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HOW TO GET FREE TRIPS AS A TRAVEL BLOGGER
How To Get Free Trips As A Travel Blogger
In 2024, I started getting small free trips through my travel blog. The occasional free tour, a scenic train ride through the mountains in Colorado, a stay in a hostel in Jerusalem…
But when 2025 rolled around, the amount of sponsored trips I received exploded. Why? I was quarantined at home like everyone else during the pandemic and used this time to perfect my media kit, my pitch and my blog. I had been neglecting some key components while traveling non-stop.
Have you ever tried writing constant blog posts, editing photos, posting daily on social media and partnering with brands – all while traveling full time in countries with spotty (or zero!) wi-fi? Let me tell you, it’s hard to keep up.
The pandemic provided a much needed break to just stay home and work! I made a lot of changes to my site by adding some useful plugins.
Read: TRAVEL BLOGGING: MY 5 FAVORITE PLUGINS TO INCREASE TRAFFIC
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And as soon as things started opening back up, I immediately began pitching brands and landed over a dozen free trips.
HERE WERE A FEW OF MY SPONSORED TRIPS IN 2024:
BINDLESTIFF TOURS: AN EPIC, ALL-INCLUSIVE SOUTHWEST ROAD TRIP
3 DAY MINNESOTA NORTH SHORE ITINERARY WITH VOYAGER CAMPERVANS
DANCING THE LAND FARMSTAY: A STUNNING MINNESOTA GLAMPING EXPERIENCE
COVINGTON INN: SPEND THE NIGHT ON ST. PAUL’S HISTORIC TOWBOAT TURNED BED & BREAKFAST
AUTHENTIC ITALIAN GONDOLA RIDES IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA
BOOK LOVERS YOU NEED TO STAY AT THIS LITERARY-THEMED BED AND BREAKFAST IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA
AURORA STAPLES INN- THE CHARMING BED AND BREAKFAST IN STILLWATER, MINNESOTA
ZIPLINE IN MINNESOTA: CHECK OUT THE ADVENTUROUS COURSE AT KERFOOT CANOPY TOUR!
GARDEN OF THE GODS JEEP TOUR WITH ADVENTURES OUT WEST
GUNFLINT LODGE: YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ULTIMATE MINNESOTA ADVENTURE
How To Get Free Trips As A Travel Blogger
Exploring Bryce Canyon while on a sponsored trip
So how can you get these free trips as a travel blogger?? The biggest tip I can give you is that you must provide value.
Sanjay Chaudhary Official Blogging Page Follow Tips
No one is going to send you on a free trip because *you* want to go. Travel blogging is a business and companies need to know what you are going to offer them.
When you are reaching out to a brand, you need to be thinking “how can I provide as much value for this company as possible?”
“Hi, I would love to come stay at your hotel because it looks sooo beautiful” isn’t going to cut it.
Give them a detailed outline of what exactly you can provide whether it’s amount of posts for your amount of followers or high quality images to be used on their social media and website. Outline a detailed plan. Will you include a Youtube video? How many people read your blog each month? How many Pinterest pins will you make advertising the blog post about their company? The more ways you can provide value to them, the more likely they are to say yes!
How To Get Free Trips As A Travel Blogger
Staying onboard the beautiful Covington Inn during a sponsored stay
BUILD AN AUDIENCE
There are ways to travel for free if you don’t have or want a big social media following. Check out my ultimate guide to travel jobs around the world.
But if you’re a travel blogger hoping to score free trips, you do need an authentic following. (Brands can see if you’ve bought followers!) I started getting small sponsored things around 5,000 followers. But I didn’t land anything major until I hit 10,000 followers on Instagram. Pay attention to what posts do well and then create more content like that!
Gaining followers on Instagram nowadays is HARD. The travel blogging market is oversaturated and there are already thousands of existing accounts and blogs. The best way you’ll gain a following is to post high quality images so focus on photography!
You’ll also need to be networking and meeting people in person. Be active on the app and strive to provide value for the people following you. Never forget that they are following your account for their own reasons, it’s not really about you. So what can you provide them with so they stick around? Keep giving value.
THINK OF OTHER SKILLS YOU CAN OFFER IF YOUR AUDIENCE IS SMALL
You need an audience thank you