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

This book charts the trajectory of travel journalism from its print based origins to the emergence of hybridised multi-platform content. It considers how this h

Contributors from diverse backgrounds explore a range of issues in relation to the media and journalism's role in ascribing meaning to tourism practices. This f

"In the last decade, with the success of review sites and online commentaries and the increased accessibility more generally of travel information online, the j

The nexus between travel, writing and media in the contemporary world is dense: travel practice is increasingly interwoven with media; representations in old an