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Stayed somewhere worth talking about? TravelDesign By Lisa publishes genuine travel experiences — detailed resort reviews, useful destination knowledge and original travel photography from people who actually went.

We welcome bloggers, writers, creators, photographers, experienced travellers and travel professionals. You don't need to be a journalist. You need to have been there, and to have something useful to tell the next traveller.

Firsthand only

Write about a place you actually went. Specifics beat adjectives every time.

Your own photos

Original photography is what makes a review worth reading — and worth publishing.

Edited with care

Every piece is reviewed by a real travel advisor before it goes live.

We want real travel experiences

The travel web is full of articles written by people who have never left home. We're after the opposite: specific, firsthand, genuinely useful writing. If you can tell a reader which building to request, which restaurant needs booking on arrival, or why the quiet pool is worth the walk — that's the kind of detail we publish.

Resort and hotel reviews wanted

This is our strongest editorial priority. A detailed firsthand resort review — ideally with your own photographs — is the single most useful thing you can send us.

A great review usually covers:

Resort or hotel name, destination and roughly when you travelled
Your room: category, condition, what you'd request next time
Food and drink — restaurants, buffets, à la carte, what needed reservations
Beach, pools and grounds
Service, cleanliness and check-in experience
Entertainment and activities
Who it suits: families, couples, adults-only, accessibility if you know it
Honest strengths and weaknesses
Practical advice a first-timer wouldn't know
Whether you'd go back

Write about the stay you actually had. Never invent an experience — see the contributor policy.

Original photography

Contributors with their own photos are especially valuable to us. Phone photos are fine if they're clear and honest — we're after accuracy, not a magazine shoot.

The property exterior and grounds
Rooms and bathrooms
Pools, beach and views
Restaurants, buffets and standout dishes
Amenities, spa and activities

You must own the photographs, or hold enough rights to let us publish them. Full details are in the contributor policy.

Why contribute?

Credited authorship on published work
A short contributor biography
Exposure to TravelDesign readers planning real trips
Professional attribution for your portfolio
Website or social attribution where it's editorially appropriate
A possible ongoing editorial relationship

To be straightforward with you: we don't promise rankings, traffic, guaranteed backlinks, dofollow links, chosen anchor text or permanent placement. Anything we publish is an editorial decision.

What we don't publish

Plagiarised, spun or republished content
Fabricated experiences or fake resort reviews
Mass-produced SEO filler and low-value AI-generated articles
Link-farm or PBN submissions
Undisclosed paid or sponsored promotion
Irrelevant, deceptive, adult or illegal content
Anything you don't hold the rights to

AI can help you research or tidy your writing. It cannot invent a stay you never had — you remain responsible for accuracy, originality and every firsthand claim.

Links and attribution

Contributors are normally credited by name. A relevant link to your website or professional profile may be included where it genuinely helps the reader.

TravelDesign By Lisa keeps full editorial control over whether a link appears, where it points, its anchor text, its placement, its rel attributes, and whether it is later changed or removed. Publication never guarantees a backlink, a dofollow link, particular anchor text, a reciprocal link or permanent placement. This is an editorial programme, not a link exchange.

How it works

Pitch — tell us your idea or travel experience using the form below.
Review — we read every pitch and assess the fit.
Approval — if it fits, you'll get next steps from us.
Submission — you send the agreed content and photographs.
Editorial review — we may edit, fact-check or ask for revisions.
Publication — approved contributions may be published.

Submitting a pitch — or having one approved — does not guarantee publication.

Send us your pitch

Frequently asked questions

Do you accept guest posts?

Yes, subject to editorial review and our contributor requirements. We publish contributions that are genuinely useful to travellers — not generic SEO articles.

What kind of travel content are you looking for?

Our priority is detailed firsthand resort and hotel reviews, ideally with original photographs. We also consider destination guides, cruise reviews, travel experiences, travel tips, honeymoon and destination-wedding content, family and luxury travel, and expert commentary.

Do I need to be a professional travel writer?

No. Plenty of our best contributions come from people who simply travelled somewhere and paid attention. Your writing needs to be useful, accurate and well supported — not literary.

Do I need to have personally visited the resort?

For anything presented as a firsthand resort or hotel review, yes. Fabricated firsthand experience is grounds for immediate rejection and removal.

Do you accept original photographs?

Yes, and they make a submission considerably stronger. You must own the images or hold sufficient rights to authorise their publication.

Can I include a link to my website?

Relevant attribution may be considered where it helps the reader. Links are editorially controlled and never guaranteed — we decide whether a link is included, where it points, its anchor text and its rel attributes.

Do you accept AI-written articles?

We do not publish fabricated AI-generated travel experiences. AI may assist with research or editing, but a human contributor remains responsible for accuracy, originality and all firsthand claims, and material AI use may need to be disclosed.

Do you pay contributors?

Contributions are ordinarily unpaid unless compensation is separately agreed in writing before publication.

Can I submit something already published elsewhere?

We strongly prefer original, unpublished work. If a piece has appeared elsewhere, tell us up front — you must still hold the rights to offer it to us.

Does submitting guarantee publication?

No. Every submission goes through editorial review, and we publish only what fits.

Read the Contributor & Guest Content Policy