Specialising in:
Mountain tourism | Responsible travel | Cruise | Hiking
I’m a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and have 20+ years of travel industry experience. I’ve written copy for some of the world’s best-known travel publishers and have produced work for audiences of up to 35 million people while working with brands such as Norwegian Cruise Line, Opodo, and Expedia. I’ve created everything from investigative stories, to microsites for major tourist boards, to emails for Black Friday sales. In addition to first-hand knowledge of 90 countries and all 7 continents, I’ve a BA (Hons) in Tourism Studies and a diploma in copywriting. 📧 travellingolly@gmail.com
Portfolio
- Adventure.com
- A Luxury Travel Blog
- Business Insider
- Cruise & Travel magazine (Buenos Aires, Palermo – also on Instagram)
- Discover Britain magazine
- euronews
- Fields & Stations magazine
- Fodor’s
- Hemispheres (United Airlines)
- Love to visit
- Low Season Traveller
- Matador Network
- Nat Geo Traveller (sailing Croatia, cycling in Lower Silesia, cycle touring in England)
- Porthole Cruise and Travel magazine (examples here (Southampton), here (Seattle), and here (Ushuaia))
- Selamta (Ethiopian Airlines)
- Sports Tourism News
- Time Out (World’s Most Beautiful Places, World’s Most Underrated Travel Destinations)
- Travel + Leisure (night trains, Winchcombe)
- Travel Dudes
- Travel Weekly (Rhine river cruise, Jasper)
- Weather2Travel
- Wings
Recent press trips:
Copenhagen for Matador Network, unique monthly visitors: 8 million
Rotterdam, featured in Porthole Cruise and Travel magazine, circ. 145,000. Value: over $20,000
Haute-Savoie, featured in Sports Tourism News, annual page views: 705,000
Areas of expertise
The art of independent travel
I wrote this book to help people understand how easy, cost-effective and rewarding it is to travel independently. So far the book has been rated 5/5.
Microsites
Working with Opodo I’ve created microsites for major tourist boards such as Tourism Ireland, Tourism New Zealand, and South Africa Tourism.
Promotional copy
I have created a vast range of emails and social media posts for numerous travel companies, including these for Expedia.
Please contact me via the form below:
A Plan To Go 