Guidelines for guest submissions, press releases, and sponsored content
Last updated: 2026
1. Overview
Red Bird Travel News welcomes submissions from individuals, brands, tourism boards, hospitality companies, PR agencies, and independent contributors.
By submitting content to us, you agree to the terms outlined in this Submission Policy.
We reserve the right to review, edit, accept, or reject any submission at our sole discretion.
Submitted content may be rejected or removed at any time if it no longer meets our editorial standards or is otherwise unsuitable for publication.
2. Types of Content We Accept
We accept submissions related to:
- Travel news and industry updates
- Hotel and resort features
- Airline and aviation developments
- Destination stories and tourism insights
- Hospitality industry announcements
- Press releases (edited for publication)
- Sponsored or partner content (clearly disclosed)
All content must be relevant to travel, tourism, aviation, or hospitality.
3. Editorial Standards
All submissions must meet our editorial guidelines:
- Content must be original or properly licensed for publication.
- Content must be relevant to the travel and hospitality industry.
- No misleading, false, or unverified claims.
- Content must be clear, readable, and suitable for publication.
- We may edit content for grammar, clarity, SEO, and formatting.
We reserve full editorial discretion to ensure quality, consistency, and audience relevance.
4. Sponsored & Partner Content
We accept sponsored and partner content from hotels, tourism organisations, travel companies, brands, PR agencies, and other relevant organisations.
Sponsored content is subject to editorial review and must meet our standards for accuracy, relevance, quality, and legality.
Sponsored publication is available at a fee of USD 200 per article.
The fee includes editorial review, copy editing and formatting, SEO optimisation, image and metadata preparation, and publication on Red Bird Travel News.
Payment of the publication fee guarantees publication provided the submitted content meets our editorial, legal, and content standards.
We reserve the right to request reasonable revisions or decline content that is misleading, inaccurate, unlawful, irrelevant, excessively promotional, defamatory, or otherwise unsuitable for publication.
If we decline a paid submission, the publication fee will not be charged or, if already paid, will be refunded.
Sponsored and partner content will be clearly identified as “Sponsored” or “Partner Content.”
Payment does not guarantee favourable editorial treatment, positive coverage, search rankings, editorial endorsement, or inclusion in independent editorial features.
5. Editorial Independence
Payment for sponsored or partner content does not influence our independent editorial coverage.
Red Bird Travel News retains full editorial control over the content we publish, including the right to edit headlines, copy, formatting, and other elements for accuracy, clarity, readability, and consistency with our editorial standards.
Sponsored content must not be presented as independent editorial coverage.
6. Rights & Usage
By submitting content to Red Bird Travel News, you agree that:
- You grant us the right to publish, edit, and distribute the content.
- We may reuse excerpts for editorial or promotional purposes.
- Published content may remain on our platform indefinitely unless removal is requested and approved.
- Submitted content may be rejected or removed if it no longer aligns with our editorial direction.
7. Publication Does Not Guarantee Coverage
For free editorial submissions, press releases, and other unsolicited materials, submission does not guarantee publication.
Our editorial team selects content based on factors including news value, relevance to our audience, originality, accuracy, timing, and available editorial space.
The USD 200 sponsored publication option described in Section 4 is different: it guarantees publication provided the submitted content meets our editorial, legal, and content standards.
8. Turnaround Time
If accepted:
- Standard publication time is 2–5 working days.
- Sponsored content may be prioritised depending on the agreed publication schedule.
9. Publication Fees
The standard fee for sponsored publication is USD 200 per article, as outlined in Section 4.
The fee covers editorial review, copy editing and formatting, SEO optimisation, image optimisation where applicable, metadata preparation, and publication.
Additional services, such as custom content creation, extensive rewriting, social media promotion, or other promotional packages, may be quoted separately.
Publication fees do not influence our editorial standards, guarantee favourable coverage, or exempt content from required sponsored-content disclosure.
10. Data Protection (GDPR Notice)
Submitted contact details may be stored for communication purposes in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.
We do not sell personal data. Personal data may be processed by service providers where necessary to operate our website, communications, submission processes, or related services.
11. Prohibited Content
We do not accept content that includes:
- Spam or irrelevant promotional material
- Adult, illegal, or harmful content
- Misleading or deceptive claims
- Non-travel-related commercial promotion
- Low-quality or purely AI-generated spam content without editorial value
12. Liability Disclaimer
All content published on Red Bird Travel News is provided for informational purposes only.
While we take reasonable steps to review submitted material, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information provided by contributors, advertisers, partners, or third parties.
External links and third-party references are used at the reader’s discretion.
13. Contact
For submissions, partnerships, or editorial inquiries:
Email: paul@paullotravel.com
Website: https://www.paullotravel.com
Response time: 24–48 hours