation and entrepreneurship brand – will not fit.

– Transformational – you overcame something in health, wealth & business. Travel factored in and/or helped you dramatically.

– Travel and Transformation – incredible breathtaking, unique and .or bucket list travel sharing what you learned about yourself.

– How you, your travels and your brand have grown.

We’re open to stories outside of these. However, we are not looking for simple recounts of what you did during a trip. We want authenticity, vulnerability, and relatability while you tell a story.

Example: https://www.fitlifecreation.com/post/one-day-in-cancun-mexico-itinerary-to-transform-and-travel

https://www.fitlifecreation.com/post/one-day-in-barcelona-spain-itinerary-to-transform-and-travel

https://www.fitlifecreation.com/post/one-day-in-isla-mujeres-mexico-itinerary-to-transform-and-travel

post/one-day-in-atlanta-itinerary-to-transform-and-travel-in-atlanta-ga

Added opportunities with podcast & collaborations may be possible for select submissions.

CONTACT
Name: Katrina Julia
Company: FIT Life Creation
Email: info@fitlifecreation.com

Seeking Personal Stories for the Young Travelers Network

Summary

The travel blog Packs Light is seeking new interviewees and guest posts for its Young Travelers Network series!

Young Travelers Network is a thriving community (https://www.facebook.com/YoungTravelersNetwork) and on-going blog series that celebrates stories and adventures of young travelers, ages 16 to 26 who prioritize travel in their lives. Teens, college students, recent grads, young professionals, are all welcome to apply to be featured!

YTN has two available guest post options:
1. A YTN Guest Post – we accept 800-word op-eds, personal narratives, and pieces on any travel-related topic that might appeal to youth.
Examples: growing up in a certain culture, study abroad, international internships,
2. A YTN interview – If you have an idea but aren’t a strong writer, we can ask you a host of interview questions in which answer.
Examples: “Why I Love Traveling with my Sister” – “How Studying Arabic in Lebanon Led to Me Becoming a World Banker” – “How Being 6’8″ Changes How I See The World—Traveling While Tall”

Packs Light receives a significant number of monthly page views and provides a platform to get your travel tips in front of an audience, through the blog and its a promotion on social media. Our contributors’ blogs and social media accounts are linked to help drive traffic to their accounts while boosting their SEO and rankings in Google Search.

This deadline is on-going—at this time our content calendar allows for 2 posts per week.

Requirements

To be in the Young Travelers Network series you must:
– Fill out the contributor form (https://www.packslight.com/write-for-us/)
– Be 16 to 26 years old
– Join the Facebook Group
– Have 4-6 high-quality photos for the piece, at least 1000px width

Answer these questions to yourself when choosing a topic: Is this inspiring? Is this a story that only I can tell? Was this relevant enough in my life for me to answer questions in-depth about it?

This series is meant to inspire, entertain, and empower its readers. We can’t wait to see your submissions!

Creator & Traveler Series

Summary

SUMMARY
FIT Life Creation is all in 1 lifestyle brand with health, wealth, and business. We host online courses, live events & retreats, manage influencers, and provide agency services to brands to implement wellness, media, and travel.

We love telling creator stories that inspire creating a life and business you love & travel.

We’ve launched our Creator Series. If you’re an inspirational creator & traveler with a story to tell, please send us why you should be featured.

Requirements

We are looking for the following types of stories:

– Transformational – you overcame something in health, wealth & business. Travel factored in and/or helped you dramatically.

– Travel and Transformation – incredible breathtaking, unique and .or bucket list travel sharing what you learned about yourself.

– How you, your travels and your brand have grown.

We’re open to stories outside of these. However, we are not looking for simple recounts of what you did during a trip. We want authenticity, vulnerability, and relatability while you tell a story.

Please email highlights about you, your story, travels and media
to info@fitlifecreation.com
with ‘Creator Series & Travel’ in the subject line.

Added opportunities with podcast & collaborations may be possible for select submissions.

CONTACT
Name: Katrina Julia
Company: FIT Life Creation
Email: info@fitlifecreation.com

Call for Submission

Matador Seeking A Writer Who Has Visited Delhi

Summary

Matador is looking to produce a guide to the must-see ruins in Delhi, and how to see them on a trip to the city. Hoping to highlight 7-9 of the top ruins to see.

Requirements

Please send an email to Associate Editor Tim Wenger at timw@matadornetwork.com with “Delhi Ruins” in the subject line. Please read our Contributor’s Guidelines before applying.

Call for Submission

Matador Seeking A Writer from Hungary

Summary

Matador is looking to produce a guide to hiking Hungary’s Blue Trail, the cross-country trekking route that was among the first long-distance hikes established in Europe. Writer shoud have knowledge of the trail and the places it passes through.

Requirements

Please send an email to Associate Editor Tim Wenger at timw@matadornetwork.com with “Hungary” in the subject line. Please read our Contributor’s Guidelines before applying.

Job

Social Media Manager

Summary

You’re a Social Media Strategist.

