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About This Opportunity

The Design Tourist is a travel website published by award-winning travel journalist Karen LeBlanc, featuring multimedia stories that go beyond guidebooks to explore the artistry, heritage, and humanity connecting cultures and continents. The website offers travel advice, destination guides, travel tips, curated product recommendations, and first-person experiential storytelling designed to immerse readers in the authentic culture of a place. Please note that I publish only travel and design-related content that aligns with the website's editorial focus, including stories about art, architecture, interior design, craft, and cultural travel. I maintain this strict editorial policy to comply with Google’s March 2026 core algorithm update, which rewards websites that demonstrate clear expertise in a focused niche and penalizes sites with scattered or unrelated content. Before submitting an article, please review the following guidelines: Articles should range between 800–1200 words. Final drafts must be submitted as a properly formatted Word document with embedded links included in the copy. You will receive a response with the live article link within 24 hours of publication. Payment is due immediately upon publication. Sponsored articles unpaid after 24 hours will be removed from the site. I do not publish content containing affiliate links. Sponsored articles are published under the byline “Contributor.”

About the Website

The Design Tourist is a travel and lifestyle website for curious travelers who want to connect with the places they visit. Led by award-winning journalist and television host Karen LeBlanc, it explores destinations through culture, craft, art, architecture, cuisine, and the people who keep local traditions alive. Firsthand stories and destination guides help readers discover meaningful experiences, distinctive stays, and creative communities around the world. Beyond travel, the site covers home décor, fashion, beauty, and wellness—bringing inspiration from the journey into everyday life.

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