Travel Courses | Become a Travel Writer, Photographer, Filmmaker | Online Programs

What you get in all courses

Curriculum
Build a foundation of skills and knowledge over 12 chapters of rigorous coursework, recommended reading, and assignments. Lifetime access.
Market Blog
The Market Blog features relevant market leads, residencies, fellowships and grants, and other opportunities in traditional and new media. These are often exclusive leads from Matador and the growing number of well known publishers who come directly to us seeking candidates for press trips and employment.
Editor Feedback
Receive one-on-one feedback from editors and participate in group workshops to get new perspectives on your writing, photography, and film.
Press Trips
Connect with tourism boards and media outlets with opportunities for free travel and paid assignments.
Labs
Revise work and prepare it for publication through group feedback and editorial mentoring at weekly writing, photo, and video workshops.
Pro Modules
Benefit from continuing education lessons on social media, site design, equipment, and journalism skills.
Community
Collaborate and network with a vibrant community of both emerging and industry leading journalists, writers, filmmakers and photographers.

Trusted and Reviewed

"National Geographic Traveler, the world’s most widely read travel magazine, is looking to Matador to help us find new talent–writers, photographers, videographers and multimedia reporters."

- Keith Bellows, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER

"Matador is more than just a high-quality online travel site. It is a great community of travel enthusiasts who mix expert advice and local knowledge through blogs, forums and destination pages. The network goes beyond creating a place to aggregate eyeballs and cheap user-generated content for advertisers. Its unique MatadorU is aimed at helping get better — and not just more — travel content on the Web. The training and advice in MatadorU is a model that other fields of journalism should examine."

- SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS

"…the course is rich and informative, and in many ways it literally gives away the blueprint used to navigate the continuously evolving world of travel publishing."

- Brenda Yun, AOL Travel/Gadling

"As Editor-in-Chief of Transitions Abroad, I see many queries and submissions come through my inbox. MatadorU has created a unique interactive program for those who wish to become travel writers that is very thorough. By learning the many and varied aspects involved in becoming a travel writer for both the online and print worlds, those new to travel writing will have a leg up."

- Greg Hubbs, TRANSITIONS ABROAD

Keith BellowsEditor in Chief, National Geographic Traveler Magazine

National Geographic Traveler, the world's most widely read travel magazine, is looking to Matador to help us find new talent--writers, videographers, and multimedia reporters.