Work with me

Hi! I’m Keith.

Since launching the Velvet Escape travel blog in December 2008, I’ve gained a wealth of experience in creating travel content that reflects the experience, and utilising social media channels for marketing and networking purposes. I’ve worked with tourism boards and travel companies around the world to help build awareness for lesser known places and activities.

Please scroll down to view Velvet Escape stats and facts, parties I’ve worked with, as well as the services I provide.

Velvet Escape stats* & facts

• Average monthly page views: 140,000+
• Average monthly unique visitors: 30,000+
• Average views per visitor: 5.25
• Readership: Velvet Escape is read in more than 160 countries each month. More than 50% of the readership resides in the USA, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Australia and Germany. About 60% of readers are female. 64% of readers are college graduates. The 25-34 age group represents 30% of readers. 35% of readers are aged between 35-54.
• Velvet Escape has appeared in numerous media, including The New York Times, Mashable, National Geographic Traveler and BBC Travel. Interviews and other media mentions can be found in Media.
• Velvet Escape has been a Featured Lonely Planet and Visit Britain blogger.
• Velvet Escape is a multiple award-winning travel blog, with prizes for best blog awarded by amongst others the Costa Brava Tourism Board, Destinology Travel Bloggy Awards and the Canadian Tourism Commission.
• Velvet Escape has collaborated with the tourism boards of, amongst others, Austria, Great Britain, Jordan, Canada, Catalonia, France, Finland, Valencia, Germany, Costa Brava, Cape Town, South Africa, Latvia, Mauritius, Victoria (Australia), Spain, etc…; and amongst others with Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Avalon Waterways, etc…

*Stats: sourced from Google Analytics unless otherwise stated – September 2024.

Velvet Escape Services

Media trips

I have extensive experience in successfully promoting destinations, hotels, tours and restaurants on sponsored blog trips. My contributions to these blog trips include content creation (blog posts, photos and videos), social media marketing and speaking about social media with local businesses.

I have been on numerous blog/media trips around the world including Alberta, Montreal and Nova Scotia in Canada; Cape Town; Finland; Jordan; Costa Brava, Catalonia, Valencia and Asturias in Spain; Emilia Romagna and Tuscany in Italy; South Africa; and many more destinations. My rates are available upon request (via my contact form).

Public Speaking & Seminars

I am also available to speak at conferences or conduct seminars on utilising social media for branding, networking and marketing purposes; travel content creators (branding, monetising, working with creators); my experiences in promoting destinations via social media and blogging; and inspiration/empowerment and career change. Annual speaking engagements included:

• WTM London
• WTM Africa
• ITB Berlin
• Social Travel Summit

Marketing campaigns

iambassador  is an innovative marketing model which effectively harnesses the value that travel content creators can deliver through their blogs and social media channels. The iambassador model involves a collaboration between travel content creators and tourism boards, tour operators, cruise companies, airlines and/or hotel chains to market a specific destination or theme (adventure, cruises, gastronomy, safaris, city trips or beach holidays to name a few). Visit iambassador for more information.

Should you be interested in any of my Velvet Escape services, if you have a business or sponsorship proposal, or if you are interested in advertising possibilities, please get in touch with me via this contact form.

Thank you!