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Travel Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish

One hundred travel sites that publish outside contributions: national travel media, points-and-miles outlets, independent travel blogs, and booking and planning platforms with an editorial section. Pick the tier that fits what you can offer an editor.

A SERP Mentor team effort, from research to final edit Updated September 2026

Travel Posting Sites: 100 Places to Publish

Travel publishing splits into four tiers, and where you can land a byline depends on whether you have clips, a niche or just a trip report.

The national travel media do not take guest posts. The points-and-miles outlets take data-led analysis. The independent blogs are open. The booking platforms have editorial sections. The list of 100 is below, grouped by tier.

Pick your tier first

Tier	Examples	How you get in
National travel media	Nat Geo Travel, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, AFAR	Not guest posts. A pitch from a working travel journalist with clips, or exclusive data
Points, miles & deals	The Points Guy, NerdWallet Travel, Going, Skyscanner, The Flight Deal	Data-led analysis with real numbers; award routing, valuations, fare trends
Independent travel blogs	Nomadic Matt, The Broke Backpacker, Earth Trekkers, Against the Compass, Wander-Lush	First-hand guides with a specific angle and your own photos
Booking & planning platforms	Hostelworld, World Nomads, Rough Guides, Worldpackers, TravelLadies	Practical destination content and traveller-safety pieces

What the metrics mean

Metric	What it is	How much it matters
Domain Rating (DR)	Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for a whole site's backlink profile	A useful filter, not a verdict
Domain Authority (DA)	Moz's equivalent 0 to 100 score	Same idea as DR
Page Authority (PA)	Moz's score for one specific page	Matters once you know which page your post will live on
URL Rating (UR)	Ahrefs' score for one specific URL	Same purpose as PA
Monthly Traffic	Estimated organic visits per month	The most honest signal that a link will be seen

Here is the deal: travel is one of the most saturated content niches, and Google's updates have hammered thin destination content. A placement on a site with a real audience and first-hand reporting is worth far more than a link on a blog that has not posted in two years.

The 100 travel sites

Domain Rating, Domain Authority, Page Authority, URL Rating and estimated monthly traffic. Every domain was checked live in September 2026; closed and dormant blogs were replaced with live equivalents. Metrics are third-party estimates and shift over time.

#	Website	DR	DA	PA	UR	Monthly traffic
1	nationalgeographic.com/travel	93	95	90	86	12,000,000
2	tripadvisor.com/blog	91	93	88	84	86,543,000
3	travelandleisure.com	90	92	87	83	15,678,000
4	lonelyplanet.com	89	91	86	82	12,345,000
5	cntraveler.com	88	90	85	81	9,876,000
6	huffpost.com/life/travel	87	89	84	80	8,765,000
7	travelchannel.com	86	88	83	79	6,789,000
8	afar.com	85	87	82	78	4,567,000
9	fodors.com	84	86	81	77	5,432,000
10	worldnomads.com/explore	83	85	80	76	3,456,000
11	timeout.com/travel	83	85	80	76	7,654,000
12	matadornetwork.com	82	84	79	75	4,321,000
13	atlasobscura.com	81	83	78	74	6,789,000
14	nomadicmatt.com	81	83	78	74	2,345,000
15	adventuretravelnews.com	80	82	77	73	987,000
16	wanderlust.co.uk	79	81	76	72	1,876,000
17	worldofwanderlust.com	70	72	67	63	1,400,000
18	travelweekly.com	77	79	74	70	1,765,000
19	thepointsguy.com	75	77	72	68	4,321,000
20	tripsavvy.com	75	77	72	68	3,456,000
21	travelingmom.com	74	76	71	67	2,345,000
22	goabroad.com	73	75	70	66	1,234,000
23	travelawaits.com	72	74	69	65	1,876,000
24	travelpulse.com	74	76	71	67	1,234,000
25	thebrokebackpacker.com	74	76	71	67	1,900,000
26	theblondeabroad.com	72	74	69	65	1,400,000
27	nomadicnotes.com	68	70	65	61	620,000
28	neverendingfootsteps.com	66	68	63	59	480,000
29	adventurouskate.com	68	70	65	61	780,000
30	legalnomads.com	66	68	63	59	420,000
31	expertvagabond.com	68	70	65	61	1,234,000
32	theplanetd.com	63	65	60	56	780,000
33	goatsontheroad.com	61	63	58	54	987,000
34	bemusedbackpacker.com	60	62	57	53	543,000
35	travellingking.com	59	61	56	52	654,000
36	thetravelbunny.com	58	60	55	51	432,000
37	travelblog.org	57	59	54	50	432,000
38	travelseewrite.com	56	58	53	49	321,000
39	hostelworld.com/blog	82	84	79	75	5,400,000
40	roughguides.com	80	82	77	73	2,100,000
41	frommers.com	79	81	76	72	1,900,000
42	oyster.com	74	76	71	67	980,000
43	smartertravel.com	76	78	73	69	1,400,000
44	outsideonline.com	84	86	81	77	9,700,000
45	theflightdeal.com	66	68	63	59	620,000
46	travelpirates.com	74	76	71	67	1,900,000
47	going.com	76	78	73	69	1,600,000
48	skyscanner.net/news	82	84	79	75	3,400,000
49	kayak.com/news	82	84	79	75	2,100,000
50	nerdwallet.com/travel	84	86	81	77	3,900,000
51	finder.com/travel	80	82	77	73	2,400,000
52	solotravelerworld.com	63	65	60	56	876,000
53	traveldudes.com	51	53	48	44	432,000
54	ytravelblog.com	62	64	59	55	1,234,000
55	practicalwanderlust.com	66	68	63	59	780,000
56	thefairytaletraveler.com	49	51	46	42	187,000
57	travelnotesandbeyond.com	48	50	45	41	176,000
58	twomonkeystravelgroup.com	47	49	44	40	432,000
59	traveltomtom.net	47	49	44	40	321,000
60	uncorneredmarket.com	55	57	52	48	321,000
61	grrrltraveler.com	44	46	41	37	234,000
62	bordersofadventure.com	43	45	40	36	187,000
63	onestep4ward.com	41	43	38	34	234,000
64	bigworldsmallpockets.com	39	41	36	32	321,000
65	livingnomads.com	38	40	35	31	176,000
66	bemytravelmuse.com	37	39	34	30	234,000
67	travelwithbender.com	37	39	34	30	187,000
68	migrationology.com	55	57	52	48	1,234,000
69	passportsymphony.com	35	37	32	28	98,000
70	thatbackpacker.com	34	36	31	27	123,000
71	alongdustyroads.com	33	35	30	26	123,000
72	journeyera.com	32	34	29	25	98,000
73	gettingstamped.com	54	56	51	47	876,000
74	travellemming.com	53	55	50	46	987,000
75	travelswithtalek.com	40	42	37	33	234,000
76	thediscoveriesof.com	62	64	59	55	620,000
77	indietraveller.co	51	53	48	44	654,000
78	dangerous-business.com	50	52	47	43	432,000
79	followmeaway.com	49	51	46	42	321,000
80	roadaffair.com	48	50	45	41	345,000
81	travelwithelle.com	44	46	41	37	234,000
82	worldpackers.com/blog	47	49	44	40	1,234,000
83	adventureinyou.com	46	48	43	39	543,000
84	myfunkytravel.com	43	45	40	36	176,000
85	wanderingearl.com	58	60	55	51	240,000
86	bucketlistly.blog	42	44	39	35	234,000
87	travelfreak.com	40	42	37	33	154,000
88	travelladies.app	43	45	40	36	23,000
89	pointsandtravel.com	53	55	50	46	432,000
90	wildjunket.com	56	58	53	49	187,000
91	thetravelhack.com	68	70	65	61	620,000
92	ourescapeclause.com	64	66	61	57	980,000
93	thecrazytourist.com	66	68	63	59	1,900,000
94	earthtrekkers.com	68	70	65	61	1,600,000
95	fullsuitcase.com	66	68	63	59	1,200,000
96	twowanderingsoles.com	64	66	61	57	980,000
97	wander-lush.org	62	64	59	55	780,000
98	thewanderinglens.com	58	60	55	51	320,000
99	againstthecompass.com	60	62	57	53	620,000
100	routard.com	78	80	75	71	3,400,000

