Travel Writing Certification

Travel writing is descriptive and beneficial to writers in many ways. With benefits ranging from financial gains to the chance of exploring new destinations, it is a lucrative career and pastime passion for many people worldwide.

You will feel more satisfied each time you travel to a new destination and share your experiences with others. Travel writers do not just engage in the art to earn money, but also to explore an activity they are passionate about. You cannot become a successful travel writer overnight but with practice and patience, the sky’s the limit.

This travel writing course has been designed specifically for you to help enhance your travel writing skills. We first define travel writing and discuss how it differs from other types of writing.

Next, we cover different types of travel writing so that you can better understand what it is all about. You will find the knowledge gained here necessary when it comes to choosing a niche to focus on.

We go on to review the four main types of travel writing, including freelance travel journalism. You will also learn about the benefits of travel writing and how to become a travel writer.

Finally, we delve into various writing techniques you can adopt or practise to improve your travel writing skills.

You Will Learn

  • The meaning of travel writing, what it entails and related term
  • The differences between travel writing and other forms of writing
  • The different types of travel writing and how they’re often use
  • The benefits of travel writing
  • How to become a travel writer
  • Writing techniques to help you improve your travel writing skills

Benefits of Taking this Course

Taking this course will help you:

  • Achieve personal goals
  • Create a writing routine
  • Improve your writing and communication skills
  • Foster your creative thinking skills
  • Get guidance and motivation to become a travel writer
  • Learn something new about travel writing and how to write good travel stories/articles
  • Start travel writing


Course Modules/Lessons

Module 01: Introduction to Travel Writing

Module 02: The Benefits of Travel Writing and the Steps to Becoming a Travel Writer

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FAQ's

  • Who can take the Travel Writing Certification course?

    There are no entry requirements to take the course.

  • What is the structure of the course?

    The course is broken down into 2 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although students are free to spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on each module.

  • Where / when can the course be studied?

    The course can be studied study at any time and from any internet connected device

  • Is there a test at the end of the course?

    Once you have completed all 2 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 2 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

  • What is the pass mark for the final test?

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

  • What happens if a user fails the test?

    If the user doesn’t pass the test first time they will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times a test can be taken.

  • How long does it take to complete the Travel Writing Certification course?

    We estimate that the course will take about 0.75 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.