“Approximately one-fifth of leisure travelers worldwide turn to social media platforms for inspiration within different categories of their travel planning including hotels, vacation activities, attractions, and restaurants.” (“The Impact of Social Media in the Travel Marketing Industry”, 2014)
Blogging and the media has turned places around the globe from unknown to known, as well as provided jobs and opportunities to many people. Millions of people are on social media outlets, and the Internet is a plethora of information that you can get in a matter of seconds. Blogging and the media has changed where people vacation, what hotels they stay at, and many other factors that go along with traveling.
The need for travel agents has decreased drastically since this new source for travel information has taken over. “Blogs...are becoming the places to go to research your next trip, not the high street travel agent.” (Guardian, 2006) However, social media hasn't had a complete negative affect on businesses, it is also a way for businesses in the travel and hospitality industries to advertise and attract new customers.
“Just a decade ago, before we turned to social media for travel-planning inspiration, we relied on print guidebooks to tap into new destinations around the world” (“3 Ways Social Media, 2015)
Blogging has been around for years, however, not until recently has it been turned into a source of income for several bloggers. There are upsides and downsides to being a travel blogger, as with everything. A few positives to being a travel blogger would include – getting paid to travel, of course, and/or you get to see the world by going on an expense-paid trip. Yet, there are in fact downsides, for example, you always have to be connected (to the internet), it can be lonely if you are traveling solo and you don’t actually get a vacation anymore because you are always traveling for work.
Sources:
http://www.dangerous-business.com/2016/03/blogging-changed-way-travel/
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