TikTok - 一个为你提供最好的旅行建议的平台
2021-06-24 Alley 27635
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Unfiltered advice and clever sustainable hacks are what draw travelers to this viral social media app.

未经过滤的建议和聪明的可持续发展的技巧是吸引游客使用这个风靡的社交媒体应用程序的原因。

BY JACKIE SNOW

作者:JACKIE SNOW

The most viewed TikTok video of all time shows a young man, dressed up as a Hogwarts student, flying a magic broomstick in an industrial park. The 18-second snippet has been watched some 2.2 billion times.

TikTok有史以来浏览次数最多的视频是一名打扮成霍格沃茨学生的年轻男子在一个工业园区驾驶魔法扫帚。这段时长18秒的视频已经被观看了约22亿次。

But TikToks about travel haven’t taken off in the same way. Some reasons are obvious: Pandemic lockdowns have clipped the wings of traveling content makers. There are other reasons: The public appetite for glossy influencers posting jet-setting content from around the world seems to be waning.

但关于旅游的TikToks并没有以同样的方式获得成功。有一些显而易见的原因,比如疫情的封锁,这切断了旅游内容制作者的外出的可能。还有其他原因,例如公众对来自世界各地的光鲜网红发布的奢华内容的兴趣似乎正在减弱。
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Still, some creators have found novel ways to explore places that appeal to the TikTok audience and highlight off-the-beaten-path locations. Now, as people armed with vaccines delve into trip planning, the social media platform may end up changing how people approach travel.

尽管如此,一些视频创作者还是找到了一些新奇的方法来探索那些吸引TikTok受众的地方,并发掘了一些通常不为人所见的地点。现在,随着打了病毒疫苗的人们开始深入研究旅行计划,这个社交媒体平台可能最终会改变人们出行的方式。

This is especially true for American millennials and Gen Z, who are more likely to be on TikTok than other age groups. This cohort is spending more now, especially on travel and dining, than they were pre-pandemic. Their number presents an opportunity for the massively popular platform, which launched in the U.S. in 2018, hit two billion global downloads last August, and was the most downloaded app in 2020.

对于美国的千禧一代和Z世代(20世纪90年代中期到2000年出身的人)来说尤其如此,他们比其他年龄段的人更有可能使用TikTok。这一群体目前的支出,特别是在旅行和餐饮方面的支出,超过了疫情前的水平。这一数字给这个于2018年在美国上线,随后大受欢迎的平台带来了机遇。TikTok去年8月的全球下载量达到了20亿次,并在2020年一跃成为下载量最多的应用程序。
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Two young women dancing in a busy square
Two people record a TikTok video in New York City’s Times Square on March 29, 2021. Best known for viral dance videos, the social media platform’s content creators are increasingly posting advice-style videos on everything from books to travel.

图为2021年3月29日,两个舞者正在纽约时代广场录制一段TikTok视频。这家社交媒体平台最出名的就是走红的舞蹈视频,不过现在TikTok的内容创造者越来越多地发布建议风格的视频,内容涵盖从书籍到旅游的方方面面。

It also presents challenges: Can TikTok’s talent for showing unfiltered bursts of life be harnessed to educate travelers without saturating destinations with unwanted attention, potentially leading to overtourism—or worse, sinking into the confusing morass of paid influencers and product placements?

它也带来了挑战: TikTok展示未经过滤的生活点滴的这种优点能否被利用来引导旅行者,同时又不让不必要的关注淹没最适宜目的地呢?如果不能,这可能导致过度旅游,更糟糕的是,观众可能会陷入付费网红和产品植入的混乱泥潭中。

Samanta Rosas, a 28-year-old creator from Houston, believes there’s a way to thread the needle: to produce videos that present destinations authentically, tell engaging little stories, and model responsible tourism.

28岁的创作者Samanta Rosas来自休斯顿,在她看来,有一种方法可以解决这个问题,即制作呈现原汁原味的目的地的视频,在视频中可以讲述一些引人入胜的小故事,为负责任的旅游树立榜样。

On a trip to Mexico City, where she has relatives, Rosas posted a TikTok of Grutas Tolantongo, a resort location with heated pools in a box canyon a few hours north of the capital. While most of her posts get thousands of views, this TikTok, showcasing the area’s natural beauty, struck a chord and eventually received more than 3.5 million views.

