Hone Your Skills with Industry Experts
The Midwest Travel Network hosts a variety of workshops to help industry professionals grow and hone their skills. These workshops are open to both writers and destination professionals, and are held semi-annually.
Additional information and registration for upcoming workshops can be found in the Events Calendar.
Video & Photography Workshop
May 26 – 28, 2026
Ottumwa, IA
The first Video/Photography Workshop was held in 2025. Veronica Bareman of Hip Grandma Life leads this workshop. This workshop is 2.5 days with 7 hours of education and the remaining time outside of the classroom putting new skills to work in the host destination.
See last year’s workshop in action on YouTube!
Class size is limited to six content creators, allowing you time to work with our workshop leader 1-on-1.
Publish, Post, Profit! Workshop
September 22 – 24, 2026
Sheboygan, WI
New in 2026, the Publish, Post, Profit! Workshop (2.5 days) is led by Sara Broers, the co-owner of the Midwest Travel Network. Participants can expect 7 hours of guided instruction paired with curated destination experience to support real-world storytelling.
Sara is excited to create this advanced workshop designed for established travel content creators who are ready to build sustainable income from the work they are already doing. This is a small group of attendees in an immersive multi-day experience that goes beyond quick wins and trending tactics. The workshop focuses on long-term strategies that supports evergreen content, intentional publishing, and smarter monetization practices. This is not a traditional press trip. It’s a hand-on profit lab where learning, application, and destination storytelling happen side by side.
Pitching Workshop
TBA
This 2.5-day workshop will help you make connections that matter. You will learn about a unique destination while also learning how to pitch for success. This workshop is led by Sara Broers, the co-owner of the Midwest Travel Network, the CEO of Travel With Sara, the owner of Social Connections, LLC, and a published author.
You will have seven hours of workshop time and have an opportunity to work 1-on-1 with Sara. The workshop is limited to five content creators.
Past host destinations include Fort Dodge, Iowa; Ottumwa, Iowa; Dubois County, Indiana; and Sheboygan, Wisconsin.