YOU’VE got big ideas. YOU know what needs to be done.

You know YOU can have a big impact on a start-up and would prefer to work with a bunch of people who are doing some very cool stuff. We just get sh#t done!

You want to be part of something that you can put your name on, be proud of and build something that will make YOU successful.

You’ll be working collaboratively with one main member of our team. Sometimes from her home in the Beaches, located in the east end of Toronto, sometimes you may work from home, likely once a per week from our Guelph office (where the two of you can travel to either together or separately).

We want YOU to tell us what needs to be done. Not for us to tell you what to do. You have the ability to develop a strategy to hyper-grow engaged consumers who will interact, ‘follow’, ‘like’ and purchase all the cool travel experiences we’re selling!

This is all about TRAVEL! Amazing and inspirational trips, vacations, tours, adventures, etc. The stuff that people actually want to engage and share through social media…..so it will be easy to make yourself look like a rock-star in no time.

So what’s the gig?

The Gig: We are launching a network of travel sites worldwide, focused on inspirational destination experiences. We have a team of Xpertz behind us to fulfill the engagement YOU create through social media platforms.

Who You Are: You eat, breath and sleep social media, particularly Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube and know how to develop and implement strategies quickly, against set objectives and fast emerging trends. You have the ability to spool up a 1000 followers in days ….not weeks or months. This is as much about strategies (platform-tools, promotions, contests, leveraging other partners’ social networks, etc) as it is about content. We provide the content and you write, engage, answer questions (with help from us). We are NOT looking for bloggers, writers, content specialists, etc. Maybe later. We are looking for someone who knows how to turn amazing social media tools into an acquisition machine. Being comfortable on camera would be a great skill to have in this age of IG/FB Live and Stories.

$45,000 CAD / annum

Requirements

Knows the ins and outs of Facebook, IG, and YouTube.

Being comfortable on camera would be a great skill to have in this age of IG/FB Live and Stories.

Knowledge of podcasting would be an added skill.

Creative writing for travel sales

Track record of engagement and conversion

Toronto based

Call for Submission

Matador Seeking Writer on German Beer Law

Summary

Matador is looking to publish a quick guide to the German Beer Purity law — Reinheitsgebot. What is it, do all breweries follow this law?
What are the defining characteristics of German beer, and what are the best examples of places where a traveler can sample them?

Is the law worth keeping, or is it outdated?

Turnaround on this one is quick — I need the story filed by December 13.

Requirements

Please send an email to Associate Editor Tim Wenger at timw@matadornetwork.com with “German Beer” in the subject line. Please read our Contributor’s Guidelines before applying.

Call for Submission

Matador Seeking A Romanian Writer To Reflect On Past 30 Years

Summary

December marks 30 years since Romania’s revolution against communist rule. How has the country changed? What’s better? Worse? What cultural practices and traditions have survived?

And, perhaps most importantly, how do Romanians feel about the progression of their country, and how can a visitor experience the true Romania?

Ideally, we’d like a writer over 30 who lived through the Revolution — but if you have a solid perspective and want to tell the story, please apply.

Requirements

Please send an email to Associate Editor Tim Wenger at timw@matadornetwork.com with “Romania” in the subject line. Please read our Contributor’s Guidelines before applying.

Call for Submission

Seeking stories on African cuisine

Summary

Matador Network is looking for writers to submit story pitches on African cuisine, from every corner of the continent, both traditional and contemporary styles. We want to hear about everything, from the most interesting and innovative restaurants, chefs, and anyone else changing the food landscape in Africa, to the traditional dishes that form the foundation of the region’s cuisine.  Stories will range from 800 – 1000 word reported and researched stories, not personal essays. Writers from Africa, or those who have lived there for an extended period of time, will be favored.

Requirements

Send pitches to Elisabeth Sherman at elisabeth@matadornetwork.com. In the subject line of your email, write AFRICAN FOOD PITCH, and include your familiarity with the country and your previous food writing in the body of your email. Rates begin at $60.

CALLING FOR TRAVEL CURATORS IN ** HOI AN or DA NANG**: BLOGGERS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS. ETC

Summary

TripGuru (thetripguru.com), a fun and exciting travel online platform, is looking to partner with bloggers, writers, photographers and videographers to create impactful and interesting content about travel experiences. If you are a talented storyteller with good quality content, we love to hear from you!

In return, you will get free opportunities to enjoy our local tour experiences, advertise yourself on our platforms with your content (e.g. Multimedia, Blog and Social Media etc.), and other potential rewards

TripGuru is an online booking platform that connects travelers via authentic experiences. Our curated group tours appeal to millennial globetrotters in search of social connections and unique activities.

Check out our profile at this link.

