Travel writing

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Travel writing is a broad category of writing concerned with various aspects of travel.

Travel writing is often associated with tourism, and includes works of an ephemeral nature such as guide books. Travel writing has also been produced by other types of travelers, such as missionaries, explorers, scientists, pilgrims, and immigrants.

Travel writing which is valued as literature may be referred to as travel literature.

Travel writing is the relative writing of literature as and associated traveling in singular or plural acts.

External links

• Travel Writing at writing.org
• International Society for Travel Writing
• Travel writers world wide
• Travelwriters UK
• Studies in Travel Writing journal
• Society of American Travel Writers

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