Rosas去她亲戚的城市墨西哥城旅行时。她就在TikTok上发布了Grutas Tolantongo的照片。Grutas Tolantongo是一家度假胜地,它位于距离首都以北几个小时车程的一个盒子状的峡谷里,里面有温水游泳池。虽然Rosas之前发布的大多数帖子都获得了数千次的点击量,但这条展示该地区自然美景的TikTok引起了广泛的共鸣,最终获得了超过350万的点击量。

“A lot of my family has been there,” she says. “People from Mexico go there, but it’s a hidden gem for tourists.”

她说:“我的很多家人都去过那里,墨西哥人也会去那里旅游,但对其它地方的游客来说,这是一块沧海遗珠。”

Surfacing unexpected places

出现意想不到的内容

On TikTok, users typically spend time on the “For You” page, an algorithm-driven sextion of videos based on what the user has watched in the past. Unlike YouTube or Instagram, which surface specific accounts users already follow, TikTok users interact more with new accounts, creating opportunities for creators to be found by new audiences.

在TikTok上,用户通常会在“推荐”(For You)页面上花时间,这是一个基于用户过去观看的视频记录算出来的视频选择页面。与YouTube或Instagram等只浮现用户已经关注的特定账户的内容的平台不同,TikTok用户可以更多地与新账户互动,为创作者创造被新受众发现的机会。

For this reason, unexpected content, like Davud Akhundzada’s videos of his trip to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, can reach global audiences. Based in Prague, Akhundzada, 27, has run a YouTube account for years, gathering a few thousand followers. But after his TikTok video showing him at the dried-up Aral Sea went viral, he picked up 100,000 new followers in a month.

由于这个原因,一些意想不到的内容会出现在观众的屏幕上,比如Davud Akhundzada去乌兹别克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦旅游的视频就得以传播到被全球观众看见。现年27岁的Akhundzada,住在布拉格,多年来他一直在运营一个YouTube账户,但是却只吸引了数千名粉丝。但他将自己在干涸的咸海制作的视频发布到TikTok并迅速走红后,他在一个月内就吸引了10万名新粉丝。



Left: Davud Akhundzada bills himself as a TikTokker promoting cultural and adventure tourism “in unpopular destinations.”

左: Davud Akhundzada自称是一名TikTok博主,喜欢在“不为人知的地方”推广当地文化和冒险旅游。

Right: Akhundzada says he posts videos on the social media platform because it’s fun, not because he wants to become a social media influencer.

右: Akhundzada说他在社交媒体平台上发布视频纯粹是因为好玩,而不是因为他想成为社交媒体上的网红。

“Americans are really interested in this geographical area,” Akhundzada says. “And they are interested in a unique story.” While he would love to become a full-time traveler, he does not want to become an Instagram-style influencer, and would make TikToks whether or not they bring him money. “I have zero revenue from TikTok,” he says. “But it’s fun for me.”

“美国人真的对这片地域非常感兴趣,”Akhundzada说。“他们也对一些独特的故事感兴趣。”虽然他很想成为一名全职旅行者,但他不想成为Instagram上那样的网红。他表示不管TikTok能不能给他带来收益他都要做。他说:“TikTok给我带来了零收入,但在上面分享视频对我来说很有趣。”

Like other social media platforms, TikTok includes users who have made full-time careers posting content by partnering with brands or doing advertisements. Alex Ojeda, who has more than six million followers, is one of them.

与其他社交媒体平台一样,TikTok有一些全职用户,他们通过在发布内容时与品牌合作或做广告来获得收益。拥有600多万粉丝的Alex Ojeda就是其中之一。

Based in Austin, Ojeda, 19, has always loved traveling, but started on the platform doing dances and funny sketches. Eventually he realized that travel could be part of what he shared on his account. His TikTok of a hike up Koko Head Trail, in Oahu, Hawaii, starts with the expected beauty shots at the top, but then shows how hard the climb is to get there. He has since partnered with destinations and says he feels driven to help places bounce back after more than a year of limited business.

