Taking time out of a busy program, explaining to your family, partner, or friends, choosing a destination, and booking tickets is no longer the only step in planning a trip. Another important element now shapes the way jet, set, and how to go.

Photo and video-sharing social media platforms have completely changed the way the world travel. It is no longer a digital diary to share a glimpse of our travel migration; This has actually become the initial point for many travel plans. You come into a viral reel, with beautiful ideas and an unconventional destination with an incredible experience, and you immediately share it with your friends or save it later. The hidden gem lives in your mind and your ‘saved’ folder. You either entice to plan a trip or see those reel again when life allows you to travel further.

In addition to introducing you to hidden destinations or viral miracles, Instagram also becomes a traveling program planner. Hashtags, Jio-tag, search options, and, of course, all thanks to equipment such as user-borne materials, which allow people to find out the aesthetic appeal of a place, can find out about the surefire experiences at a destination, and the generic visits places beyond the ‘tourism’ spots.

For example, when Gagi Sharma, a 20 -year -old student from Delhi, was planning to travel to Pondicherry with his family, Instagram became his travel guide. He booked about six Instagram reels and several ‘Pondicherry Guides’ posts. Through him, he discovered many unconventional places such as a handmade paper workshop, sound healing, ceremony beach, some exclusive shopping stores, cafes and workshops for his two -day journey program.

But all this is very good until it is.

Whatever you have read so far is equal to most of the travel material you consume on Instagram – just an attraction of positive aspects. In fact, Instagram is also responsible for ruining a lot of travel plans. And it does this on many levels.

What you see is not always what you get

What you see in a huge edit reel made with a caution is not always a complete picture. What you are seeing is the best bit that you can experience. Those small clips do not tell you about the characteristics that you can face by reaching that particular point for an insta-worthy moment.

“There is a hugeness on Instagram for the journey, especially among young travelers. Many people plan their trips based on their trips, which they look at their feed, immediately save posts that attract their attention. While it is great for awareness, it often leads to disappointing experiences. People demonstrate only the best parts of a destination, impressing their friends and followers, but they rarely present a complete picture, ”Ryan Persers, the co-founder of the Ekboard App, shared a travel platform.

Conversely, when you read a well-researched travel feature or watch a long-time Vlog video, the short clip on Instagram does not expose the story-so-green side. For example, a viral video can show you breathtaking scenes from the Dudhasagar waterfall in Goa, with a train passing into the frame on the top tracks, but it cannot tell you about 30 minutes of rocky trek that you really need to cross before reaching the waterfall. If you are not a person who enjoys such a trek or decides to go with your aging parents, the whole experience may feel disappointing.

When Gagi made a special journey to the Serenity Beach in Pondicherry, he was expected of a unique experience by countless positions of people presenting on the rock bridge against the huge blue ocean. Instead, she found with a disappointing reality – a beach that had just one photo op instead of a heaven, litter and far away.

Unrealistic expectations

Instagram also ruins plans by determining unrealistic expectations. The algorithm is likely to flood your feed about a certain place with videos and posts, which sets a special image in your brain. But when your holiday did not come out of that way, you are likely to feel cheated and disappointed.

“When I visited Kashi Vishwanath, I was eagerly eager for the real aarti and darshan I saw in countless Instagram videos. But the reality was far away from it. Despite reaching the morning in the morning, we were run through the temple, which left us only with a fleeting glimpse of the divine, “Social media manager Anupriya Khanna shares.

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The overtorism is still another way that Instagram is killing the travel plan. When a destination goes viral, millions of travel enthusiasts watch those videos and run to experience preaching for themselves. But on arrival, they have met with a huge crowd. Overbook hotels, packed restaurants, hours spent in traffic, and skyrocketing prices soon, in a logical nightmare as a stampede of a dream.

“The algorithm-manual curns of the platform take the same photogenic spot to the surface repeatedly, which uniformly produces overturism at specific locations, leaving beautiful options. I have seen customers rejecting the wonderful habitat because they lack ‘Instagram Esthetic’, even when they provide better experiences and values, “Share Travoy’s co-founder Raj Kumar Verma-a travel agency.

Crowd ‘hidden gems’. You have irony, right?

so what to do?

There is no denying that the Instagram travel can be a valuable tool for the plan, but more relaying on it may have a disappointing experience. With the rise of travel influential and increasing interest in material construction, it becomes rapidly difficult to dodge the surcharge of information through incomplete or misleading details.

But you can keep some things in mind:

• Use Instagram to search for new locations and activities, but only do not rely on it.
• If you experience a particular place or experience, make sure that you dive and do research on other platforms. You can read the blog, check for travel forums (eg reddit, tripadvisor, or onboard), and can see youtube vlogs to get more realistic perspectives.
• Just because one place is trending this does not mean that it is right for you. Choose destination according to your personal priorities.
• Search for honest reviews, rear-to-back stories and united paintings to determine accurate expectations before going to some place.
• live in the moment. Do not allow the material to capture or control your brain.
• Consider going to an Instagram hotspot during the off-picker hours or find out lesser oblique options.
• Finally, no matter how much you plan, travel often comes with its part of unexpected situations. Be open to embrace the spontaneity!