Travel writers and travel journalists are not the same. They differ in identity purpose and
method. The travel writer looks in a mirror the travel journalist looks out a window. The
travel writer serves the travel industry the travel journalist serves the public. The travel
writer is subsidized the travel journalist pays his own way. Introduction to Travel Journalism
highlights these distinctions and offers independent ethical substantive journalists the
skills and knowledge they need to cover the travel and tourism industry to provide travelers
with credible news and information and to report significant trends and developments at home
and across the world.
