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How to Break Into and Succeed as a Travel TV Show Host

The global culture is becoming more insular and interwoven, and people are more curious to take explore and take advantage of this “global village.” Travel is big business.

The philosophy behind travel is a mix of escapism and excited curiosity. Travel allows for healthy forms of escapism from the banality of everyday life in a culture that a person has experienced throughout their life. The “escape” can be as slight as a trip from Maine to Florida (slight in the sense that it’s not a cultural shock) but the reorientation of scenery, weather, and everyday sensibility allows a person to experience the new.

Travel allows us to escape the humdrum regularities of mundane life, however temporarily, and most tourism advertising for travel hot spots use this escapist element to draw customers (particularly tropical locales). Travel also allows for cultural enlightenment. Even the smallest differences seem monumental and exciting through the eyes of the traveler. Often tourists like to see how other people live, firsthand.

Travel is big business because it is a continuous industry with endless possibilities. While some industries have a product that is a one-time purchase, or is replaced only after a great deal of time, a country’s travel industry offers hundreds of opportunities to spend money, whatever a traveler’s budget.

Additionally, the global level of tourism is never ending; some people may only have the desire or the means to take one major trip in their life, but for others it is a regular thing and one trip does not prevent others from occurring in the near future. Contrast this to perhaps buying a refrigerator—you can only hook a consumer once until the appliance dies. But travel can hook people repeatedly and for a lifetime.

The tourist sector of a town or city brings customers for restaurants, bars, shops, museums, theaters, hotels, and more, and it has known to bring many countries out of economic hardships. The tourism industry on the whole grew by 10% in 2004 and shows signs of continuing to grow .

Travel show hosts and travel writers are celebrities too: the top people in the industry are helping to shape pop culture. If you tune into Discovery's Travel Channel and reality TV shows about traveling, you must be familiar with these names:

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Anthony Boudain of "No Reservations"
Bruce Barry of "Going Tribal"
Cameron Diaz of MTV's "Trippin"
Cash Peters of "Stranded with Cash Peters"
Corita Gravitt of "Experience America"
Gordon Elliott of "The Genuine Article" and "Follow That Food"
Jeremy Piven of "Journey of a Lifetime"
Julie Conover of "Passport to Adventure" and "Great Hotels"
Kevin Brauch of "The Thirsty Traveler"
Samantha Brown of "Passport to Europe"
Rachael Ray of "$40 a Day" and "Tasty Travels"
Rick Steves of "Europe through the Back Doors"
Rudy Maxa of "Smart Travels"
Steve Irwin of "Crocodile Hunter"

Thus, creating a video on your own is actually the perfect way to pitch a television show to a station because they want a product that is already well thought-out and fits with their demographic. If you can give them the material that fits their mantra and audience, in a well-produced format, you’ll likely be successful. And at the very least, public access television is always looking for local talent.

If traveling aboard sounds "out of reach" to you...

Many people seem to think of travel as something that requires going abroad, when it merely means expanding your geographic and cultural knowledge by leaving the confines of your own home. Most countries vary greatly, and living in such an enormously varied continent such as America means that there are tons of people who are unfamiliar with large portions of the country. You can take advantage of that by highlighting domestic travel, at least as an introduction into the realm of tourism.

But this does not exclude you from attempting to show world travel as well; all it requires is curiosity and the ability to be perceptive to what’s around you. Have you ever been somewhere and noticed how different it is? The foods, the smells, and the clothes. These are the things you encounter in world travel, and if you’re able to appreciate them and fine-tune your senses to the nuances that separate us, you will be able to successfully guide others through countries that you had previously never been to before.

There are many angles to consider for your travel video:

Specific destinations
Hotels and resorts
Exotic tribes
Food and beverage
Lesser-known traveling spots
Arts and crafts
Customs and cultures
Outdoors and adventures
Beaches and islands
Architectures
National parks and gardens
Winter and other seasonal sports

Now, how much money can you make?

Creating and selling travel video DVD and VHS: at $15 per copy, if 100 copies are sold per day, $45,000 per month is possible.
Hosting a travel TV show: high 6-figure to 7-figure earning per year is possible.

Need we say more?
This eGuide provides insightful information, advices and tips for anyone who is contemplating to become a travel video creator and TV host. Numerous hard-to-find resources are included to help you locate pertinent information.

