u/Shiyyin

Who is this guys?

I’m making travel content for a while, and one of the first things I noticed is that brands already have plenty of nice photos and polished videos.

What they often need more of is content that helps people understand what the experience feels like, so I have some tips for you:

A) Make the video useful:

When I film a hotel, tour or activity, I try to include the details I would want to know before booking.

How far is the hotel from the centre? What does the room look like in normal lighting? Is the experience better for couples, families or solo travellers? Is it worth the price?

The videos that get the most saves and questions usually answer something specific.

B) Show the full experience:

Hotels already have professional shots of the room, pool and restaurant.

I try to show the parts that make the stay feel real: arriving, checking in, opening the curtains, going down for breakfast, walking around the area and seeing what the place feels like at different times of the day.

C) Give the product a reason to appear

This matters a lot when working with travel apps, eSIMs, booking platforms or luggage brands.

I usually introduce the product through a situation that already makes sense in the video.

D) Start with places near you:

You don’t need an international trip to build a travel portfolio.

Local hotels, restaurants, spas, tours, countryside stays and weekend activities can give you plenty of material.

You can also make sample content for travel apps from home using screen recordings, voiceovers and planning-style videos.

E) Pitch a specific idea:

Generic messages like “I love your hotel and would love to collaborate” are easy to ignore.

I get better responses when I include a clear concept.

For example, I might suggest a video about spending a quiet weekend outside the city, or a guide to visiting the area without following the usual tourist route.

That gives the company something concrete to react to and shows that I’ve looked at what they offer.

F) Pay attention to saves and questions:

Views are useful, but travel content often gives stronger signals through saves, comments and direct questions.

I always save screenshots of those results because they’re useful when pitching the next client.

The biggest thing I’ve learned is to create content from the point of view of someone planning the trip.

Here: https://sideshift.app/blog/become-a-travel-influencer you can find other tips and real examples, ask me anything if you want to start :)

I just remembered an old side gig I used to do back in my freshmen years. I used to draw squares and rectangles on houses on a map and copy paste labels into formats.

It was fun and sometimes repetitively boring but it does pay quite a bit back then.

On Christmas and new Year it does pay well!

I hope it still works this year.