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Are you looking for an experienced travel blogger to generate publicity for your business, if so I may be able to help.

I’m Marion,  the name behind Love Travelling, an independent traveller and professional blogger based in the north of England.  Finding myself with more time to travel,  I started my blog in August 2015 and since then it has enjoyed rapid growth reaching a global audience.   As part of my travels I would love to work with you, showcasing destinations, cultural highlights, attractions and uncovering hidden gems through articles and photographs across multiple social media channels.

The Love Travelling blog aims to provide inspiration for planning the perfect trip or day out with suggested itineraries, recommended places to stay and visit and helpful tips on using local public transport.  I visit destinations near and far seeking out quality accommodation and have received many messages from readers telling me that they have followed up on my suggestions and found them to be very helpful.

I have built up relationships with numerous travel boards and my posts have featured on their websites and in various newspapers.   In 2018 I won an international travel blog competition in Tampere, Finland where I was invited to visit to help promote travel and business in western Finland. Since my visit I have been both honoured and privileged to take on the role of International Ambassador for the Tampere region.

How can I help

I am able to offer a professional service with informative blog posts, high-quality images and engaging social media content. Collaboration opportunities include:

• Reviews of destinations, tours, attractions, accommodation and restaurants
• Individual or small group press trips
• Launch events
• Sponsored posts
• Brand ambassadorships
• Social media promotions
• Do follow links
• Longevity – all posts are optimised for SEO so they rank highly on Google, continuing to drive traffic for years to come

Get in touch

I can be contacted by email at marion@lovetravellingblog.com and look forward to hearing from you and discussing ways of working together. Further details can be found in my media kit which is available on request. Listed below are a small selection of previous collaborations.

What people say – a small selection of my many success stories:

“We have all been reading your blog posts in the office and think they are great.  Thank you.  Its been a great press trip for us and our partner businesses to be involved with. Please keep in touch and come back and see us soon.  Here is a link to our article about your press trip https://www.visitlincoln.com/blog/travel-blogger-features-lincoln-as-a-top-winter-city-break-destination“ Charlotte Goy, PR & Marketing Director, Visit Lincoln

“It was a pleasure having you here! We would also like to thank you for all the time and effort you put into writing the articles about the region. I have passed on your texts to colleagues from the places you have visited. We are all happy you enjoyed your trip to the Black Forest” Valentina Keller, Social Media, Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH

“I’ve just read all 3 posts on your recent press trip to Nottingham and I love them! Really showcases some of the amazing things you can do in Nottingham so thanks for your kind words which we will share far and wide. Would be great to work together again sometime so do please let me know if you’re ever back in this neck of the woods as you’re always welcome!” Sophie Milne, Communications Executive, Visit Nottinghamshire

“What a lovely series of posts, and if I didn’t live here, I would definitely want to visit! We’ll now be sharing these posts across all our channels.  Welcome back”.  Nicola Atanassova, Marketing Manager, Visit Blackpool

“Wow Marion, I’m over the moon reading these brilliant posts showcasing the Ribble Valley. You‘ve made my day and I’ll now be arranging to promote your posts across all our media outlets. Come back anytime you want and Ill arrange another press trip for you” Tom Pridmore, Tourism & Events Officer, Ribble Valley

“It was a pleasure to work with you and I’m so glad you enjoyed your press trip to Brighton. Your detailed posts contain some good suggestions for other visitors. Come back soon,” Katie Fowler, Marketing Officer, Visit Brighton

“Thank you Marion, your detailed blog post and photos about Uppsala was really good and we will soon be sharing it across our platforms. When you are thinking of coming back to Sweden let me know and I’ll be more than happy to arrange another press trip for you with different things to do and see” John Ringh, Project Manager, Destination Uppsala

“So pleased you enjoyed the programme we arranged for you whilst visiting Vilnius – thanks for the splendid series of posts which we will be adding to our website“. Gintare Kavaliūnaite, Public Relations Manager, Go Vilnius

“Thank you Marion for such an amazing blog! Please follow the link to take a look as it really is a great read and very informative regarding what’s going on at CitySuites and in Manchester itself” Gavin Bailey, Operations Director, CitySuites.

