Where do you get your travel information? What are your sources of information when it comes to planning a trip or making your next itinerary.
For the veterans, boomers, or Gen-Xers, they say or prefer printed copies. But for Xennials, Millennials or modernized adults obviously internet is their main source of information.
| Name | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lonely Planet | lonelyplanet.com | Largest travel guide book publisher in the world [Wiki]. Plan and book your perfect trip with expert advice, travel tips, destination information and inspiration from Lonely Planet. |
| Fodors Travel Guide | fodors.com | A publisher of English language travel and tourism information and the first relatively professional producer of travel guidebooks. [Wiki] |
| Rough Guides | roughguides.com | British travel guidebook and reference publisher [Wiki] Find a destination, look for inspiration, read features and get great travel advice, from Rough Guides. |
| DK Eyewitness Travel Guides | traveldk.com | Browse DK's award-winning travel content on a range of top travel destinations. Discover all you need to know to plan your next trip. |
| Name | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Travel + Leisure | travelandleisure.com/ | Resource for sophisticated travelers who crave travel tips, news and information about the most exciting destinations in the world. |
| Condé Nast Traveler | cntraveler.com/ | Get the latest travel news, guides, tips and ideas of the most beautiful places, best vacation spots and places to visit. |
| National Geographic Travel | nationalgeographic.com | Find facts, photos, information and history, travel videos, flags, and maps of countries and cities of the world from National Geographic. |
| Smile Magazine | ink-live.com | Ink produces Cebu Pacific Air's Smile magazine and an associated website, both of which echo the airline's fun philosophy. |
| Mabuhay | ink-live.com | includes spotlights of inspiring personalities from around the world, stories that motivate readers to explore and photo spreads that capture happenings across the Philippines' magnificent islands. |
| Travelife | travelife.biz/ | Source for stimulating travel itineraries, hotels, airlines, restaurants and everything about Travel. |
Brochures
Visit international travel expositions to collect brochures and flyers to know more about the city you are eyeing to visit next.
Television
Philippine local travel show use to have Trip na Trip, and still actively have Byahe ni Drew. For international figure, it's good to watch Anthony Bourdain, Samantha Brown travel shows.
Jumping through travel channels like Fyi, National Geographic, CNN Travel, TLC, NHK (Japanology), Channel News Asia, Arirang, etc.
As we travel more, the lesser we use guide books, just because they only cover major destinations and major sights. But internet can offer more places to see and up-to-date information.
| Name | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Video and Vlogs | ||
| Youtube | youtube.com | Travel vloggers are actively uploading their experience in Youtube. Plus there are multitude of travel videos and documentaries available online. |
| Vimeo | vimeo.com | Another video sharing platform that has a separate category for travels. |
| Pictures and Photography | ||
| instagram.com | A simple and creative way where individual can edit and share photos to the public. Use the appropriate hashtag and you'll be able to search the interesting places that you may want to visit. Be careful on those uploaded by known local travel organizations and it might be too edited away from the reality. So you need to browse more on those shared by the public. Good to use this to hunt where the locals go, use the hashtag or the location on searching to see the latest food and fun things to do in the place. Follow photographers and ask them where they got certain snaps from when you see somewhere that you wanted to visit. | |
| pinterest.com | Travel articles, exotic "want to go to there" photos, and packing guides-everything you need to get inspired for your next trip! | |
| Blog | Use google.com to read blog posts about the place that you wanted to visit | |
| Forums and Community Discussion | ||
| Trip Advisor | tripadvisor.com | Learn from your fellow travelers. The community can help you get the most out of your next trip. |
| Fordor's Travel Talk | fodors.com | Discuss and share your travel experiences, tips, and recommendations with other avid travelers worldwide. |
| facebook.com | Search for most membered groups or government tourism group in Facebook, where you can learn from other travelers, plus you can ask your inquiries or clarification to them. | |
| Travel Channels | ||
| CNN Travel | cnn.com | View CNN's Travel Guide to explore the best things to do and places to stay, plus get insider tips, watch original video and read inspiring narratives |
| BBC Travel | bbc.com | Read about travel news and traveler's inner journeys. |
How about you, where do you get your travel information? Feel free to add your comments below to help other travelers learn more about their future destinations.
No comments:
Post a Comment