Speaking

As a global traveler for over 22 years and one of the biggest travel bloggers in the world, Caroline can talk on a wide variety of travel, blogging, social media and lifestyle design related topics.

Green Card Travel blogging

yTravel Blog has spoken at the following events and conferences:

  • TBEX Richmond 2026: Untapped Local: How becoming a local creator unlocks new revenue, partners, and staying power.
  • TBEX Europe: Kalamata Greece, 2023: How to Build a business that does not rely on algorithms
  • TBEX North America Opening Keynote, Billings MT, 2019 How to create your dream life in 3 easy principles https://youtu.be/9BFtPHdLbYY
  • New York Times Travel Show, 2019: Panel discussion on best practices for blogger brand partnerships
  • Women’s Travel Fest Closing Keynote – New York City 2018: How to Create your Dream Life
  • Social Travel Summit Tirol Austria 2017 – Campaign case studies
  • TBEX (Travel Blogger Exchange) – Huntsville AL 2017 –  How to work with bloggers through their own travel story
  • ProBlogger Conference 2015 – From Blog to Business
  • ProBlogger Conference 2013 – Step Changes
  • ProBlogger Conference 2012 – Building community using social media
  • ProBlogger Conference 2011 – Blog case study
  • Queensland Caravan & Camping Show – Sharing our 18 month Australia road trip story
  • American Express Town Hall Meeting – Expert on Card Membership panel discussion
  • SOMET Conference 2015 – How to work with bloggers through their own travel story
  • Keynote: Tasting Australia festival in Adelaide 
  • Tourism Queensland’s Digital Big Band Conference – How a blog can help you build your tribe
  • Digital Parents Unplugged – Blogger and Brand/ PR Relationships
  • Australian Travel Writers Conference

Speaking Praise

“Caroline Makepeace is the sort of speaker that you dream to have on your roster as an event organizer. Not only is she a beacon of knowledge, but she clearly understands how to break down complex topics for attendees of all experience levels, and that means that attendees leave the sessions feeling empowered. It’s also worth noting that she can speak to a multitude of topics and can be a clear expert in those topics because she has the sort of experience in this industry that you simply can’t manufacture — It’s been earned, plain and simple. 
Beyond education, she was also a joy to work with. Her presentation and angle showed deep thought and effort, and as a Director for TBEX North America, it made my job easy because it’s clear she cares about what she puts her name on. Furthermore, she’s humble, meaning all attendees feel like they can engage with her and ask her questions, and she also brings very positive energy to any event. 
If you have the chance to have her on your speaking roster, consider yourself lucky, as I can guarantee she’ll bring her A game, just like she has done for us in the past, and we can only hope she’ll continue to do in the future.”

Chris Mitchell

TBEX North America Director

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Caroline Makepeace from Y Travel Blog has been a marquee speaker at two Travel Blogger Exchange Conference (TBEX) events in North America. Attendees raved about both her presentations–one for the travel industry and one for fellow bloggers. Her session on e-mail marketing was one of the most popular ones of 2018 and was rated as a favorite by many survey respondents. She also participated in a panel on launching a successful blog, from a position of running one of the most most-visited travel content sites in the world. She is an engaging speaker who is well-prepared, comfortable on stage, and generous with her time.”

– Tim Leffel, Conference Director, TBEX North America

Caroline’s natural presenting style and honesty about the realities of blogging gave her session a freshness and relatability that was highly rated by our attendees. We look forward to having Caroline back at our future events.

Nicole Avery, Problogger team

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Caz had everyone’s full attention during her recent presentation at Tasting Australia’s Words to Go culinary and travel bloggers forum in Adelaide, South Australia. Her engaging tales of life on the road with her family were an insight into following one’s dreams, using social media and blogging to market a destination and the challenges along the way. Caz’s spirited presentation inspired our delegates and reinforced that travel is extremely rewarding and adds to a person’s growth

Caitlin Jones, Tourism South Australia

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