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Travel creator resources by Shannon Shipman, built from real UGC, family travel and brand collaboration experience.
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ValueVera PartnershipsProfile picture@valueveraĀ·Sep 22

Where Are You in Your Travel Collab Journey?


Comment with the letter that best matches where you are right now:


A. Building my portfolio

B. Finding properties to pitch

C. Sending pitches

D. Waiting for replies / following up

E. Planning or delivering a stay


We use this to decide which practical implementation posts, examples and resource updates should come next.


No long answer needed. Just drop your letter below šŸ‘‡

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ValueVera PartnershipsProfile picture@valueveraĀ·Sep 22

āœˆļø Travel Collab Wins: Share Yours Here


Use this thread to log progress, not just the big glamorous wins.


A win can be:

• your first travel pitch sent

• your first positive reply

• your portfolio finally finished

• your first gifted stay

• your first paid + stay collaboration

• a repeat collaboration

• a property asking to use your content again


No win is too small.


Drop yours in the comments when it happens. This thread is here so you can look back and see the momentum building.

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ValueVera PartnershipsProfile picture@valueveraĀ·Sep 22

Before You Send a Pitch, Fix This


Weak:

"Hi, I love your hotel and would love to collaborate."


Better:

Lead with one real detail about the property, connect it to the kind of content you create, then make a simple collaboration ask.


A useful structure:


  1. Specific property signal

  2. Why it fits your content or audience

  3. One or two content ideas

  4. Clear next step


The Template Vault gives you the starting wording. Your job is to make it sound like you and make it specific to the property.


Personalised beats polished-and-generic every time.

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ValueVera PartnershipsProfile picture@valueveraĀ·Sep 22

No Travel Portfolio Yet? Start Here


You do not need ten previous hotel stays before you can start building relevant proof.


Start with what you already have:

• brand content that shows strong filming, editing or storytelling

• family or lifestyle content that feels close to real guest behaviour

• local days out, venues or experiences that show how you capture a place

• creator work that proves you understand briefs and delivery


Then shape your portfolio around the question a property is really asking:


"What could this creator make for us?"


Your goal is not to pretend you already have a huge travel portfolio. It is to make the next yes feel easy.

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ValueVera PartnershipsProfile picture@valueveraĀ·Sep 22

ā±ļø Your First 30-Minute Travel Collab Sprint


Do this before you open ten tabs and convince yourself you need a whole new strategy.


10 minutes: Find 3 properties you would genuinely like to work with.

10 minutes: Research 1 properly.

10 minutes: Personalise 1 pitch and send it.


One good pitch beats 20 copy-paste ones.


Use: Content → Template Vault → the pitch that matches your creator type.

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ValueVera PartnershipsProfile picture@valueveraĀ·Sep 22
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šŸ“Œ Start Here: Your First 20 Minutes with Travel Collab Ready


Welcome to Travel Collab Ready šŸ‘‹


You do not need to read all 40 pages before doing anything. Use this like a working system.


Your first 20 minutes:

  1. Open the Core Guide and find the stage you are at now.

  2. Pick 5 properties you would genuinely like to work with.

  3. Research one properly.

  4. Open the matching pitch in the Template Vault.

  5. Personalise it and send one good pitch.


Come back to this Home for short implementation prompts, new resource updates and practical travel-collab examples.


Best place to start: Content → Travel Collab Ready.