Write for Tourism Reporter
Tourism Reporter welcomes contributions from experienced journalists, tourism professionals, researchers, academics, destination specialists, policy experts, economists, aviation professionals, hospitality leaders, and industry practitioners with valuable insights into the global visitor economy.
As an independent tourism intelligence platform, we publish evidence-based reporting, analysis and commentary that helps industry leaders, investors, destination managers, policymakers and tourism businesses make better-informed decisions.
Our editorial focus is quality over quantity. Every submission is reviewed against our editorial standards before publication.
What We Publish
We consider original submissions across Tourism Reporter’s core editorial coverage.
Editorial Categories
Tourism Reporter welcomes submissions across the following editorial areas:
Aviation & Airports
Covering the airlines, airports, aviation systems and connectivity shaping how people travel, how destinations connect to markets and how tourism demand moves around the world.
Industry News
Breaking developments, government announcements, tourism statistics, destination updates, major investments, policy changes, mergers, acquisitions, and industry developments.
Future of Travel
Innovation, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, smart destinations, tourism technology, future traveller behaviour, and emerging industry trends.
Tourism Intelligence
Deep intelligence pieces examining structural shifts, long-term trends, destination competitiveness, tourism governance, investment, market behaviour, and the future of global tourism.
Tourism Economy
Analysis of tourism’s economic impact, visitor expenditure, tourism GDP, infrastructure investment, employment, aviation economics, destination competitiveness, and tourism finance.
Tourism Markets
Inbound and outbound tourism markets, source market intelligence, traveller behaviour, visitor demand, market diversification, and destination performance.
Policy & Strategy
Tourism policy, national tourism strategies, destination governance, visas, sustainability policy, taxation, public investment, and government initiatives.
Research & Reports
Data-driven analysis, industry research, statistical interpretation, benchmarking studies, economic reports, tourism indices, and market intelligence.
Travel Technology
Exploring the technologies, digital infrastructure and innovations reshaping how people discover, plan, book and experience travel — and how destinations and businesses compete for tourism demand.
Special Reports
In-depth reports and focused investigations examining the major developments, trends, policies and strategic issues shaping tourism and travel.
Hospitality Industry
Hotels, resorts, accommodation investment, hotel brands, revenue management, hospitality operations, and industry innovation.
Sustainable Tourism
Responsible tourism, climate resilience, conservation, regenerative tourism, community tourism, ESG, and destination sustainability.
MICE & Events
Meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions, business events, conventions, destination event strategy, and major international events.
Tourism Leadership & Interviews
Executive interviews, tourism ministers, destination leaders, CEOs, investors, innovators, and influential industry voices.
Tourism Insights
Professional commentary, expert perspectives, destination observations, business travel insights, and practical intelligence for tourism professionals.
Tourism Moves™
Long-form strategic features analysing the investments, infrastructure, policies, innovations, and decisions shaping global tourism.
Opinion & Analysis
Evidence-based opinion pieces offering informed perspectives on major tourism issues. Commentary should remain professional, balanced, and supported by credible evidence.
Partner Features
Clearly disclosed sponsored features, destination campaigns, investment announcements, and commercial collaborations published under Tourism Reporter’s advertising and editorial policies.
Editorial Standards
All submissions should be:
- Original and unpublished.
- Between 1,800 and 2,200 words unless otherwise agreed with the editorial team.
- Fact-based and supported by credible sources.
- Written in professional British English.
- Structured with clear headings and logical flow.
- Objective, balanced, and evidence-driven.
- Properly referenced where statistics, quotations, or external research are used.
Tourism Reporter reserves the right to edit all accepted submissions for clarity, accuracy, consistency, style, SEO, and editorial quality.
Expert Contributions
Tourism Reporter welcomes evidence-led contributions from qualified tourism, hospitality, travel, aviation, destination management, technology and related industry professionals. Expert contributions should provide genuine insight, practical experience, analysis or informed perspective relevant to our audience.
Submission does not guarantee publication. All contributions are subject to editorial review, fact-checking where appropriate and Tourism Reporter’s publishing standards.
Contributors must clearly identify their professional expertise and disclose relevant commercial interests, affiliations or organisations connected to the subject.
Expert contributions should provide substantive editorial value and must not function primarily as advertising, promotional copy, link-building material or disguised commercial content.
Where an organisation, product, service or business is used as a case study, its relationship to the contributor must be disclosed.
Tourism Reporter may offer paid expert-content and other commercial publishing opportunities separately from its independent editorial coverage. Any paid content will be clearly identified in accordance with our commercial-content policy.
Use of AI
Tourism Reporter recognises that contributors may use AI-assisted tools during the writing process.
However, contributors remain fully responsible for:
- the originality of their work;
- factual accuracy;
- source verification;
- proper attribution; and
- compliance with copyright and ethical journalism standards.
Submissions containing fabricated information, inaccurate citations or misleading AI-generated content will be rejected.
Article Length
Tourism Reporter specialises in long-form journalism and industry intelligence. Contributors should aim for:
Standard Editorial Articles
1,800–2,200 words
This applies across all editorial categories, including:
- Industry News
- Tourism Intelligence
- Tourism Economy
- Tourism Markets
- Policy & Strategy
- Research & Reports
- Aviation & Travel
- Future of Travel
- Hospitality Industry
- Sustainable Tourism
- MICE & Events
- Tourism Leadership & Interviews
- Tourism Insights
- Tourism Moves™
- Opinion & Analysis
Longer investigative reports, interviews, or special magazine features may be commissioned separately by the editorial team.
Sponsored & Partner Content
Tourism Reporter may offer sponsored content, expert-content partnerships and other commercial publishing opportunities that provide genuine value to our audience.
All commercial content:
- is clearly identified as commercial or sponsored content;
- is subject to Tourism Reporter’s editorial and quality standards;
- must provide substantive value to readers; and
- does not influence Tourism Reporter’s independent editorial coverage, reporting or conclusions.
Editorial independence remains non-negotiable.
Submission Process
Send your pitch or completed article to:
Please include:
- Proposed headline or topic
- Short contributor bio (50–80 words)
- Relevant experience or credentials
- Supporting data sources (where applicable)
- One high-resolution featured image (1100 × 600 pixels preferred), plus any supporting images (optional, with confirmed usage rights).
Editorial Review
Every submission is reviewed for:
- Editorial relevance
- Accuracy
- Originality
- Writing quality
- Industry value
- Source credibility
Submission does not guarantee publication.
Due to the volume of enquiries, only selected contributors may receive an individual response.
Contributor Recognition
Accepted contributors receive:
- Full author byline
- Professional biography
- Links to relevant professional profiles or websites (where appropriate)
- Opportunities for future editorial collaboration
Outstanding contributors may be invited to join Tourism Reporter’s international contributor network.
Rights & Licensing
By submitting content, contributors confirm that:
- the work is their original creation;
- they own or have permission to use all submitted materials;
- the submission does not infringe the rights of any third party.
Upon publication, Tourism Reporter receives the right to publish, archive, promote and distribute the article across its platforms.
Requests to republish published content elsewhere should be discussed with the editorial team beforehand and must include appropriate attribution to Tourism Reporter.
Join the Tourism Reporter Contributor Network
(Launching Soon)
Tourism Reporter is building an international network of journalists, researchers, analysts, academics, and tourism professionals who are shaping conversations about the future of global tourism.
If you produce thoughtful, evidence-based work that advances understanding of the visitor economy, we’d be pleased to hear from you.
The Tourism Reporter Contributor Network will officially launch soon. In the meantime, you may submit article pitches or editorial enquiries to editor@tourismreporter.com.