StoriedTide is the editorial arm of the TideRoam Network — an independent travel media company covering Rodrigues Island, Mauritius and Réunion. We write the pieces that take longer to read than a planning guide needs to be. The conservation work at François Leguat. The real food culture of Port Louis. The music that makes Rodrigues itself. The things that help you understand a place rather than just navigate it.
We don't take press trips. We don't accept payment for coverage. We don't write content to satisfy a tourism board's preferred narrative. The editorial is independent — funded by affiliate commissions on TideRoam.com, which is disclosed plainly on every page that contains them.
The TideRoam side of the network handles the practical planning and booking tools. StoriedTide handles the writing. Both point readers toward each other because the two things genuinely belong together.
StoriedTide earns money through affiliate commissions on TideRoam.com. When a reader books a hotel, flight or activity through a link on TideRoam, we receive a small commission from the booking platform — typically 3–8% depending on the category. The reader pays the same price they'd pay booking directly.
The affiliate relationships are with established travel platforms — Booking.com, Skyscanner, GetYourGuide, Viator and similar. We don't have direct commercial relationships with individual hotels, operators or tour companies. We can't be paid by a business to appear in our editorial recommendations.
Affiliate income covers running costs and editorial time. It doesn't determine what we recommend. We recommend what we actually think is best for the reader's specific situation — which sometimes means recommending something that earns us less commission, or nothing at all.
StoriedTide is part of the TideRoam Network — an independent travel media group covering the Indian Ocean islands. We're available for comment on Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, Indian Ocean travel trends and independent travel media.
For interviews, quotes or background briefings on Indian Ocean travel, independent publishing or digital travel media.
press@storiedtide.comFor editorial collaborations, research partnerships or licensing enquiries. Not for sponsored content or paid placement requests.
hello@storiedtide.comWe occasionally commission pieces from writers with genuine knowledge of the Indian Ocean islands. Send a short pitch with your specific angle and your connection to the place.
editorial@storiedtide.comPress trips. Sponsored content. Paid placements. "Content partnerships" that involve payment for editorial coverage. Advertorials.
We'd rather be smaller and trusted than larger and compromised.