Travel Statistics

Based on the latest research, France was overwhelmingly the most traveled country with 75.1 million tourist arrivals into the country.
The second most traveled country was Spain with 53.6 million, followed by the United States, China, Italy, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Mexico, Germany, and Austria (in that order) .
Not surprisingly, 42% of all US travelers go to Western Europe, while only 4% go to Eastern. Contrary to world trends, American travelers prefer the UK to France, with 13% versus 8%.

Editor-in-Chief Jennie S. Bev, co-author Lindsay Sakraida have talked to several successful travel video hosts, to provide you with the best and the most comprehensive self-study guidebook filled with insider information, tips and advice for breaking into and succeeding in this lucrative travel video businesses and TV shows.

About the Authors

Jennie S. Bev is THE fashion, image and fun careers expert, whose reputation has been acknowledged by prestigious media internationally. She has been profiled and mentioned in Entrepreneur, Teen People, Canadian Business, Home Business, Dong (France), San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, Daily Southtown, The Arizona Republic, Femina (Asia) and Dewi (Asia).

Editor-in-Chief Jennie S. Bev was named 2003 EPPIE Award finalist in Non-Fiction How To category for excellence in electronic publishing. She has published over 40 books and 900 articles in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Southeast Asia. She is also a college professor based in San Francisco Bay Area.

Co-author Lindsay Sakraida will soon be a Communication Studies graduate from Northwestern University and has an avid interest in writing, particularly travel journalism. She has written for CMJ New Music Monthly and New Music Report, as well as Chicago Innerview and her university’s award-winning student run newspaper.

Though Chicago has been good to her, she plans on either moving to New York—near her native New Jersey—or France after graduation to pursue writing in the realms of music, film, fashion, and general popular culture. The thrill of meeting and interviewing new and interesting people is what draws her to journalism, and the creation of this travel guide introduced her to inspiring professionals who have claimed their passions which she hopes to emulate in the future.

This 65-page instantly downloadable StyleCareer.com eGuide Breaking Into and Succeeding as a Travel Video Creator brings you valuable insider tips, advice and suggestions not available elsewhere to help you embark on this highly lucrative career path.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Myths, the Realities and the Basics
I am Not a Travel Show Host, Like Anthony Bourdain, Samantha Brown or Rick Steves.
I Am Not a World Traveler; I Have Never Even Been Out of My Home Country.
I Have No Experience Writing, Directing or Shooting Videos, and I Am Definitely Not a Video Producer.
I Cannot Fund Travels to Exotic Places to Shoot the Video.
I Cannot Pay a Team of Video Writer, Camera Crew and Director.
I Don’t Know Which Angle to Shoot.
I Don’t Know How to Market a Travel Video.
Can I Have a Travel Show after Creating the Video?

Getting Ready for the Big Break
Travel Statistics
Entertainment Statistics
Publishing Statistics
Travel Video Statistics
Who the Viewers are
Why Travel Videos are Getting More Popularity
Travel Hosts are Making Top Money

Creating Your Travel Video
Anatomy of a Successful Travel Video Host and Creator
Earning Potentials
What’s Your Angle?
How to Find Investors, Funding, and Sponsors
Writing the Script: by Yourself or Someone Else
Scriptwriting Process and How to Teach Yourself
Producing on a Tight Budget
Equipments
Video Formats and Program File
Duplicating the Video
Post-Production: Publicity
Branding and Positioning with a Logo and Signature Style
Branding and Positioning through Other Means
Promoting to TV Channels and Syndications
Distributing through Book Publishing Channels

Being Successful
Joining Trade Associations and Networking Groups
Media
Tourism
Participating in Trade Shows
Travel and Tourism Expos
TV and Video Expos
Book Expos
Auxiliary Products
Companion Book
Coffee Table Book
Audiobook
Interactive Map
Travel Postcard

Success Stories

This eGuide literally saves you hundreds or even thousands of dollars spent on professional workshops and training and hundreds of hours of research. It will help you break into the career of your dream faster without having to repeat the same mistakes that most newcomers do.

We have also included resources on the following:

Networking associations for film, video and publishing industries
Trade shows and expos worldwide that will connect you with acquisition directors for your travel TV show
DVD and VHS duplication service resources

You can have this exclusive eGuide right away by instant download for only $57.95, which you will earn many times over with your first paid job. This special low discount price is reserved for today, Friday, July 30, 2010 only. (Regular price: $67.95)

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