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top of this for me. is for. beethoven is for. me to. beethoven is for. beethoven is for everyone. beethoven 2020. and 57 verse 3 here on d w. whether you seek inspiration for your next holiday on take talk or instagram then get in line with the trend it could cost you the individuality of the experience i was social media's changing traveling i want topic today on shift. sitting at the beach listening to the waves. is something that i can only enjoy on

you tube at the moment but we've still got social media this video is from scented clearwater in the us it's got more than 200000 clicks on you tube the tourism industry is struggling but the pandemic is also an opportunity for entrepreneurs like patrick from wanda he offers virtual tours i realize. country and in general also africa was presented on google maps on digital maps and this is where the idea came from currently he's testing a prototype which enables visitors to speak to a travel guide live creative ideas like these are experiencing a real boom at the moment for instance on the ferro islands have a look at what the central tourism office came up with. this travel guide is remotely controlled just like in a computer game. equipped with

a helmet camera she spots the for a while and it's an archipelago in the north atlantic. a route is determined by target us watching from home so you sort of steering this person. and deciding what you want to see and where you want this person to go when you 1st let me turn left and when you press jolly well we. are central tourism office came up with the idea in early 2020 as the islands were closed to tourists in the wake of the corona pandemic instead viewers could watch an instagram live or facebook. at the office as website guests could even take turns steering deter guides. they could be instructed to hike ride steer boats or even fly in a helicopter. levi hanson was one of the guides it's very surreal to be to know that you're walking around you on the phone it's being controlled by someone

you know on there so far and it does feel a bit sort of you know it's surreal and a bit sort of futuristic in some way by late june almost 1000000 people had taken one of these virtual tours then the islands were reopened for visitors but the recording of each virtual tour is still available online it's a fun tool it's something to do while you're bored at home and you know and look down there and isolation so it's it's it's entertaining but it's also informative you know the idea is to what people's appetite. and get them to want to come in and experience this in real life. social media is becoming increasingly important to get people excited about travelling instagram has played a major role in establishing troll tanga in norway the crimean or in paris and the . nixey in bavaria as photo hotspots and i admit to having waited in the queue before to shoot this photo in mexico on the instagram account insta repeat you can

see how like many holiday photos and i'm looking it seems like some travel influences are more invested in popularity than being original but where there's like there's money tourism offices are collaborating with content creators on instagram and take dog to draw attention to their region. the reason work rock labyrinth and the fish still mountains nature park have a look. here we go. beneath it is a blogger who takes her followers along for adventures on instagram she's joined by over 50000 who accompany her to the fish through mountains in bavaria through his stories later if he will also write a longer post will have blog never ever done to me this is unique in europe i've never actually seen something like this before and that's exactly what i share. the regions dependent on tourism are increasingly turning to this kind of marketing

authenticity is important the bloggers and the topics need to match we were thrilled right from the start you renia so authentic just like that there's still mountains we were sure if she didn't fit in here who wouldn't see me. i'm the king of the world. the queen excuse me. the rainy fuss is taking her photographer along today but this isn't vacation it's hard work another part of it job is to interact with the followers one of my friends what animal do you see here i can't wait to hear what you think send me your replies. sure enough the responses flooded in. we'd like to extend our reach we want to make the region more known and show people how pitiful it is year by. year.

but it's not just travel tips we like to get from influencers many are keen to listen to reviews of the otel or restaurant german survey confirmed that 90 percent of the supposed it was review sites before booking online these are more important to some than hotel websites or recommendations from friends. germany's consumer protection agency who owns the event 50 percent of online holiday refuse are fake which reviews can customers trust. this is not true it's difficult to distinguish the real reviews from the fake ones but there are some clues you can look for. like how detailed is the review or how professional do the photos look were they taken with a smartphone. these are all hands that could indicate whether riverview is real or not. and also hopes to check the comments this

user reviewed hotels in 533 cities around the world in just a few years countering the comments helps to the more refuse the hotel has received the more likely it is their real take time to some good negative review. as to some of the points criticized might not really bother you experts say the president 3 portions of the world wide population doesn't feel on refuse can be trusted and yet beyond use the. no matter where you look for inspiration most of you will be looking for beautiful holiday destinations far away from stress and worries but there are also people who like to visit places that are connected to horror disaster and. concentration camp memorial sites in that area. ground 0 in new york where the twin towers used to stand.

or the restricted areas surrounding deforming nuclear power plant chernobyl so-called dark tourist seek outside bear witness to horror and disaster. posted on social media they make for an eerie effect. christiane echoed studies the phenomenon. tourism is tourism to some form where context of human suffering and death. social media plays a huge role in dark tourism the problem is this increases the risk of reducing the sensitive historic sites to macabre backdrops vocality snapshots. tourism is a reflection of society. it's a cultural phenomenon and people will always try to express themselves food or travel habits. so might decide not to take an educational trip through southern europe but seek out for

a concentration camps instead of just to prove they aren't like anyone else and. i feel ambivalent about this on the one hand dark tourism could lead to more historical awareness on the other these places should never turn into backdrops for self staging and the settlers oh sure ari in the czech republic photos are now prohibit it the reason too many visitors were taking selfies and that shows that holiday photos also have an ethical dimension. is head of tourism watch an organization that encourages sustainable and figure tourism responsible for talk as part of that we also want to be mindful of. the field of lavender in southern france on instagram it's a classic motif but to get their prized shot many will trample straight through the fields crushing the plants as they go forward take a wild bunch along the way it's become so commonplace that farmers have begun to fear for their harvest. the poppy fields in california don't they are much better

in march $2900.00 visitors were so reckless that the beautiful hills had to be closed to the public so watch your step literally. many hobby photographers prefer people in their snapshots not plants but don't just point and shoot speak to the locals 1st without your camera and always ask for permission. but privacy is a very subjective thing different people have to different they do not want crossed a lot of that also depends on the culture so it always makes sense to ask in advance generally anything that happens inside an apartment is private i should never take a photo through the window through a crack in the door violates the right to privacy. but not every public space is a good spot for us photo either. many places we like to visit

as tourists might be every day spaces for others and even holy sites like we might see a church but to somebody else it's a place of worship. it's especially important to practice restraint during ceremonies spitfires it's a sign. in the temple of angkor wat in cambodia buddhist monks have complained about being kept from prayer by spots of tourists wanting a picture with them but tourists can also intrude in other ways. 2017 an italian tourist dubbed. the maldives. several weeks and millions of views later the tiny valley was overrun traffic jam stretched on for hours wrongly part littered the roads and piles of trash so remember to disable your geotagged inside tips to yourself. especially in ecologically sensitive areas

a beautiful fire courage for many of the people to come and to find that exact spot . and that's the problem we call it over tourism in cities but you also get it in natural surroundings too. so it's better to stop posting our secret spots with your tax however i want to keep using instagram and call for my travel plans the importance of these apps for the tourism industry can be seen on easyjet and there you can upload screenshots from instagram the app tells you the location of the spot and how you get there using easyjet even if it doesn't always work out it does show where the tourism industry is headed. when you look for inspiration from traveling have you ever been at a specific place just to take a photo we look forward to hearing your stories see you next time.

the various is one of germany's most popular tourist destination and the region's incredible variety of landscapes make it a paradise for those seeking a more active holiday so it looks like i'm going to get a lot of exercise and while i'm here and while i'm at it i want to find out the ways in which the coronavirus endemic and climate change are affecting tourism here in the traditional. old. sleep. listen carefully i don't know

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in southern germany or more precisely the small bavarian town nestled in the alps.