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Name

Robert

Nickname

McTraveller

Last Name

McFarland

Display name

McTraveller

Position

McFarland

Organisation

Robert McFarland

Website

http://www.robmcfarland.org

Category

Media

Biography

After abandoning a sensible career in IT, I’m now a full-time travel writer, dividing my time between Sydney, the US and Europe. I regularly speak at travel events and have helped hundreds of aspiring travel writers, PR professionals and tourism operators through my writing courses.

Writer

I’m a regular contributor to the travel sections of Australia and New Zealand’s leading newspapers and magazines, including the Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Telegraph, NZ Herald, Vacations & Travel, MindFood and International Traveller.

Speaker

An accomplished and experienced speaker, I’ve presented at numerous travel conferences and events on topics including writing, pitching, storytelling and how to run an effective press trip.

Trainer

For more than a decade, I’ve been helping aspiring travel writers, PR professionals and tourism operators improve their writing skills.

Students of my travel writing courses have been published in every major newspaper and magazine in Australia Many PRs have said my PR writing course is the most insightful training they’ve ever had.