Your travels are undoubtedly filled with plenty of fun activities and trying new things, but although you want to spend some time to yourself and enjoy your travels, your followers and audience will need updates, too. This is a crucial part of maintaining a following no matter what you do, so it’s vital to know how to stay engaged, even when you’re doing something different from your usual routine. 

You can’t expect people to stay interested; you need to give them a reason, so consider these useful tips to keep your audience engaged while traveling and maybe bring some new followers to your accounts. 

Open Up Your Account

Those who embrace the Private Account can often encounter some problems when trying to build a following. Unless you’re a certified name, people will be unwilling to follow someone whose content is not viewable. 

This is especially true when traveling. While you don’t need to make your account permanently open (especially if you value privacy when you get home), opening your account during your vacation will help people engage with your content. It will make it easier for people to find you and see what other posts you make, which can encourage them to give you a follow and see more. 

Keep Posting

It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of travel, especially if you’re someone who loves to do as much as possible every single day. This can cause some problems, though. You may get so busy that you forget to post something. Although one or two days off isn’t bad, anything longer could cause people to disengage. 

Knowing how to upload photos to iCloud from iPhone can ensure you save the most important snaps from each day. From here, you can schedule posts to upload whenever you like. You can do this during your downtime before going to bed, as it means you won’t need to disrupt the next day to make a post.

Research Hashtags and Trends

It doesn’t matter how good your photos are or how witty your captions will be, engagement is all about the hashtags, locations, and trends. Because of this, you’ll need to know how to find relevant hashtags about your destination. 

This will help you connect with other people in the area, as well as anyone interested in visiting. You can provide a front-row seat to everything there is to do, which can help people get excited about their next chance to travel the world. 

Know The Key Places

Similarly, you should also know which are the most popular spots for tourists and travelers, as this will increase your views and engagement. Every country has its own Eiffel Tower or White Temple, so you should find this place to ensure people find your content. 

This will give them a great introduction to your page and help build engagement. If it’s somewhere people recognize, they will be more interested in looking. But, as much as knowing the key places is important, you can’t rely on this forever. 

But Also Do Something Unique

With travel so easily accessible compared to 30 or 40 years ago, it might feel like everything has been discovered. Everywhere that you can reach likely has been reached by someone other than you. 

Despite this, you shouldn’t feel like you don’t have anything new to offer. Once you have touched base with the most popular places, think about other locations that aren’t as well-known. This can provide something different for your content and show people you’re not just someone who follows trends but instead embraces the mysteries of the world. 

Make Sure You Reply!

Depending on the size of your following, you can get anywhere between five and five hundred comments (if not more) on any post. While traveling, it’s tricky to keep up with these comments, but you must make sure you respond to as many as possible. 

But why should you do this? Well, not only is it polite, it is the easiest way to engage with others. Responding to comments will put you directly in touch with your followers, which they will love. You can build better connections and relationships with others in your niche, which could open up doors for collaboration and further exposure. 

Staying Connected

Your social media accounts have allowed you to connect to anyone anywhere. If you want to build a following as an influencer or travel blogger, you must consider the best ways to keep people engaged and ensure your content maintains its quality even when you’re doing something different. 

But what are some ways you stay connected while on vacation? Do you find it hard to keep your audience engaged while traveling? Or do you feel like it is a great idea just to digitally detox with the hopes that your audience will understand? Either way we would love to know what you other travel bloggers, influencers, or other businesses do to keep your audience engaged while traveling. Let us know in the comments below!

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