Journalist Travel & Tourism

Journalist – Travel & Tourism (B2B)

Join an editorial team providing accurate, timely and operationally relevant reporting for travel professionals. Johannesburg | Travel and Tourism | 8:00 - 17:00 | R15 000 - R35 000 Junior and Senior salary range

About Our Client

Our client is a print and online publications company with a business-to-business focus. They write for niche trade industries such as travel, tourism, energy, agriculture, and freight.

The Role: Journalist – Travel & Tourism (B2B)

The purpose of this role is to join the editorial team of Travel News and Tourism Update to serve travel professionals with business-to-business journalism. The role focuses on delivering news that readers rely on for accuracy and operational relevance while requiring the journalist to become an industry expert.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate journalism experience with published work.
• Produce daily trade-focused news articles.
• Conduct interviews with operators and tourism boards.
• Analyse policy and regulatory developments.
• Attend industry events and press briefings.
• Deliver work within agreed deadlines.
• Adopt a business-to-business mindset rather than a business-to-consumer approach.

About You

• Demonstrated journalism experience with published work.
• Strong writing and analytical skills.
• Valid driver's licence and own vehicle.
• Strong news acumen and global awareness.
• Ability to write compelling lead stories and a desire to be first with industry news.
• Deadline-driven and organised.
• Professional confidence in interviews and industry engagement.
• Driven and commercially aware.