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Woman Quits Jobs to Travel, Earns ₹2.5 Lakh Per Trip Leading Tours
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News18•24-09-2026, 18:30
Woman Quits Jobs to Travel, Earns ₹2.5 Lakh Per Trip Leading Tours
- •Rhiannon Wood, 26, transformed her passion for travel into a full-time career, earning up to $3,000 (around ₹2.5 lakh) in commission from a single group trip.
- •With 60,000 Instagram followers, she monetizes her content through brand deals, sponsored posts, and leading adventure-focused group tours.
- •Her love for travel began during university studies in France, leading her to pursue travel content creation after working minimum-wage jobs in Canada.
- •Wood leveraged her outdoor experience in hiking and climbing to lead successful tours, expanding her collaborations with companies like Skyscanner and Siroko.
- •Despite the demanding lifestyle of constant travel and content creation, she is now working towards launching her own travel agency to continue her journey with followers.
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Rhiannon Wood discovered her passion for travel while studying abroad in Lyon, France, during 2021-22 and later worked minimum-wage jobs in Canada. In late 2024, she began taking social media strategy courses and hired an Instagram coach to seriously grow and monetise her travel content account.
Rhiannon Wood can earn up to $3,000, or around Rs 2.5 lakh, in commission from a single trip. Additionally, her Instagram collaboration fees have grown from a few hundred dollars to over $1,000 per post, bringing her total earnings to the low five figures.
Rhiannon Wood is currently working towards starting her own travel agency to build a business that allows her to continue travelling with her followers.