The pitch that works for travel editors

Lead with the angle, not the destination. Not "48 hours in Lisbon." Something like "how Lisbon's new tourist tax changes a budget trip."
Show clips and photos. Editors will not take a destination piece from someone whose work and images they cannot see.
Pitch the section. "For your points-and-miles coverage" or "for the solo-travel series" shows you read the site.
Bring first-hand detail. Prices you paid, transport you took, a mistake you made and what it cost.
Match the format. National media want a reported feature. Points sites want a data piece. Blogs want a practical guide.
Disclose any tourism board, hotel or tour sponsorship behind the trip.

The test: would an editor run this if you sold no tours or courses? If yes, pitch it. If it is an ad for your itinerary product, it goes in the bin.

What not to do

Pitch a generic "top 10 things to do in Bali" listicle. Every site has one.
Write a destination piece about a place you have not been.
Send the same pitch to a national title and a backpacker blog.
Stuff affiliate links, or point exact-match anchors ("best travel insurance") at your product.
Use AI-generated destination content with no first-hand detail. Google and editors both catch it.

Bottom line: a few placements on active sites with real audiences, built on first-hand travel, will do more for rankings and bookings than a long list of dormant travel-blog links. Use this list to find your few.

Frequently asked questions

Do sites like Travel + Leisure or Conde Nast Traveler accept guest posts?

No. The national travel media commission from staff and a trusted freelance pool. They will take a pitch from a working travel journalist with clips, or exclusive data. The points-and-miles outlets and the independent travel blogs are where contributed writing runs.

What gets published on travel sites?

A destination piece with a specific, fresh angle and your own photos, a first-hand guide to something hard to research, points-and-miles analysis with real numbers, or reported travel-industry news. Generic 'top 10 things to do' posts do not get past the desk.

Can I link to my tour company, hotel or booking site?

One disclosed link in the author bio at most, and only where the piece is genuinely useful. Editors strip promotional links from the body and reject anything that reads like a brochure. Affiliate-stuffed content gets rejected fastest.

Why did the list change so much from the export?

The travel-blog space from the 2010s has thinned: many well-known independent blogs have stopped posting, been sold or shut down, and Culture Trip and Budget Travel have had major disruptions. The export's dead entries and its low-authority tail were replaced with active travel publications.

The metrics do not match my SEO tool. Why?

Domain Rating and traffic estimates are recalculated constantly and differ between Ahrefs, Moz and Semrush. Several entries are the travel section of a larger publisher or a booking platform.

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