Revista Viajar, Spain’s number one travel magazine for three years running, has signed a partnership with the School of Travel Journalism (STJ) to offer paid internships in its newsroom exclusively to our students. The position, confirmed by Josep M. Palau, Revista Viajar’s director, runs for a minimum of six months and can be extended.
It’s news that goes beyond just another agreement. Revista Viajar has held the top spot among Spain’s travel publications for 36 consecutive months, and it’s now opening a real door into professional travel journalism for the people training with us.
Revista Viajar: three years leading Spain’s travel press
The latest GfK data confirms Revista Viajar as Spain’s leading travel magazine, a position the publication, owned by Prensa Ibérica, has held for three straight years. The numbers back it up: 3.3 million unique users and 7 million monthly pageviews, well ahead of every other outlet covering Spain’s travel and tourism sector.
Josep M. Palau, its director, put it this way when the milestone was announced: “reaching three years of unbeatable leadership isn’t about the numbers, it’s about the love we put into what we do: inspiring, informing with rigor and making travel dreams come true.” That same newsroom, with that same way of working, is the one now bringing STJ graduates onto its team.
For anyone studying travel journalism, that’s not a minor detail. Interning at just any outlet isn’t the same as interning at the publication that sets the conversation for the whole industry, the one other travel media watch to see what’s working.
What the internship at Revista Viajar involves
The role is an editorial internship at Revista Viajar, covering both the magazine and its digital channels:
- Writing and editing content about destinations, travel trends and industry news.
- Pitching story ideas and angles for the editorial calendar that speak to Viajar’s audience.
- Covering press events and turning them into published stories.
- Supporting the publishing and updating of web content, as part of a digital newsroom’s daily routine.
In practice, it’s the day-to-day of any travel journalist working in a real newsroom: pitch, cover, write, publish.
Who Revista Viajar is looking for
Revista Viajar isn’t looking for one fixed profile, but it does value a few skills that line up closely with what STJ’s Master in Travel Journalism teaches:
- Working knowledge of SEO for digital content.
- Comfort with content management systems (CMS).
- Real interest or experience in social media.
The role is based in Barcelona, though Madrid will also be considered. The internship is paid, runs a minimum of six months and can be extended, giving interns real time to learn the craft inside a working newsroom rather than just passing through it.
Why this matters if you’re studying travel journalism
One of the biggest obstacles for anyone who wants to work in travel journalism is getting access to a real newsroom in the first place. Master’s programs teach the craft, but the jump into a professional newsroom usually comes down to connections, luck, or knocking on a lot of doors that never open.
This agreement removes part of that uncertainty. STJ students now have a direct path to a paid position at Spain’s leading travel magazine, a role that works both as hands-on training and as a genuinely strong reference to start a career with.
For STJ, it’s also confirmation of something we say every single cohort: training in travel journalism leads to real career outcomes, and the newsrooms in this industry know it. This isn’t our first partnership of this kind (STJ also has active collaborations with ART&TUR and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs), but it’s one of the ones that ties training most directly to a real, paid position in a leading newsroom.
How to make the leap
If you’re training, or thinking about training, in travel journalism, this internship is a good reminder of what it’s all for: not just writing better, but being ready for the day a newsroom like Revista Viajar’s needs someone who already knows how to pitch a story, cover an event and turn in a piece ready to publish.
Internships are awarded individually and spots are limited, so the first step is getting your profile ready: a portfolio of your own writing, a working knowledge of SEO and CMS tools, and the ability to move comfortably between a magazine’s newsroom and its digital channels. That’s exactly what STJ’s Master in Travel Journalism builds, step by step.
In STJ’s Master in Travel Journalism, we work on exactly those skills, with real case studies and mentorship from working professionals. If this internship is what you’re after, apply directly through STJ’s job board.
