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. ๐ง travellingolly@gmail.com

Portfolio
- Adventure.com (Not Hot List and Iceland)
- A Luxury Travel Blog
- APL Media (ASTA Worldwide Destination Guide 2026/27)
- 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)
- New Zealand Herald
- Porthole Cruise and Travel magazine (examples: Southampton; Seattle; Rotterdam, and; Ushuaia)
- Selamta (Ethiopian Airlines)
- Sports Tourism News
- The Standard
- The Telegraph
- 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
- Whanganui Chronicle
- Wings







Recent press trips:
– Marquesas Islands for The Standard, Telegraph, NZ Herald, Porthole Cruise and Travel and Mountains Magazine
– Slovakia for Mountains Magazine
– Jasper for Travel Weekly
My travels
- Visited in last 2 years: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Visited in last 5 years: Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Spain, Tunisia
- Visited in last 10 years: Andorra, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzogovinia, Brazil, Chile, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Guadeloupe, India, Japan, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, St Lucia, USA
- Visited prior to 10 years: Australia, Belize, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Cook lands, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuana, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russia, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
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