Best Medium publications for Travel writers
45 publications that publish Travel stories. Publications marked open to new writers regularly publish people with fewer than 100 followers — the best place to submit your first stories.
Updated Oct 20, 2026
Where new Travel writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Narrative Arc open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 18 | 270 | 33% | |
| 2 | Age of Empathy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 100 | 39% | |
| 3 | The Memoirist open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 370 | 38% | |
| 4 | Rooted open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 11 | 91 | 46% | |
| 5 | Engage open to new writers | 11 | 51 | 55% | |
| 6 | Digital Global Traveler open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 130 | 50% | |
| 7 | Japonica Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 8 | The Mixtape Memoirs open to new writers | 14 | 164 | 43% | |
| 9 | True Travel Tales open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 101 | 39% | |
| 10 | Introvert Ink open to new writers | 4 | 146 | 75% | |
| 11 | The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 21 | 454 | 52% | |
| 12 | Mindful Insights Expression open to new writers | 10 | 187 | 50% | |
| 13 | Python GIS Workflows open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% | |
| 14 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% |
All Travel publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Narrative Arc open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 18 | 270 | 33% | |
| 2 | Age of Empathy open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 100 | 39% | |
| 3 | The Memoirist open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 370 | 38% | |
| 4 | Rooted open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 11 | 91 | 46% | |
| 5 | Engage open to new writers | 11 | 51 | 55% | |
| 6 | Digital Global Traveler open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 8 | 130 | 50% | |
| 7 | Japonica Publication open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 8 | The Mixtape Memoirs open to new writers | 14 | 164 | 43% | |
| 9 | True Travel Tales open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 13 | 101 | 39% | |
| 10 | Introvert Ink open to new writers | 4 | 146 | 75% | |
| 11 | The Pillionaire Diaries open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 21 | 454 | 52% | |
| 12 | Mindful Insights Expression open to new writers | 10 | 187 | 50% | |
| 13 | Python GIS Workflows open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% | |
| 14 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% | |
| 15 | 20 | 232 | 25% | ||
| 16 | 12 | 282 | 8% | ||
| 17 | Live View | 2 | 556 | 0% | |
| 18 | 24 | 171 | 13% | ||
| 19 | 6 | 251 | 0% | ||
| 20 | Sharing Food | 2 | 9 | 100% | |
| 21 | 7 | 226 | 14% | ||
| 22 | 5 | 547 | 40% | ||
| 23 | Culture Club guidelines ↗ | 2 | 5 | 100% | |
| 24 | The Masterpiece guidelines ↗ | 2 | 51 | 100% | |
| 25 | 54 | 396 | 9% | ||
| 26 | World Traveler’s Blog guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 27 | The Maze guidelines ↗ | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 28 | 5 | 596 | 20% | ||
| 29 | 25 | 200 | 8% | ||
| 30 | 6 | 1.9K | 17% | ||
| 31 | 3 | 262 | 0% | ||
| 32 | Soul Bay guidelines ↗ | 2 | 660 | 0% | |
| 33 | 3 | 483 | 0% | ||
| 34 | 15 | 75 | 0% | ||
| 35 | 3 | 193 | 0% | ||
| 36 | The Daily Whatever Show | 6 | 406 | 0% | |
| 37 | @SpiritualAscension | 2 | 208 | 0% | |
| 38 | My Kyoto guidelines ↗ | 2 | 181 | 0% | |
| 39 | The Capricorn | 16 | 887 | 6% | |
| 40 | Phrasemaker | 2 | 152 | 0% | |
| 41 | Three Stops Left | 4 | 1.1K | 0% | |
| 42 | Massachusetts Community Connections | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 43 | New Ara Reads | 3 | 366 | 0% | |
| 44 | Cole’s Intrusive Thoughts | 6 | 0 | 0% | |
| 45 | Opsie’s | 2 | 0 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 75K followers can bury your story among dozens of daily posts, while a smaller, active publication that features new writers often brings more reads per story. Look at three numbers above: followers (potential reach), median claps (how much readers actually engage) and the share of small writers (your chances of being accepted).
For context, Travel sees about 63 new stories a day and 55% of them get no claps at all. Getting into a publication is one of the few reliable ways out of that pile. See the full Travel tag statistics.