“Thank you Marion, we loved the glowing review of our hotel and are so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and meals with us.  Hopefully we will see you again in the future”.  Billy Calloway, The Pheasant Inn, Highclere

“\We love the review, it looks marvellous, now hoping the post will get some more folk to fiollow your recommendations.  If you ever want to revisit in the future we would be more than happy to host you”  Olga Duckworth, The Inn at Whitewell, Clitheroe

“A beautiful review of the city and the time you spent with us at The White Hart.  The pics look fab too.  We will be posting this on our FB page and sharing it with Visit Lincolnshire amongst others.  If you ever have the opportunity of returning please let me know as you will always be welcome”.  Ian Robinson, General Manager, White Hart Hotel, Lincoln

“I’m glad you enjoyed your visit and many thanks for the splendid  authentic review which we will most definitely be sharing.  Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like to review our other Royal Palaces”.  Lily Spicer, Press Officer, Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh

“Thank you for the review.  I’m so glad everything lived up to expectations.  It’s a lovely write up about the pub and accommodation and I’ll definitely be sharing it on our website and FB page shortly as I’m certain it will help to generate more business”.  Jonathan Brown, General Manager, The Wheatley Arms, Ben Rhydding,

“I am absolutely thrilled with your wonderful write up – thank you for agreeing to come and review our hotel. I’m sure this will help with our marketing.” Fiona Merchie, Owner, The Wensleydale Hotel, Middleham.

“Thank you so much Marion for sharing this wonderful review, it sounds like you have found a slice of heaven in Yorkshire there and it’s certainly already struck a chord with your readership, well done – you are so generous in your support of my lovely clients and it is always my pleasure to host you. This is a superb review and especially how you have taken the time to tie in with various visitor and beauty spots in the area.” Sarah Proctor, SP Media Relations

“Thank you so much for the review, it’s great! Very informative and I love the selection of photos you used. Looking forward to working with you again soon”. Fiona O’Neill, We Are Indigo, PR and Content Agency.

“Thanks so much for this fabulous blog! I’m so glad you had such a good time on your narrowboat press trip and thank you so much for the brilliant write up. Let us know when you want to do it all over again as we’d love to have you back” Debbie Walker, PR. Drifters’ Boating Holidays.  Read the article here: https://www.drifters.co.uk/narrowboating-on-the-thames/

“Thank you so much Marion. I have prepared a post to share your lovely blogs of your recent press trip to Luxembourg. I have seen the many comments – your content has sparked lots of interest and conversation. That’s worth a lot! We’ll certainly keep you in mind for a future collaboration. Happy travels in the meantime!” Sarah Pitt, Luxembourg for Tourism GIE.

 A selection of my collaborations are listed below:

United Kingdom

Tourist Boards:

Visit Bath, Visit Belfast, Visit Blackpool, Visit Brighton, Visit Bristol, Bury St. Edmunds and Beyond, Visit Calderdale, Visit Cambridge, Visit Chesterfield, Visit Causeway Coast & Glens, Discover Ceredigion, Visit Cheltenham, Visit Chester & Cheshire, Visit Conwy, Visit Cornwall, Visit Coventry, Visit Cumbria, Visit Derby, Visit Derry, Visit Ely, Visit Fermanagh Lakelands, Discover Fylde, Visit Great Yarmouth, Visit Greenwich, Visit Guernsey, Visit Hampshire, Visit Hull & East Yorkshire, Visit Jersey, Visit Lancashire, Visit Lancaster, Visit Lincoln, Visit London, Visit Malvern, Visit Manchester, Visit North Yorkshire, Visit Norwich, Visit Nottinghamshire, Visit Peak District and Derbyshire, Visit the Pembrokeshire Coast, Visit Reading, Visit Ribble Valley, Shakespeare’s England, Visit Settle, Visit Stoke, Visit Surrey, The Suffolk Coast, Visit Thanet, Visit Winchester, Discover Worthing, Worcestershire’s Vale and Spa, Visit York,

Accommodation includes:

