At the School of Travel Journalism, travel is never just about movement—it’s about meaning. This year, the students of the Master in Travel Journalism are once again proving that destinations are not just dots on the map, but stories waiting to be told through fresh, conscious, and purposeful eyes.
As part of their Final Master’s Project, each student has selected a destination that speaks to their personal interests, journalistic goals, and the evolving values of the travel media industry. The result is a remarkably diverse collection of places and perspectives—from spiritual journeys to postcolonial memory, from environmental innovation to artistic transformation.
This year, students will be reporting from a wide spectrum of destinations, including:
- Ireland, to explore regenerative travel and solo female tourism.
- Berlin, through a poetic investigation of public clocks and the rhythm of cities.
- Portugal, with two projects—one focused on fado music as cultural identity, the other on literature and place.
- Zimbabwe, where ethical volunteering and wildlife conservation meet.
- Timor-Leste, as an emerging example of sustainable and pet-friendly tourism.
- Uganda, where a slum in Kampala is being transformed into an open-air art gallery.
- Greece, featured in two projects: one focused on immersive VR tourism across regions, the other on the endangered culinary and folkloric heritage of Epirus.
- The United States Virgin Islands, as a lens into memory tourism and the reclamation of postcolonial narratives.
- El Hierro, a pioneering case of self-sufficient, sustainable island tourism.
- Nepal, where wilderness survival and Buddhist philosophy meet on a personal path of healing.
- Egypt, through the living sounds of Sufi and Zar rituals in Cairo.
These projects reflect not only the geographic reach of our students, but also the depth of their curiosity and the integrity of their journalism. At a time when travel media is often reduced to lists and clicks, our students are showing what travel writing can still be: ethical, immersive, and transformative—for both writer and reader.
We look forward to following their journeys—and to the stories they will bring back.
