A Small Selection of World Words’ Best Travel Content Writing Advice… Part 2

A couple of weeks ago, we posted about some of our travel content writing advice that has been circulating online. But that was just part one. Here are some more of our tips and tricks to hone your wordsmithing skills.

From destination guides to travel features, World Words writes about travel in every shape and form, collecting wisdom along the way. There is always more to learn about the craft of writing and always more advice to give.

From warnings about the perils of travel writing clichés, to the necessity of being specific in your content writing, from research to headlines, we’re full of great advice to improve your travel content writing.

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Tips and Tricks: The Best of our Expert Travel Content Writing Advice (Part 1)

After years of writing quality travel content for a plethora of clients across print and online, the World Words team has learnt a few tricks of the trade. And we are happy to share our knowledge with every other travel writer, copy editor and content creator striving to improve their craft. That’s why we regularly publish advice posts on this blog.

Recently, several of our advice columns have been republished by third parties, from travel tech news site Tnooz travel industry media platform Media Kitty. We’ve collated the best of our travel advice articles below, with more to follow next month (in Part 2). So whether you are a budding writer or the brains behind a travel site with dozens of contributors, keep reading for tips on scheduling your work, advice on editing and a list of travel clichés to avoid.

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How to Enliven Your Travel Content

Every day on the internet, the world’s biggest travel websites publish reams of articles, blogs and other content, on everything from the best museums in Manchester to hiking trails in Laos. Thousands of travel pieces compete for the attention of discerning readers and, while elements like SEO are crucial in appeasing the content robots, the most important way to attract human readers is with rich, readable content that stands out from the crowd.

With a world of competition, making your travel content stand out is far from easy. So we asked our expert team of experienced travel journalists and copywriters for their tops tips on how to enliven blogs, destination guides and articles. Want to make travel content that’s original, interesting and engaging? Then follow these five steps…

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