There is nothing worse than feeling stuck when you know you need to write a blog post for your travel blog, in fact it can feel pretty unmotivating to sit down at all. As a Content Marketing Manager, I often write blog posts for clients, on all manner of topics, from travel, right through to sports and fitness. In between I produce my own content right here at My Indie Life Blog aimed at helping you market your business more effectively. I know how crucial it is to create fresh content on a regular basis and I am also keenly aware of how it feels to get stumped with writer’s block.
Today on the blog I want to help by giving you 103 travel blog post ideas for those moments when you feel stuck and need some inspiration. Make sure you scroll to the end, because I have some tips on how to generate more ideas for your travel blog, quickly and easily so that you never feel truly stumped again!
103 fabulous travel blog post ideas
Let’s dive right in today and give you those blog post ideas. I have split them into categories, because I think this will help you format the types of content you wish to produce.
Destinations
Hotel/motel/Airbnb review
Destination guides – a full 101 guide to travelling and staying in ‘x’ and what to see when you get there.
10 must-see attractions in ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
10 best beaches in the world
10 best hotels/motels/hostels in ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
10 best city breaks in the world
10 best Airbnb’s in the world
10 best street foods you must try in ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
10 best restaurants in ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
10 best festivals to visit in ‘x’ – country or continent
10 destinations for student travellers
10 destinations for budget travellers
10 destinations for families
48 hours in ‘x’ - city, country, or continent
A week in ‘x’ - city, country, or continent
A month in ‘x’ - city, country, or continent
A photo diary of a day in ‘x’
Pros and cons of travelling to ‘x’
Best off the beaten track spots in ‘x’
10 things you didn’t know about ‘x’ – country, destination, attraction
10 interesting facts about ‘x’ – city, country, destination, attraction
My review of ‘x’ – attraction, city, or country
10 things I wish I’d known before travelling to ‘x’ – attraction, city, country, or continent
Best destinations for couples
Best destinations for families
Best destinations for solo travellers
Top 5 summer destinations
Top 5 winter destinations
Top free things to do in ‘x’ - city, country, or continent
Booking tips
How to save money on booking a trip to ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
How to book cheap flights
How to find cheap flights
How to avoid missing connections
Hotels vs. hostels which is best
Motels vs. hotels which is best
Airline vs airline which is best
Cars, trains, or buses in ‘x’, which is best – city, or country
How to avoid travel scams
Avoid these travel scams in ‘x’ – city, or country
How to book your perfect house swap
How to find the best Airbnb
Pre-travel blog posts
How to plan your trip to ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
What to do in ‘x’ during your layover
Best money tips for travelling abroad
Best credit cards to travel with
Best travel insurers
How to choose your travel insurance
How to plan your travel itinerary
My review of ‘x’ – booking site, travel agent, insurer, travel service
Packing blog posts
My favourite travel essentials
What to pack for a weekend trip to ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
What to pack in your carry on
Packing lists for ‘x destination’ – city, country, or continent
My review of ‘x’ – travel product
Travel items you don’t need to pack when travelling to ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
Travel tips
How to save money during your stay at ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
Advice for travelling solo
Advice for travelling with children
Advice for travelling as a solo female
Advice for traveling as a group
Advice for travelling with pets
Tips for surviving long haul flights
Tips for surviving long travel days
Tips for avoiding boredom on long travel
Best way to see ‘x’ by car – city, country, or continent
Best way to see ‘x’ by train – city, country, or continent
How to avoid unexpected travel expenses
The 10 things I learned from ‘x’ years travelling the world
How to travel safely in ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
10 myths about travelling to ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
Best language learning courses
Why you should speak the lingo when you travel
How to stay healthy while you travel
My favourite travel apps
My favourite travel snacks
What to do if you miss your connection
What to do if your reservation is double booked
How to take great photos on holiday
What I really spent on my trip to ‘x’ – city, country, or continent
10 things I do to avoid homesickness
A gift guide for travellers
Being a travel blogger
How I pay for my trips as a travel blogger
How I get work as a travel blogger
Tips on starting a travel blog
10 things I wish I knew before starting a travel blog
My beauty routine on the road
My fitness routine while I travel
My favourite travel books
How I plan my trips
The essential travel blogging equipment I take with me on my travels
My very first trip abroad
How travelling changed my life
My favourite childhood trips
My favourite travel extravagances
My travel bucket list
Travel inspiration
10 best travel quotes
10 best Instagram travel accounts to follow
10 best travel blogs to follow
10 best travel podcasts to follow
Weirdest things I have eaten around the world
Weirdest things I have tried around the world
How to make friends on the road
Interview with ‘x’ – travel blogger, travel writer, or industry expert
How to generate fresh content ideas for your travel blog
When I am writing any blog content, I rely on two content categories that help me generate ideas. These hold true in almost any niche.
Helpful Content – as bloggers, or business owners with blogs as a marketing tool we want our blog posts to generate as much traffic for our website as possible. In fact, we are always looking ways to create better content that highlights our site on search engines. ‘Helpful content’ is a great way to achieve good SEO results, because often the content its self is evergreen (meaning it has a long shelf life, as opposed to topical or opinion pieces, which we will talk about later).
Helpful content answers a question your reader demographic and potential customers have about the topic you specialise in. So, let us say in this instance you are a travel blogger who writes about student travel during a gap year. Helpful content for your readers might include budgeting, planning and things not to miss in the best countries to visit. Another example could be family travel blogging. Here you could write about air travel with toddlers, or essentials to pack in your carry on for baby, or how to find the best travel insurance for your family.
The key to creating helpful content blog posts is to understand your reader, or customer and what they might ask when considering travel.
Topical, or Opinion Content – Topical or opinion content usually has a shorter shelf life, because it is a more socially focused topic. These types of blog posts can get huge impact in the first few days, or weeks of release, but are rarely revisited after this time. An example could be ‘how to plan your travel to the UK during Covid-19 lockdown easing’, or ‘my thoughts on how Covid19 will affect future travel for families’.
Why would you need a mix of helpful and topical content?
In truth my experience with blogging has shown that my readers like to see my journey and therefore my knowledge from these experiences. This gives gravitas to the content I create. This is also true for the businesses I blog for – people are looking to get to like you, know you and trust you. This is where you build a relationship that leads to opportunity with your readers, so opinion and helpfulness count for a great deal in your content.
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