Comments on: Why Does Travel Writing Suck In Magazines For Women? http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:07:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Simone Gorrindo http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-94119 Simone Gorrindo Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:15:01 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-94119 Excellent article! I've always felt women that have a harder time in the travel writing industry (not to mention journalism in general). Thank you for choosing to write on this trend -- It's one that's been given almost no attention. Excellent article! I’ve always felt women that have a harder time in the travel writing industry (not to mention journalism in general). Thank you for choosing to write on this trend — It’s one that’s been given almost no attention.

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]]> By: Justine Hanson http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-59762 Justine Hanson Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:24:33 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-59762 Excellent article! You have really put your finger on an important trend. I believe there is a tremendous market for women's travel stories -- just look at the recent popularity of Liz Gilber'ts _Eat, Pray, Love_ (incidentally, I believe she was a staff writer for GQ for many years). Part of the problem is a larger cultural problem that has to do with how mainstream women's magazines underestimate women's interest in things beyond shoes, make-up and clothes. I also think many women, like myself, are turned off by the macho tone of much travel writing written by men. I think (and hope) there is a growing opportunity for women travel writers to break new ground by offering more sensitive, reflective pieces. Excellent article! You have really put your finger on an important trend.

I believe there is a tremendous market for women’s travel stories — just look at the recent popularity of Liz Gilber’ts _Eat, Pray, Love_ (incidentally, I believe she was a staff writer for GQ for many years).

Part of the problem is a larger cultural problem that has to do with how mainstream women’s magazines underestimate women’s interest in things beyond shoes, make-up and clothes.

I also think many women, like myself, are turned off by the macho tone of much travel writing written by men. I think (and hope) there is a growing opportunity for women travel writers to break new ground by offering more sensitive, reflective pieces.

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]]> By: Nancy Brown http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-54073 Nancy Brown Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:50:27 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-54073 Great post Eva! Are you planning to attend the Book Passage Travel Writers Conference in 2008? I hope to be there in August. Nancy Brown Great post Eva! Are you planning to attend the Book Passage Travel Writers Conference in 2008? I hope to be there in August. Nancy Brown

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]]> By: A http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-42896 A Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:28:06 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-42896 Eva, Great post and thorougly insightful. This probably answers the question why I subscribe to CondeNast Traveler and Glamour. Eva,

Great post and thorougly insightful. This probably answers the question why I subscribe to CondeNast Traveler and Glamour.

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]]> By: Webjourneyman http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-42633 Webjourneyman Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:09:04 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-42633 And that travel for men as "rites of passage" really makes sense. Just realized. And that travel for men as “rites of passage” really makes sense. Just realized.

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]]> By: Webjourneyman http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-42632 Webjourneyman Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:07:49 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-42632 You could found and edit: The Venus Traveller, stories of handbag hunting in Florence, how New-Guinea women drive their men crazy, make up tips from Edo Geishas ... You could found and edit: The Venus Traveller, stories of handbag hunting in Florence, how New-Guinea women drive their men crazy, make up tips from Edo Geishas …

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]]> By: Ian MacKenzie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-41301 Ian MacKenzie Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:58:25 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-41301 Great investigative report Eva - I think you've shown that much of mainstream travel writing (not limited to woman's mags) is beholden to advertisers, rather than telling the authentic experience. How to fix the problem? Can it be fixed? Or as Pam suggests, will it take an upstart female to gather the right team and publish the first respectable travel mag of it's type? Great investigative report Eva – I think you’ve shown that much of mainstream travel writing (not limited to woman’s mags) is beholden to advertisers, rather than telling the authentic experience. How to fix the problem? Can it be fixed? Or as Pam suggests, will it take an upstart female to gather the right team and publish the first respectable travel mag of it’s type?

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]]> By: Marilyn Terrell http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-41297 Marilyn Terrell Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:34:04 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-41297 An interesting question, Eva! I agree with Pam that women's magazine's are embarrassingly bad in all departments, not just travel. There is a magazine called Travel Girl ("lifestyle trends and fabulous journeys for today's woman"), but I've never bought a copy: http://www.travelgirlinc.com/ An interesting question, Eva! I agree with Pam that women’s magazine’s are embarrassingly bad in all departments, not just travel. There is a magazine called Travel Girl (”lifestyle trends and fabulous journeys for today’s woman”), but I’ve never bought a copy:
http://www.travelgirlinc.com/

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]]> By: pam http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/comment-page-1/#comment-41276 pam Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:04:33 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/12/27/why-does-travel-writing-suck-in-magazines-for-women/#comment-41276 Thanks for this great post, Eva. Women's magazines are notoriously crappy, not just in the travel writing dept. I recently ended up with a couple of copies of Esquire, and I LOVED the travel stories in there. Stack that next to the horrors of Redbook, and well, I don't have to tell you, you've done the homework. Vanity Fair runs some good travel, though it's kind of a highbrow publication; it's not exactly the same demographic as Cosmo. I don't like the travel coverage in Vogue or Elle - it seems to be focused on how and what to pack and I'm sorry, I am not spending 3k on a rabbit fur lined jacket for that four day ski getaway in Switzerland. The high end fashion mags are all fantasy travel and hilarious travel "must haves." Maybe some upstart like yourself will be inspired to launch The Great Travel Mag for Women. It's been tried a few times, I seem to remember seeing flagship issues and then, no more. But we know there are people hungry for good travel writing for (and by) women - we can't be the only two. Thanks for this great post, Eva.

Women’s magazines are notoriously crappy, not just in the travel writing dept. I recently ended up with a couple of copies of Esquire, and I LOVED the travel stories in there. Stack that next to the horrors of Redbook, and well, I don’t have to tell you, you’ve done the homework. Vanity Fair runs some good travel, though it’s kind of a highbrow publication; it’s not exactly the same demographic as Cosmo. I don’t like the travel coverage in Vogue or Elle – it seems to be focused on how and what to pack and I’m sorry, I am not spending 3k on a rabbit fur lined jacket for that four day ski getaway in Switzerland. The high end fashion mags are all fantasy travel and hilarious travel “must haves.”

Maybe some upstart like yourself will be inspired to launch The Great Travel Mag for Women. It’s been tried a few times, I seem to remember seeing flagship issues and then, no more. But we know there are people hungry for good travel writing for (and by) women – we can’t be the only two.

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