The consensus on the question I posted before seems to be that it's okay to encourage travel, but that we need to encourage traveling BETTER, whether that means encouraging choosing trains over planes, taking longer trips, seeing things in a different way, etc. My question now is HOW? How do I as a content creator do that? I mean, just lecturing people about sustainability or whatever isn't going to help. I'd love some PRACTICAL ideas on how to encourage better travel. So far I'm trying - not always succeeding - to avoid writing about the places that are very popular and instead focusing on lesser-traveled places. I'm avoiding big general listicles and instead trying to write about much narrower topics. As much as possible, I'm traveling by train or bus rather than plane and that'll come through when I write about a place. Any other suggestions?

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 https://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 tra...

The travel industry is going through a total metamorphosis, and our AI overlords are taking the wheel. AI is leading the pack in this uproarious transformation, revolutionizing how we are gallivanting around the globe. Let's take a lighthearted look at how AI and GPT are reshaping the travel industry and delivering experiences that'll make you say, "Are you kidding me?" 1. Personalized Travel Recommendations: They Know Me Better Than I Know Myself! Oh, great - now even machines are becoming nosy! AI-powered recommendation engines are turning into your personal travel stalkers, crafting suggestions based on your preferences, past escapades, and real-time context. GPT models have joined the fray, digging through user-generated content to find the quirkiest, most obscure travel recommendations that fit your peculiar tastes. The result? A tailor-made travel experience that makes you wonder if AI has been spying on you all along. 2. Intelligent Customer Service: Robots, Unite! Human...