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...

Hello, I'm Ben, I created this video whilst on holiday in Egypt with my wife. 👉 I'd love to get some feedback so I can develop my skills and ideas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2un1pKt45ak I've always enjoyed creative projects and before Covid I filmed and edited my second Egypt holiday video. For me, it was fun to create - I love music, and so when creating the video I tried to find a suitable song which represents the destination, and our time in the magnificent holiday resort in Hurghada. It got me thinking that most of the popular travel vloggers have created a channel based around their personality, and guide you through their videos talking to camera, often in a documentary style. My video is completely different, and I simply used interesting visuals, edited as best I could, and it almost feels like a music video. I wanted to get some feedback on this, not only because I'm curious, but because I would love to create more travel videos in the future, so I welcome feedba...

Quick poll of members who have WordPress blogs — what are your favourite plugins? I crunched the numbers on more than 6,000 WordPress blogs hosted by Travel Massive members (that's a big network!) to discover the most popular plugins: 1. Yoast (50% use premium) 2. Jetpack 3. Instagram feed for WP 4. Monster Insights 5. Slider Revolution 6. Visual Composer 7. WP Super Cache 8. Mailchimp 9. Wordfence 10. Autooptimize What plugin are a "must have" for your blog, or you can't do without? And what plugins are you willing to pay for? Any other plugin tips to share? If you answer this discussion please feel free to share a link to your blog as well.