Guidelines for guest submissions, press releases, sponsored content, and editorial partnerships
Last updated: 2026
1. Overview
Red Bird Travel News welcomes relevant submissions from individuals, brands, tourism organisations, hospitality companies, PR agencies, and other travel-industry organisations.
We accept travel news, press releases, industry updates, sponsored content, and selected editorial contributions related to travel, tourism, aviation, hospitality, and destinations.
By submitting content to Red Bird Travel News, 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 consider submissions related to:
- Travel news and industry updates
- Hotel and resort developments
- Airline and aviation news
- Airport and airport-lounge developments
- Destination and tourism stories
- Hospitality industry announcements
- Press releases
- Sponsored and partner content
- Selected guest or contributed articles
All content must be relevant to travel, tourism, aviation, hospitality, or related industries.
3. Editorial Standards
All submissions must meet our editorial standards.
Content should:
- Be original or properly licensed for publication.
- Be relevant to our readers and areas of coverage.
- Contain accurate and supportable information.
- Avoid misleading or deceptive claims.
- Be clear, readable, and suitable for publication.
We may edit submitted material for grammar, clarity, accuracy, SEO, structure, formatting, length, and consistency with our editorial style.
We retain full editorial discretion over headlines, wording, structure, links, images, captions, and other published elements.
4. Sponsored Content
Red Bird Travel News accepts sponsored and partner content from hotels, airports, airlines, tourism organisations, travel companies, brands, PR agencies, and other relevant organisations.
Sponsored content provides organisations with an opportunity to share news, announcements, developments, industry perspectives, and other relevant information with Red Bird Travel News readers.
Sponsored Article — US$200
The standard sponsored publication fee is US$200 per article.
Sponsored articles are typically 600–1,000 words and include:
- Editorial review
- Copy editing and formatting
- SEO optimisation
- Image and metadata preparation
- Publication on Red Bird Travel News
- Up to two relevant sponsored links
Payment of the publication fee guarantees publication provided the submitted content meets our editorial, legal, accuracy, relevance, and content standards.
We may request reasonable revisions before publication.
Articles substantially exceeding the standard length or requiring extensive additional editorial work may be subject to an additional fee agreed in advance.
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. Link Insertion in Existing Articles
Relevant links may be added to existing Red Bird Travel News articles at a rate of US$100 per link.
Link placements are subject to editorial review and must be relevant to the article in which they appear.
We reserve the right to limit or decline placements that are excessive, repetitive, unrelated, misleading, or inconsistent with our editorial standards.
Paid links will be appropriately identified using the relevant link attributes for sponsored content.
Link placement does not guarantee search-engine rankings, traffic, or SEO performance.
6. Editorial Independence
Payment for sponsored or partner content does not influence our independent editorial coverage.
Red Bird Travel News retains editorial control over all content we publish, including headlines, copy, formatting, links, images, and other elements.
Sponsored content is kept distinct from independent editorial coverage and is appropriately disclosed.
7. Guest and Contributed Articles
Red Bird Travel News may consider guest submissions and contributed articles on a case-by-case basis.
Acceptance is not guaranteed and remains subject to our editorial standards, available editorial space, relevance, originality, and news or reader value.
Where publication involves payment or other commercial consideration, the content may be treated as sponsored content and subject to the applicable sponsored-content terms and disclosure requirements.
8. Publication Decisions
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 US$200 sponsored publication option provides a paid publication route, subject to the editorial, legal, accuracy, relevance, and content requirements outlined in this policy.
9. Turnaround Time
For accepted content:
- Standard publication time is 2–5 working days.
- Sponsored content may be scheduled according to the agreed publication date.
- Timing may vary depending on editorial requirements, revisions, or other circumstances.
10. Other Editorial & Promotional Opportunities
In addition to sponsored articles, Red Bird Travel News may offer other editorial and promotional opportunities, including:
- Executive interviews
- Hotel, airport, and destination features
- Newsletter placements
- Social media promotion
- Customised editorial partnerships
Availability, scope, and fees vary depending on the requested format and level of editorial work required.
Additional services may be quoted separately from the standard sponsored publication fee.
For current opportunities and commercial packages, please see our Media Kit.
11. Publication Fees
The standard sponsored publication fee is US$200 per article, as outlined in Section 4.
The fee covers editorial review, copy editing and formatting, SEO optimisation, image and metadata preparation, and publication.
Additional services, including extensive rewriting, custom content creation, social media promotion, newsletter placements, interviews, or other customised editorial opportunities, may be quoted separately.
Publication fees do not exempt content from our editorial standards or required sponsored-content disclosure.
If we decline a paid submission because it does not meet our editorial, legal, accuracy, relevance, or content standards, the publication fee will not be charged or, if already paid, will be refunded.
12. Rights & Usage
By submitting content to Red Bird Travel News, you confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to submit the material for publication.
By submitting content, you grant Red Bird Travel News the right to:
- Publish and edit the content.
- Format and adapt the content for publication.
- Distribute the published content through our website and related channels.
- Reuse reasonable excerpts for editorial or promotional purposes.
Published content may remain on our platform indefinitely unless removal is requested and approved.
13. Prohibited Content
We do not accept content that includes:
- Spam or irrelevant promotional material
- Illegal or harmful content
- Misleading or deceptive claims
- Non-travel-related commercial promotion
- Copyright-infringing material
- Content submitted without the necessary rights or permissions
- Low-quality or purely AI-generated spam content without meaningful editorial value
14. Data Protection
Submitted contact details may be stored and processed for communication and submission-related 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.
15. Liability Disclaimer
Content published on Red Bird Travel News is provided for informational purposes.
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 other third parties.
Responsibility for factual claims, statements, images, links, and other materials supplied by third parties remains with the submitting party.
External links and third-party references are used at the reader’s discretion.
16. Contact
For submissions, sponsored content, partnerships, or editorial enquiries:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.paullotravel.com
Response time: 24–48 hours