Requirements

If one or more of the below describes you well, you are the kind of curator that we look for:

– You have a nice travel blog and/or social media channels
– You make great travel content in words, photos and/or videos
– You have articles featured in online/offline media outlets
If you have what it takes, please send:
– Your web profile e.g. blogs, social media channels, featured articles/photos/videos or more
– Please indicate if you are already in Hoi An or Da Nang, and when are you planning to leave. Or please indicate your travel dates if you are planning to be in these two destinations.
– Additional info about you is very helpful. (Linkedin, resume etc.)

Important Note: Please put “Curators/your name/destination” in your email subject line. E.g. “Curator/Jade Mitchell/Hoi An”

Seeking Creative Travelers

Summary

Hello,

My name is Rachel, and I am the creator of hippospit.com, a site that focuses on the strange and comical aspects of travel. I am currently seeking contributors to submit stories, comics, or photos that pertain to the following three categories:

– Detectable Differences: a category devoted to cultural differences that are evident while living in foreign places.

– The Influence of Technology: stories about the (often humorous) impact of technology on travel.

– No Place Like Home: a category containing experiences about adapting to temporary homes (such as interactions with weird AirBnB hosts).

If you are a perceptive traveler with a talent for conveying absurd experiences, I want to hear from you!

Requirements

To be considered for publication on hippospit, please email me a jpeg, google doc, or pdf of your completed piece. The more artistic, unique, and insightful, the better. I don’t care where you’ve been – you can submit a piece about a night you spent in a Motel 6 while driving across Iowa to visit your aunt – so long as it’s unique and well-executed.

Also, you must have a PayPal account to be compensated for your work. Hippospit pays between $15-35 per accepted submission, depending on the complexity of the work.

Call for Submission

Fearless Footsteps - Travel Writing Challenge Now Open

Summary

Intrepid Times has partnered with Exisle Publishing to give both new and established travel writers the chance to have your work published in a book and made available to readers around the globe.

To select the pieces of writing that will feature in the book, we are running a travel writing challenge with the theme of overcoming fear. The “Fearless Footsteps Travel Writing Challenge” opens today. Entry is free of charge and you need to get your work in by October 15.

Exisle Publishing is an established, mainstream publishing house with 25 years of experience whose books are available in bookstores across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

Intrepid Times is a platform for narrative travel writing with heart. We do not publish guides. Instead, like our platform, this challenge focuses on true stories that tell of meaningful and possibly transformative travel experiences. No lists or bullet points – just old-school travel writing with feeling.

Requirements

-> Send in a factual, non-fiction travel story that describes overcoming fear. You are free to interpret this in whatever way is most meaningful to you.
-> All writers are welcome to submit their work – there are no restrictions on age, location, or experience.
-> All work submitted must be 100% unique and original to you and must not be published anywhere else.
-> Your story should be between 1000 and 1500 words in length and be written in English.
-> Entries close October 15, 2019. Winners will be announced in November.
-> Entrance to the competition and participation is entirely free. Winning writers whose work is included in the resulting anthology will receive two complimentary copies of the published book. Writers whose work is also selected for publication on IntrepidTimes.com will be paid for their stories.

Call for Submission

Wellness Destination Guide Contributors Wanted for Bali & Thailand

Summary

Are you currently living in Bali and Thailand or have you spent a long period of time in either destination to know where the best retreats, yoga studios, healthy cafes and all the latest wellness happenings?

We are a wellness travel platform offering 3rd party retreats and wellness holidays. We are looking to make our site juicy with inspiring, authentic and engaging content in locations where our clients offer their holidays and to be the ‘go to guide’ for wellness travel in those destinations.

Requirements

Established writer or blogger within health and wellness.
Ideally based in the destinations of Thailand or Bali and can participate in some retreats (hosted on a comp basis) in exchange for a review/content creation.

Can also discuss a potential ambassador program for customer referrals to retreats/bookings.

Destination Reunions looking for contributors

Summary

Destination Reunions is a new platform from Premier Travel Media. We’re seeking contributors who can write about family travel, mutli-generational travel and the logistics of reunion planning. Advice over where to go, positive over negative.

We can start with one, but ideally looking for ongoing contributions.

What ideas do you have?

Requirements

Good writer
Know your subject matter
Be on-time
Be kind

LGBTQ Travel Expert Freelance Writer

Summary

Passion Passport is seeking new freelance writers to join our team!

We’re a website that focuses on making the most of our journeys, whether it’s through sustainable travel, being culturally aware, or connecting with local people and places. Our writers are open-minded and have an interest in sharing their passions through travel.

We’re looking for new contributors who share our values and who are experts in LGBTQ travel in certain cities, regions, or countries. You will be asked to contribute to the website’s guides, location-based content, personal narratives, and how-to’s. A previous writing background is not necessary, but you will be required to submit writing samples, edit your work and review feedback from our editorial manager.

Requirements

Our writers have:

A love for travel and creating connections with a variety of cultures
Travel experience
Availability to discuss edits and to attend occasional, virtual meetings and calls
Basic photography skills

The ideal candidate will have:

Excellent writing skills
Experience working with WordPress
Knowledge of SEO best practices
A degree or earning a degree in English, communications, or journalism