My presentation at WTM 2013 for TBU London was about creating content that travellers really want, highlighting some of the pitfalls and risks. I talk about the importance of bearing in mind that most people only travel once a year for an annual 2 week holiday - and what that means when creating content
2. Create better content for travellers:
Travel habits influences content needs
Travellers
Bloggers
Under 6 weeks / year
Over 6 weeks a year
80%
71%
Risk Reduction?
Inspiration?
Source: Survey Monkey Study March 2013: Travel Content Usage Survey (276 Internet User Travellers. 176 Bloggers)
3. Giving travellers what they want
Most helpful content?
“Real life, first hand
advice & tips”
70%
“Personal anecdotes &
stories of places, versus
regular tips & advice”
64%
Source: Survey Monkey Study March 2013: Travel Content Usage Survey (276 Internet User Travellers. 176 Bloggers)
4. Giving travellers what they want
Top 3 most helpful content?
54%
52%
48%
13%
17%
36%
Getting the most out of travels
Source: Survey Monkey Study March 2013: Travel Content Usage Survey (276 Internet User Travellers. 176 Bloggers)
5. Top 5 content: Travellers vs. Bloggers
Blog Readers
54
Bloggers
52
48
46
45
39
35
13
16
Money Save
Tips
Accom Tips
21
General Tips
Destination
Reviews & Tips
Attraction
Reviews
6. 88% say blogs influence travel
47
55
35
22
Entertain Only
Risk Reduction?
Changed Mind
Drove Specific Choice
Reinforced or Confirmed
Source: Survey Monkey Study March 2013: Travel Content Usage Survey – Gary Bembridge / Travel Bloggers Unite. 276 respondents.
7. Most used & trusted travel content
Source: Survey Monkey Study March 2013: Travel Content Usage Survey (276 Internet User Travellers. 176 Bloggers)
8. Create better content for travellers:
Why travellers trust them more than others?
Familiarity. Know
them, comfortable
using, proven reliable
48
Honest, not gloss over
negatives
37
Not driven by commercial
considerations
36
Well Informed
30
9. Creating content for travellers
• Understand your audience
needs
• Give content they want
– Advice & Tips (real life, first hand)
– Help make most of limited travel by
reducing risk
– “Getting the most out of travels”
content
• Be like a trusted friend
– Honest, unbiased and independent
80% of travellers that read blogs travel less than 6 weeks a year. Almost 40% only travel 1 – 2 weeks a year (one major annual holiday probably)70% of bloggers travel over 6 weeks a year. Only 28% claim to travel under 6 weeks a year.
Getting the most out of travels content
Q: Which of these has a travel blog made you do? (Select any that apply)55% - helped to reinforceor confirm a decision I had made about a travel plan.47% - Inspired me to visit a specific destination, stay in a particular place, or travel with a specific company.35% - Made me change my mind or decision I had made about an existing travel plan.22% - None of these. I read them to entertain me or inform me.
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