Ojeda今年19岁,住在奥斯汀,他一直喜欢旅行,但一开始是在这个平台上表演舞蹈和一些滑稽的简笔画。最终,他意识到旅行也可以成为他在自己的账户上分享的内容的一部分。他的一个TikTok视频讲述了在夏威夷瓦胡岛的科科岬步道徒步旅行的故事,开头是预期中的山顶美景照片,但随后显示了登顶过程有多难。从那以后,他开始与一些旅游目的地合作。他说,在经历了一年多封锁的经济之后,他现在感到很有动力帮助这些地方恢复元气。

But there’s a difference in the feel of TikTok videos—they are looser, and less retouched and idealized. This appeals to travelers now, according to Ellie Bamford of RGA, an innovation consultancy.

但TikTok视频给人的感觉是不同的——它们更轻松,更少的修饰和理想化。创新咨询公司RGA的Ellie Bamford说,这对旅行者来说很有吸引力。

“All of our crisis habits have led to permanent shifts in behavior. The perfectly manicured influencer look is suddenly not so appealing—it isn’t in tune with what we were experiencing,” she says. “When it comes to travel, it’s about the culture, what the cuisine is like, how to think about traveling sustainably.”

她表示,“我们所有的危机习惯都导致了行为的永久性转变。修饰到毫无瑕疵的网红形象突然变得不那么吸引人了,因为那些东西与我们实际所经历的不一致。说到旅游,就会涉及到文化、美食,以及如何思考可持续的旅游等方面。”

Celebrating hometowns

推广家乡

On most social platforms, travel problems, such as overtourism, can get glossed over; on TikTok they get called out. One reason for this is that the platform’s audience is generally younger and more socially engaged than on other platforms, according to Joon Park, a senior cultural strategist at Sparks & Honey, a cultural consultancy firm.

在大多数社交平台上,包括过度旅游在内的旅游问题可能会被掩盖; 在TikTok上,这样的问题则会被点名。文化咨询公司Sparks & Honey的高级文化策略师Joon Park表示,其中一个原因是,与其他平台相比,TikTok的受众通常更年轻,所以他们的社交参与度更高。

“They are concerned about ethical consumerism and travel,” Park says. “TikTok is going to drive responsible tourism, especially in light of a pandemic.”

“他们关注道德消费主义和旅游,”Park说。“TikTok将推动负责任的旅游业的发展,尤其是在疫情的情况下。”

These concerns have allowed content to flourish from people showing off their hometowns, with authenticity “considered as a status symbol on TikTok,” Park says. “They are local celebrities because of their knowledge of the cities that they inhabit.”

Park说,这些关注点让那些展示自己家乡的人的内容变得丰富起来,真实性“在TikTok上被视为身份的象征。这些人了解自己居住的城市,通过在TikTok上分享,他们变得知名起来。”

New Orleanian Lansa Fernandez, 24, had been posting about fashion on TikTok but started to focus on his favorite dining spots right before the lockdowns began. His first video, about snacks he ate growing up, got hundreds of thousands of views, thanks to his straight-talking charm. A typical quip: “I know y’all going to judge me, but I don’t really care!” He has since turned more of his attention to highlighting other restaurants in his city, including a quick tour of his favorite vegan spot (“although I’m not even vegan”).

来自新奥尔良的Lansa Fernandez今年24岁,他之前一直在TikTok上发布有关时尚的帖子,但就在疫情原因经济进行封锁开始之前,他开始关注自己最喜欢的餐厅。他的第一个视频是关于他小时候吃的零食的,视频中的他直言不讳,充满魅力,所以他的视频浏览量达到了数十万。他的典型的妙语是:“我知道你们都在评判我,但我真的不在乎!” 从那以后,他把更多的注意力转向了他所在城市的其他餐馆,其中包括快速游览他最喜欢的素食店(“尽管我甚至不是素食主义者”)。
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“People don’t want to do the touristy stuff,” he says. “They want the real New Orleans.” Now that the city is opening up, he wants to spotlight clubs that play bounce music, a homegrown style of hip-hop, and other authentic experiences that won’t show up at the top of a YouTube search.

