Travel is set to become one of the largest industries in the future provided we have plenty of green lovers. While the concept of traveling is on a rise, the need for exclusive magazines for this niche has also picked up. Travel writers have arisen from all corners and being a travel writer myself, I know the competition that exists around me. But, one this is written on the wall; if you have the quality, you will rule the roost. Ian MacKenzie, a fellow travel writer and the editor of Brave New Traveler has recently written about the Do’s and Don’ts while submitting articles to Online Travel Magazines. The list may not be exhaustive but is surely on the right track and sufficient for any new travel writer to spread his wings beyond his own blog. Here are some highlights of his article:

- Get to know what travel magazines expect from a writer. The best way to find that out is by reading it.

- Don’t use fancy HTML emails that contain unreadable fonts and a jazzy background.

- Introduce a unique flavor to your writing to trump other writers. Do not use umpteen number of jargons and adjectives to describe a place or a thing.

- Spell check before sending your submission across.

- Address the appropriate editor in any travel magazine.

- Send your article to one magazine at a time. If it gets rejected, send to another.

- Politely send a followup if you haven’t heard from the editor for a week or so but don’t harass them.

- Get used to rejections. It is not absolutely necessary that your article is weak but it could just be that it might not fit the magazine you are submitting. Also, remember that rejection is the best way to success.

- Define your own success

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