The idea of starting a travel blog in the middle of a pandemic may seem stupid. The entire world is facing an unprecedented crisis, national governments act as headless chickens, countries go into indefinite lockdowns, social distancing became a new norm, states impose ever-stricter travel restrictions, the Internet is rife with contradictory information about what is happening. Nobody knows what tomorrow will bring, how long it will take to beat this crisis and what the world will look like after it. The world economy prepares itself for a recession the likes of which we have never seen. In other words, it seems like the worst possible time to think about travelling, let alone starting a travel blog.
However, one has to take a longer view at these things. In this article, we will explain why now may be the right moment to go against the grain and do the exact opposite of what seems natural.
Even with Coronavirus, People Still Travel
Although travel and tourism business are among the hardest hit by the current crisis, it does not mean that all travel has ceased. Some people have to travel because it is required by their jobs. Others are just ready to take the risks and go to their desired locations even if it means travelling into the unknown. Still others (and their number is going to grow) have already got ill with COVID-19 and got better – so now there are no reasons for them to be afraid of the novel disease. All these people are going to be getting more and more interested in travel as time goes on and it becomes clearer how the pandemic is going to develop. They will even be ready to forgive you certain irregularities of style if you are new to this sort of thing – although you can always hire a professional writing service like DoMyPapers.com to delegate some of the work to them if you want your posts to look smooth.
Different Situation Means Different Travel
Coronavirus pandemic is changing and will continue to change everything about travel industry: how people move about, what precautions governments take, how people treat strangers and so on. Currently all these new policies are in the stage of unfolding: everybody is trying new things out and tries to understand whether it helps to deal with the new crisis. People who have to continue to travel even under these conditions or those who are going to travel in near future are naturally interested in what they can expect when going to this or that country and how they can prepare. Useful and reliable information of this kind is going to be in high demand for months, probably even years – and if you can provide it, you can gain readership over the heads of already established travel bloggers.
Not All Countries Were Hit by COVID-19 Equally
This means that they are going to recover from the crisis and return to business as usual faster than the rest of the world. Of course, they are likely to keep certain restrictions in place for a while so that they can keep the situation under control, but they will probably remove travel limitations sooner rather than later. Still others are yet to put strict policies into effect, which means that they are still open for business. As opportunities gradually return, people are going to be interested in trustworthy information about travel conditions in specific locations – and you will be able to provide it.
People Are Going to Leave the Industry
The majority of travel bloggers are likely to move to greener pastures, especially those who specialize in types of travel that were hit by the crisis the most. This means that by the time the coronavirus lockdowns will be lifted, we are going to see a completely different blogging landscape on this topic. Many of the currently big names will disappear or fall out of circulation. It will be the perfect time for those who either weathered the storm or entered the industry during this hard period – they will already have certain credit of trust from their readers. As the travel industry recovers (and it will recover, sooner or later), they will have a good chance of becoming the new big players in this field.
People Are Going to Explore New Types of Travel
As overseas travel is likely to be difficult or outright impossible for many people for quite a while, those who still want to satisfy their wanderlust will start to explore other opportunities they previously did not pay attention to – primarily traveling across their home regions. In any part of the world, there are plenty of noteworthy locations, and many people will start looking for such places of interest near their homes before they start thinking about going abroad. Becoming an authority on such travel in your region can make you a name while the lockdown continues, and later you can either stay an expert on local travel or use your experience to broaden your horizons.
As you can see, the coronavirus crisis does not mean that the travel industry and travel blogging is dead – while starting out in this situation is certainly challenging, it can bring impressive results as well!
