Work With Me
Travel Blogger & Licensed Travel Agent
About Me
I’m a seasoned travel professional with 38 years of hands-on travel experience, combining the expertise of a travel blogger with the practical knowledge of a licensed travel agent. My unique dual perspective allows me to provide authentic, experience-based content while offering real booking solutions for my audiences.
Key Credentials:
- 38 years of personal travel experience
- 5+ years of established travel blogging
- Licensed travel agent specializing in touring holidays and river cruises
- Personally guided over 10,000 travelers on holidays worldwide
- Worked professionally in over 40 countries
- Regular visitor to numerous international destinations
My Platforms & Reach
Travel Blog Website
- Established 5+ years ago
- Focus: Trip reviews, destination guides, and travel planning resources
- Content based on personal experience and professional expertise
- Attracts travelers seeking authentic, tested recommendations
Highland Holiday Email List
- 2,000 engaged subscribers
- Targeted audience: Highland residents seeking travel inspiration
- Regular newsletter featuring destination reviews and holiday promotions
- High engagement rate due to local community focus
Travel Agency Services
- Specialization: Touring holidays and river cruises
- Direct booking capabilities for promoted destinations
- Established relationships with tour operators and cruise lines
- Personalized service for Highland travelers
What Makes Me Unique
Dual Expertise Advantage Unlike typical travel bloggers, I offer both inspiration AND booking solutions. My audience benefits from authentic reviews backed by professional travel planning services.
Proven Track Record
- Over 10,000 satisfied travelers guided personally
- Deep destination knowledge from working in 40+ countries
- Long-term relationships with suppliers and destinations worldwide
- 5+ years of consistent content creation and audience building
Targeted Highland Focus My Highland Holiday email list represents a unique, geographically-focused audience often underserved by mainstream travel marketing.
Experience-Based Content Every review and guide is based on personal experience, not press trips or sponsored visits, ensuring authentic recommendations.
Services for Partners
Content Creation
- Detailed destination reviews and travel guides
- Trip planning resources and itinerary suggestions
- Photography and video content from personal travels
- Social media content across multiple platforms
Audience Promotion
- Feature in Highland Holiday newsletter (2,000 subscribers)
- Website blog posts with SEO optimization
- Social media promotion across travel channels
- Direct recommendations to travel agency clients
Booking Integration
- Direct booking capabilities through travel agency services
- Qualified lead generation for tour operators and cruise lines
- Personalized trip planning and group booking services
- Follow-up support for booked travelers
Collaboration Opportunities
Destination Partnerships
- Authentic destination reviews and guides
- Promotion to both blog readers and email subscribers
- Travel agency bookings for promoted destinations
- Long-term partnership opportunities
Tour Operator & Cruise Line Partnerships
- Product reviews and recommendations
- Group booking opportunities
- Highland-specific marketing campaigns
- Referral programs for ongoing bookings
Tourism Board Collaborations
- Destination promotion across all platforms
- Highland traveler insights and market research
- Educational content for trip planning
- Direct booking pipeline through agency services
Why Work With Me
Dual Audience Benefit Your destination or service gets promoted to both my travel blog audience AND my Highland Holiday email subscribers, maximizing reach and engagement.
Conversion-Focused Approach Unlike bloggers who only provide inspiration, I can convert interest into actual bookings through my travel agency services.
Authentic Recommendations 38 years of travel experience means I only promote destinations and services I truly believe in, ensuring authentic endorsements.
Highland Market Expertise Deep understanding of Highland travelers’ preferences, budgets, and booking behaviors provides targeted marketing advantage.
Professional Relationships Established connections with suppliers worldwide enable better partnership terms and exclusive opportunities.
Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may earn me a small commission if you make a purchase. This helps keep my website going at no extra cost to you. Rest assured, I only recommend things I genuinely love! For more details, check out my cookie policy., editorial policy and privacy policy
My Recommended Essential Travel Gear List
Find all the items I use on every trip all in one place
My Social Media Links
More Resources
- Travel Inspiration – trip reports, reviews, and more to inspire your next trip
- Time Saving Travel Tools – all the things I use to research and plan my trips
- Airport Lounges – Everything you need to know including lots about Priority Pass
- Invergordon Cruise Port – all you need to know to help your plan your visit
- Independent Travel Agent – a huge timesaver. I specialise in touring holidays & river cruises
- About Melanie – background and travel experience
- About the Professional Traveller – what this website is all about
- Work with Me – details of the services I provide