The Secret Ingredient to Growing Your Travel Career
One thing quietly determines how far and fast you go
When you’re trying to build something - whether it’s a career in travel, a virtual audience, or just a life that feels more aligned - one thing quietly determines how far and fast you go: the people around you.
It feels far less lonely when you're around people walking the same path.
People who’ve been where you’re heading.
People who understand the challenges you’re facing.
People who ask questions, share what they know, and make room for your voice.
That’s why you need a strong community - not just for support, but for the sense of forward motion. You learn from others. You stay motivated. You celebrate wins. You hear of opportunities that’d otherwise never come your way.
And that’s why the community aspect of the course, Get Paid to Travel the World With Purpose, is just as loved as the course itself. It’s where our students find support, share knowledge, build friendships, open new doors, and genuinely cheer each other on.
Exclusive Opportunities
To support our course community, we carefully curate exclusive opportunities for our students to score their first travel collaborations, writing opportunities and media features.
A few months ago, we set up an opportunity for our course members to write a travel story for Air India’s wide-reaching inflight magazine.
Two students, Ayswarrya and Neha, drew inspiration from the course to craft professional pitches, and got published!
Ayswarrya’s story featured in the March 2025 issue: Read it here – Page 33
Neha’s piece appeared in the April 2025 issue: Read it here – Page 68
This was huge! The magazine has domestic and international circulation, which means thousands of people read their work. It opened the door to a new audience and new opportunities.
It’s the kind of momentum that builds when you're part of a space where people are actively building too.
If you’ve been trying to figure things out alone, this is your reminder: you don’t have to. The right community changes everything.
What we offer at The Shooting Star Academy isn’t just a course on getting paid to travel. It’s a space where knowledge meets opportunity, and people grow together. We encourage you to reach out to our students on Instagram and ask about their experience!
Highlights from our course community
Ananya showed us that when there is a will, there is a way to travel, through her beautifully penned series - Traveling the world from my city. She catches glimpses of China, Bhutan, Africa, Australia and even Scotland, all in Bangalore!
Gokul (@ig0kul_) learnt to tell impactful stories through the course, which helped him score the beVisioneers–Mercedes Benz Fellowship under regenerative travel. He is now building the lifeonearth.community and has launched Project Climate Lore, a grassroots expedition turning climate science into lived stories. Big ideas taking real shape!
Paid collaborations are rolling in! Parul (@thehermitonexcursion) just landed her first one - within her solo travel niche - through consistent effort, with under 1K followers!