Cheshire Boutique Barns Wrenbury, Croft Mill Aparthotel Hebden Bridge, Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa Bolton Abbey,  The Holiday Inn Castle Marina Nottingham, The Holiday Inn Hull Marina, The Inn at Whitewell Clitheroe, The New Inn Clapham, The Wheatley Arms Ilkley, The Pheasant Inn Highclere, The White Lion Hebden Bridge, Roomzzz Aparthotel York City, The Boulevard Hotel Blackpool, The White Hart Hotel Lincoln, Staycity Aparthotel Greenwich, City Suites Manchester, The Harrison Belfast, Your Apartment Bristol, Holiday Inn Express Derry, The Willows Limavady, The Causeway Hotel, Bushmills, Belmore Court & Motel Enniskillen, Penta Hotel Derby, The Percy Arms Chilworth, The Cow Ashbourne, The Cavendish Hotel Baslow, Leonardo Hotel Chester, Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon, Cotswold House Hotel, Chipping Campden, Hotel Indigo Bath, Wensleydale Hotel Middleham, Gisburne Park Estate, The Fleece Cirencester, Barton’s Mill Old Basing, Holiday Inn, Winchester. The Feversham Arms Helmsley, Peak Edge Hotel Chesterfield, Hotel Indigo Chester. The Angel Hotel Bury St. Edmunds, The Swan Hotel & Spa Lavenham, The Brudenell Hotel Aldeburgh, Falcon Manor Settle, The Wood Norton Hotel Evesham, The Alma Inn Laneshawbridge, Leonardo Hotel Nottingham, The Roseate Hotel Reading, The Swan Grasmere, The Club Hotel & Spa St. Helier, Royal Kings Arms Hotel Lancaster, The Midland Hotel Morecambe, The Tempest Arms Elslack, CASA Hotel Chesterfield, The Black Swan Hotel Helmsley, The Crown and Thistle Hotel Abingdon, The Angel Inn Bowness-on-Windermere, The Roseate Villa Bath, The Fenwick, Claughton, The Bush Farnham, The Seaburn Inn Tyne and Wear, The Devonshire Arms Pilsley, The Fleece Bretforton, Hotel Indigo Coventry,.

Events include:

Bournemouth Air Show, Great Yorkshire Show Harrogate Showground, The Royal Three Counties Show Malvern, The Ilkley Food & Drink Festival, Launch of Möet & Chandon Champagne Terrace Fischer’s Baslow Hall, Destination Travel Show, Event City Manchester, World Travel Market London Excel, Press conferences for numerous tourism boards

International Tourist Boards:

Tourism Ireland, Go Visit Donegal, Sligo Tourism, Visit Amsterdam, Visit Bratislava, Visit Budapest, Visit Cologne, Visit Copenhagen, Visit Czech Republic, Visit Düsseldorf, Visit Espoo, Visit Finland, Visit Flanders, Visit Frankfurt, Visit Germany, Visit Gibraltar, Visit Girona, Visit Gothenburg, Visit Hamburg, Visit Helsinki, Visit Lapland, Visit Luxembourg, Visit Nuremberg, Visit Poland, Visit Porvoo, Visit Poznán, Visit Portugal, Visit Prague, Visit Reykjavik, Visit California, San Francisco Travel, Visit Schwarzwald, Visit Stockholm, Visit Stuttgart, Visit Tallinn, Visit Tampere, Visit The Hague, Destination Uppsala, Go Vilnius, Visit Warsaw, Visit Wallonia, Visit Wrocław.

International Hotels include:

Belgium: B&B Hotel Ghent Centrum, Porta Superia Mechelen, Park Inn by Radisson Leuven, Denmark: Scandic Copenhagen, Finland: Lapland Hotels Tampere, Lapland Hotels Saaga Ylläs, Hotel Levi Panorama, Clarion Hotel Aviopolis, Helsinki Airport., Hotel Matts Espoo. Germany: Leonardo Royal Hotel Nuremberg, Scandic Hamburg Emporio, Motel One Hamburg. Park Hotel Post Freiburg, Gasthaus Hirsch Gutach, Hotel Hirschen Schluchsee, Hotel Merkur Baden-Baden. Luxembourg: Hotel Simoncini. The Netherlands: Park Plaza Vondel Park Amsterdam, Vesting Hotel Naarden, Hilton Schiphol Airport Hotel, Moxy Hotel The Hague. Philippines: Sofitel Manila South Korea: Holiday Inn Express Seoul, Arban Hotel Busan.

A selection of companies/ brands I have partnered with include:

Hanna Hats of Donegal

The Nordic Sock Company

Transport for London

Stokes Tea and Coffee Roasters Lincoln

Stanfords Travel Books and Maps

Chocolate Manor Artisan Chocolatier, Northern Ireland

Gibson’s Games (Travel themed games and puzzles)

Bramley Toiletries

Jet2 and Jet2 Holidays

Loganair

Finnair

Aurigny

Tallink-Silja Line Cruise Ferries

Drifters’ Boating Holidays

Anglo-Welsh Boating Holidays

Foxhangers Canal Holidays

Black Prince Holidays

Biteaway

Noble Isle Luxury Toiletries

Daniel Thwaites

Northern Tea Merchants

Denby Pottery

Wedgwood

James’ Places Hospitality Group

Cabin Max Luggage

GO Outdoors

Oakman Inns and Restaurants

Weird Fish Clothing

Al Fresco Dining

Cartwright & Butler