Pitches wanted (travel) (worldwide) | ~30 to 40 cents per word

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: GOING 

Katie Hammel, Content Marketing Director at Going, is looking for pitches:

I was so lucky to work an incredible array of freelancers at Going this year. Here are just a few of them, and my favorite stories we published together.

• First up, the fabulous Terry Ward who covered St. Petersburg FL, and just last week wrote a delightful story about swimming with manatees: https://www.going.com/guides/st-petersburg-florida-sunshine
• Zanny Merullo Steffgen not only wrote this great piece about a dish dear to me (and millions), she also covered swimming with manta rays in Hawaii and tackled our "where to go" list for 2024: https://www.going.com/guides/doner-kebab-germany
• Jessica Furseth wrote about Norway's Flam train and wrote several fantastic guides to London like this one: https://www.going.com/guides/things-to-do-london
• La Carmina wrote an excellent series of guides to Tokyo, like this one, and has a story on staying in a farmhouse in Japan coming out next week: https://www.going.com/guides/tokyo-itinerary
• Wendy Watta made me want to visit Rwanda so badly with this great profile of the country: https://www.going.com/guides/rwanda
• Scott Laird took readers to Grasse, France, for a perfume workshop in this lovely read: https://www.going.com/guides/creating-your-own-scent-in-grasse-france
• Celeste Brash wrote about Guyana and also introduced readers to the Tahitian chow mein sandwich: https://www.going.com/guides/tahiti-chow-mein-sandwich
• Rebecca Holland is not only a thoughtful sensitivity reader, but a great writer and Chicago expert, as shown here: https://www.going.com/guides/chicago-itinerary
• The lovely Kimberley Lovato made wintery Winnipeg sound wonderful in this excellent piece: https://www.going.com/guides/winnipeg-canada
• Robert Annis perfectly captured the experience of seeing bears up close in Alaska: https://www.going.com/guides/coastal-brown-bears-alaska

There are so many more but I'll stop there. We've got so much more awesomeness coming for 2024 already too.

Pitch me!

CONFIDENTIAL NOTE: Reports indicate that Going pays flat rates equivalent to 30-40 cents per word. It is recommended that you discuss the rate(s) with the editor upon the acceptance of your pitch.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Worth the Flight, Places
• Website: https://www.going.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Going, formerly known as Scott's Cheap Flights, is on a mission to enable people to travel and experience the world. It features guide articles to help its members learn how to find cheap flights and save tons of money on airfare More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent stories/articles on its website.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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