“人们不想去做一些游客常去的地方做着与其他人同样的事情,”他说。“他们旅游的目的是想要领略真正的新奥尔良。”现在这座城市正在解除经济封锁,他想通过分享自己的真实体验让那些播放bounce音乐(一种本土嘻哈风格)以及其他不会出现在YouTube搜索栏上的新奥尔良俱乐部进入人们的眼帘。

One reason for the growth of travel TikToks is that they successfully impart useful advice. After being fully vaccinated, N’Taezha Davis went to Houston last month with a friend and scoured TikTok for ideas. The bars and restaurants the 25-year-old discovered on TikTok—Hungry Like the Wolf, FAO, and Present Company—were all hits. They even impressed the local friend she visited. “She hadn’t heard of any of the places we found,” Davis says.

旅游类TikTok视频增长的一个原因是,它们成功地为观众提供了有用的建议。在完全接种疫苗后,N ' taeza Davis上个月和一个朋友去了休斯顿,他们在TikTok上搜索游玩的建议。25岁的他在TikTok用户Hungry Like The Wolf、FAO和Present company上发现的酒吧和餐厅都很受欢迎。这些地方甚至给她拜访的休斯顿当地朋友也留下了深刻印象。Davis说:“我们发现的这些地方她都没听说过。”

Davis is now planning a trip to San Francisco with the help of TikTok tips. “TikTok is going to give you the hole-in-the-walls and the mom-and-pop shops that provide more of an experience,” she says. “You find some of the best-kept secrets on TikTok.”

Davis现在计划在TikTok上看到的建议下去旧金山旅游。她说:“TikTok会给你推荐一些小餐馆,以及一些更注重体验感的夫妻店。你会在TikTok上找到一些不为人知的宝藏店铺。”
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The new travel agent

新的旅行社

The easiest way to start travel planning with TikTok is to follow a hashtag, such as #Mexico or #rollercoasters. Not all of what comes up will be about travel, but even locals doing dances or fawning over a movie star can give travelers a sense of the place they are interested in visiting.

用TikTok开始旅行计划的最简单方法是关注一个话题标签,比如#墨西哥或#过山车。虽然话题下并不是所有的话题都与旅游有关,但即便是当地人跳舞或奉承电影明星,也能让旅行者找到他们感兴趣的地方。

A whole genre of travel tips can be found under #travelhack, such as Salt Lake City-based flight attendant Kat Kamalani’s series of hotel and airplane hacks. She offers advice on how to check into a hotel safely or what drinks to avoid on planes. (Although some viewers don’t always agree with her tips.)

在#travelhack话题下面则可以找到一整套旅行小贴士,比如盐湖城的空乘人员Kat Kamalani就提供了一系列的酒店和乘机小贴士。她就如何安全入住酒店或在飞机上不要喝什么饮料提供了建议。(尽管有些观众并不总是同意她的建议。)

Young people dancing, a large stadium in the background
Even dance TikToks can reveal interesting aspects of a place, such as Mexico City’s Olimpico Universitario Stadium.

即使是展示舞蹈的TikTok视频也能展示一个地方的有趣方面,比如墨西哥城的奥林匹克大学体育场。

Travel brands, destinations, and publishers are in on the action. While this brings a diversity of colorful coverage, users should take note of video sources and potential commercial interests.

旅游品牌、目的地和出版商都加入了这一行动。虽然这带来了丰富多彩的报道,但用户应注意视频来源和潜在的商业利益。

As TikTok’s algorithm learns more about your preferences, the platform reveals more secrets, in the form of unexpected (and sometimes unvarnished) videos.

随着TikTok的算法了解到更多关于你的偏好的信息,该平台会以出人意料(有时是不加掩饰的)视频的形式,给用户解密更多的地方以及故事。

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