YOU’VE BEEN AROUND THE
BLOCK.
GIVE US THE SCOOP.
One of the most obvious ways to
use your downtime is to create
a “Best Of” video. Consider your
top 5 or 10 favorite destinations.
If you kept videos or photographs
of those trips, add clips and create
a dialogue about why it was so
adventurous, moving or interest-
ing to be there in person. There
are a lot of ways to vary a top-faves
video. Consider your favorite des-
tinations from before your channel
began, the best off-the-beaten-
path locales or cool things you’ve
done in major cities.
A less common (but possibly
more fun) idea is a “Worst Of”
collection. We can all relate to an
occasional horrible vacation. Maybe
you were unprepared, tried to travel
cheaply and it didn’t work out or
the destination was grossly misrep-
resented. Perhaps another tourist
wrecked your whole trip. Whatever
the reason, chances are high that
you’ve learned a few lessons and
your viewers can learn from it, too.

SUPER-NICHE

Creative ways to keep your travel channel going when you can’t travel

There are other ways to impart wisdom from your

own experiences. Some people watch travel channels

because they want to travel. Others watch because

they want to make their own travel channel someday.

You might have advice and expertise on luggage,

backpacks or video gear to improve your travels or

channel. Now is a great time to help people learn

about what’s useful and what’s not. For example,

Lost Leblanc’s channel has videos about shooting on

iPhones and using POV to add dynamics to your travel

content. You can also share your editing knowledge

with tips for adding stock footage and virtual tours or

incorporating graphics.

THE FUTURE IS WIDE OPEN FOR PREDIC-

TIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

Particularly during a global crisis, such as the Corona-

virus pandemic, international traveling might not be

possible for several months or longer. Pull inspiration for

your travel-related videos from the very thing prevent-

ing you from getting out into the world. For example,

many people have travel vouchers from canceled 2020

plans. Where do you recommend they go first? What

do you think travel will look like once the travel bans

are lifted? How do you think itineraries or destinations

THERE ARE A

LOT OF WAYS

TO VARY A TOP-

FAVES VIDEO.

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Lost Leblanc