'This Is South Africa' keeps the spirit of travel alive with alluring new website

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The folks at southafrica Instagram account have launched a photo tourism website to inspire wanderlust for those travellers who are getting cabin fever. IOLTravel Day14ofLockdown

However, Rodney said travellers on Instagram weren’t able to filter locations to plan their travel itineraries based on the images that inspired them.

He told IOL Travel: “People have been using the photos on our account as travel inspiration since the account started, but were unable to search through the photos and plan their travels. Our followers always ask for more information on the pictures and locations we share. We also noticed that many followers tag their friends in pictures of places they want to visit. The website will enable them to plan their trips together.

“I hope South Africans explore every corner of the country when it's safe to travel again. South Africa boasts stunning locations across the country,” he said. The best part of the new website is that anyone can be a contributor. Creating an account requires minimal effort. All you have to do is visit thePeople can upload their images of South Africa for consideration. He said once a new location is added onto the site, it gets geotagged and linked to the contributor’s Instagram account.

It will be categorised according to its accessibility, the activities on offer and the tips and tricks provided by the contributor.“The more locations and info we add, the more we’ll be able to help our tourism industry recover from the devastating effects of Covid-19. When we all get through this difficult time, we want to have played our part, and hopefully, inspire hundreds of other South Africans to help contribute to this project.

 

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