Membership Categories

Corporate - Corporate Membership is available to those who are professionally affiliated with or represent public relations agencies, tourist boards, or other organizations in the travel-related communications industry.
General - General members are professional travel writers, photographers, broadcasters, and videographers. On the application form, please enter information for work published within the last twelve months only.
Provisional - Applicants who aspire to General Membership–but who do not meet the requirements for General Membership–may apply for Provisional Membership status; they are allowed two years to meet General Membership requirements.
Student - Full-time students interested in travel writing may join BATW to learn more about the field from, and network with, professional travel journalists.

Checklist for
Travel Media
Applications...

General Membership...

• To qualify, you must meet the requirements for work published within the previous twelve months. Enter that information in the appropriate application field below (for example, Travel E-books, Travel Broadcast, Travel Photography).
• Include title and date material appeared; audited circulation figures for publications, when possible; approximate number of words for articles; and editor’s name/contact information.
• Provide links to works specified or email PDFs of works to membership@batw.org
  
  Provisional Membership...
  

• Fill out the application. Be sure to email (to membership@batw.org) a 300-word personal essay indicating why you want to join BATW; what experience you have to date with travel writing and/or travel photography; and your goals regarding travel writing/travel photography.
  
  Student Membership...

• Fill out the application. Be sure to email (to membership@batw.org) a 300-word personal essay indicating why you want to join BATW; what experience you have to date with travel writing and/or travel photography; and your goals regarding travel writing/travel photography.