{"id":23641,"date":"2024-06-07T11:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/?p=23641"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:57:00","slug":"tbex-europe-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/tbex-europe-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Insights From Travel Bloggers at TBEX Europe 2024 in San Sebasti\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cSan Sebasti\u00e1n, te quiero!\u201d is the phrase we kept repeating to ourselves while packing for TBEX Europe 2024, the world\u2019s largest conference of travel bloggers. In May 2024, armed with a ton of stickers and fortune cookies, we set off from five different cities around the world to the Basque Country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were not disappointed. Here are five key insights we learned from travel bloggers and industry experts at TBEX Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Travel bloggers hesitate to use AI tools despite their potential<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many travel bloggers fear AI, don\u2019t understand AI tools, or only use ChatGPT. Yuta Dobkyavichute, Travelpayouts\u2019 business development team lead, set out to change this at her breakout session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the gist of her talk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel bloggers perform plenty of routine tasks every day, like SEO optimization, affiliate tool management, quick content creation, research, and data analysis\u2026 This kind of work can be annoying and require additional expertise. Wouldn\u2019t it be nice to get it off your plate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, numerous AI tools can help you with that\u2014Jasper, Rytr, QuillBot, Grammarly, Copy.ai, and KoalaWriter, to name a few. Just don\u2019t imagine that they\u2019ll do all the work for you:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"blockquote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAI won\u2019t replace us. It\u2019s here to assist. The real value of a blog lies in the human touch, which AI and technologies can enhance but never replace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TBEX Europe 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6HryYyKkwpQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While you\u2019re exploring those AI tools, we\u2019ll be working on an in-depth piece for you based on Yuta\u2019s talk at TBEX. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The major concern for travel bloggers is Google updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It turns out that experts and content creators all suffer from Google updates. Almost every travel blogger with a website faces a decrease in traffic when they roll around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The worst part is that it\u2019s impossible to understand the exact reason your site was downgraded by the search engine. Traffic has been known to drop for high-quality sites, sites with infrequent updates, and even SEO-focused sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This challenge with Google has led to many thoughts about using social media as additional traffic sources and building a personal brand.If you want to learn which travel blogs are struggling after Google\u2019s updates and what actions content creators are taking to deal with them, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/google-updates-2024\/\">recent article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center col-12\">                         \n    <a class=\"tpe-btn tpe-btn-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/google-updates-2024\/\">                                \n        Read the Article About Google Updates\n    <\/a>                        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Travel bloggers consider social media a source of additional traffic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since they can no longer rely on organic traffic from Google, travel bloggers are starting to diversify their traffic sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve noticed that they\u2019re divided into two groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>first group<\/strong> is leading a Pinterest revival and trying to generate additional conversions to their blog articles there. They\u2019re also following the development of Google\u2019s social network and waiting for the launch of TikTok\u2019s Pinterest analog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>second group<\/strong> is going back to their socials. These bloggers are trying to make their platforms an additional source of traffic as well as monetize them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All to get additional traffic to their blogs and reduce their dependence on Google.Whose side are you on? Before you reply, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/pinterest-for-getting-traffic\/\">simple article<\/a> on how you can use Pinterest to grow your website traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center col-12\">                         \n    <a class=\"tpe-btn tpe-btn-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpayouts.com\/blog\/pinterest-for-getting-traffic\/\">                                \n        Read the Article About Pinterest\n    <\/a>                        \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Content creators recognize the importance of having a personal brand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloggers often struggle to boost travel blogs without a personal brand, as they lack a stable core audience. Before now, they received mostly organic traffic. Now, it\u2019s hard to maintain this same level of organic traffic because of the constant Google updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel content creators are starting (at the very least) to add photos of themselves to their blog posts, and they plan to create more content using their face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Monetization, branding, content creation, partnerships, and marketing: highlights from speeches at TBEX\u2019s breakout sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>TBEX is a gathering point for travel blogging professionals. Here\u2019s a summary of the main topics from the keynote speeches about different aspects of blogging:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monetization and Business Models:<\/strong> Exploring various revenue streams like affiliate marketing, paid advertising, and others that can help to scale a travel blog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Branding:<\/strong> How to build long-term relationships, position yourself strongly, and become a successful blogger in your niche.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Content Creation:<\/strong> Tips and tricks for writing engaging intros, doing interviews, using video content, and building a community to boost your blogging business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partnerships:<\/strong> Collaborating with brands and fellow bloggers for mutual growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marketing:<\/strong> Strategies for building a blog\u2019s authority and expertise for SEO purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"smoothie_bar\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Travelpayouts Shook Up TBEX: AI Tools, Rooftop Dinners, and Smoothie Bars<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We got energized at our smoothie bar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when speeches are interesting, they\u2019re still easier to listen to with a smoothie in hand. That\u2019s probably why we saw a never-ending line at our smoothie bar. 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Your fellow content creators learned theirs from fortune cookies. But you can do it online, too\u2014it\u2019s just less tasty. Just close your eyes, point at the screen, and see which phrase the fates have chosen: &#x1f447;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will find all SEO keywords ever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google updates will rank your blog HIGHER<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May your blog bring you joy, and may you never experience blogxiety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affiliate earnings are on the rise. Keep sharing your adventures!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your next affiliate payout will fund your next adventure!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prosperity in travel blogging is within reach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affiliate links will turn your dreams into reality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f6db3667fcd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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