Over the past year, the global travel industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with widespread travel restrictions and a decrease in consumer demand leading to a significant drop in tourism. This has also had a major impact on the world of travel blogging, with many bloggers finding it difficult to continue their travels and document their experiences for their followers.
Before the pandemic, travel blogging was a popular and lucrative activity for many people. Bloggers would travel to different destinations, document their experiences through writing, photography, and video, and share their content on social media and their own websites. Some bloggers even turned their passion for travel into a full-time career, working with travel brands and creating sponsored content.
However, with the onset of the pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions, many bloggers found themselves unable to continue their travels as they had before. Many were forced to cancel their plans...
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My name is Jeff and I've been a member of Travel Massive for several years.
I recently published my first article for Brainz Magazine about heritage travel at www.brainzmagazine.com/post/the-benefits-of-heritage-travel
There are different travel niches; including gastro tourism (foodies), regional travel (particular countries, states, counties, etc.), solo female travel, adventure travel, cruising, etc.
I like to focus on heritage travel because it fits my interests as someone who loves history and who tries to understand people that I meet during my travels, and the places that those same people come from. The best way to understand a destination is to give yourself a history lesson, as understanding the past will help you to understand the present and even predict the future.
It’s our lack of understanding of people and places that causes people to be afraid of others, for people don’t like what they don’t understand because it creates a fear of the unknown. Every travel niche, in my opinion, should include elements of heritage travel.
Patty, what a wonderful story!! And I visited Ellis Island back in 2021, it was truly inspiring!!
That's a very heartwarming story. Thank you.😊
I read your article there on Brainz with some personal sense of interest since I have a somewhat similar family trajectory on one side, and some interesting in writing about it. Depending on your individual set of circumstances, the journey of discovery there is both fascinating and perplexing - sometimes frustrating. Human choices and actions over five generations can pose a lot of questions once you get into the time period of each.
Hal, thank you for reading my article and thank you for your insight.
a broad focus, interesting.
Thank you, Jessica.
Heritage travel mean to me, traveling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past.
Sinoxolo, yes I agree, that is what heritage travel is 100%.
Nice article, Jeff. As a builder of a platform that will aggregate ancestry and heritage travel experiences, I view heritage travel as the deliberate search for the history of place, family, culture, traditions and oneself.
Thank you, that sounds amazing what you do.
I love this Jeff! To me, heritage travel means you are going to experience the history and culture of your destination as much as the sights and attractions. It's about experiencing what's happened there and soaking that in versus what's just in front of you. I think it's much more intentional that just taking a single tour, though. For example, I recently walked the 800 km Camino de Santiago, a thousands-year-old pilgrimage through France and Spain. While I loved seeing the different landscapes and views of Spain, it was a whole other experience walking through the small villages and learning the cultural history of Catholicism and the transformation of the Camino through the centuries. It was like getting a history lesson on vacation.
Ashley, WOW!! That's very insightful and it sounds like you've had some amazing adventures!! Thank you for sharing this!!
Heritage travel helps to bring the world full circle and make it smaller. It gives one a sense of place in the world knowing where they come from. It also reminds us of how lucky we are to have the luxuries and necessities.