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Podcasters among the Guild membership

Listening to podcasts can prove an effective way of learning about destinations and travel-related topics. The medium provides experts and people with local knowledge a platform to speak and share their insights and experience.

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Events (past)

BGTW Talks Travel webinar: Pitching and filing like a pro

Right now, it feels like it’s never been more important to get your pitch game up to scratch. From what…

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About

Guild press trip to Latvia

Six Guild members travelled to Latvia on 12 August to participate in a five-day press trip whose focus was the country’s Latgale region.

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CPD

Summer Economic Statement

As we continue in these strange and uncertain times, it certainly feels like ‘Groundhog Day’ for many of us still…

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Travel bloggers among the Guild membership

The British Guild of Travel Writers has several travel bloggers among our 250-strong membership. Some of those are full-time bloggers, others combine blogging with other specialisms, including feature writing, photography and videography.

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Events (past)

BGTW Talks Travel: Great British stays

There are few types of getaways more British than staying in a pub – boutique pubs with rooms, traditional inns,…

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Events (past)

BGTW Talks Travel: Decolonising travel writing

On Tuesday 15 July, BGTW member Meera Dattani hosted a panel of expert writers and academics to discuss ‘decolonising travel writing’.

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Photo Essay

Online photography exhibition: After Dark

Are we beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel?

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Events (past)

BGTW Talks Travel webinar: Decolonising travel writing

What does ‘decolonise travel writing’ mean in practice? The genre of travel writing really took off during European expansion including…

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CPD

Continuing life in lockdown

So, we are finally looking forward to the gradual process of easing the lockdown. We all probably need a bit…

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News

BGTW members named in USA travel awards

The BGTW is delighted to recognise our members who have been named as both finalists and winners in the Visit…

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Travel editors among the Guild membership

Our organisation’s name is the British Guild of Travel Writers but, as you probably already know, editors count among our 250 members. Some of the publications they edit are digital, others in print and some appear both online and on paper.

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Features

How to open a hostel or guesthouse in China

Pancakes and retrievers will set you on the right course, says Mark Andrews Step 1: This is by far the…

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British Guild of Travel Writers AGM destinations during the 2010s

Tenerife’s decision to host the 2016 AGM reflected on the productivity of Guild members following the 2010 event. The high volume of features and online articles written by members following our visit the island meant that Tenerife was keen to have us back just six years later.

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Features

Three generations take a trip to Denmark

How do whales breathe? (Through a blowhole). How did Bluetooth get its name? (From a rune stone). What does the…

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Recent British Guild of Travel Writers AGM destinations

“I can honestly say that this was the most impactful group of journalists that we have ever had the opportunity to host,” commented Douglas Warner, the Director of Media Relations at Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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CPD

Life in lockdown

Days of prudent financial management went out the window and we discovered a bottomless pit of money to try to save the wellbeing of the country, through investing in the fight against COVID-19.

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A brush with the Russian military

We had been hoping to meet ‘real’ Russians, but had not bargained on Dimitry. I guess no one really bargains…

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Events (past)

BGTW Talks Travel: What destinations are doing now

Our BGTW Talks Travel discussions are part of a series of online events to bring people together during these extraordinary…

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My new novella

I have travelled extensively during my 26 years as a journalist, with and without my son. I’ve presented and produced award-winning…

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Features

Spirited away on the Isle of Jersey

I broke my phone. As in I actively, with intent, broke my phone. Never one to do things by halves,…