Do you share your Hawaii vacation on Facebook while it happens, after you’re home or not at all? As recently as two years ago, sharing trips was the thing to do.
But at the speed of light, it may be changing. A recent survey reported on by Cheapflights UK indicated that up to 60% of travelers have adopted the concept of, “a hashtag free holiday.”
In 2014, Facebook said 42% of stories were travel-related. We were all relying on social media to know when our friends were on their Hawaii vacation. This partly as the result of no cost cellular data and roaming.
“The phasing out of roaming charges fueled the rise of travel bragging. That according to Andrew Shelton, managing director of Cheapflights UK. Shelton went on to add “It seems that we’ve reached saturation point with many recognizing that snapping away incessantly, posting and engaging on social media whilst on holiday, can result in them capturing life at the expense of living it – as well as cause trouble at home.”
If what’s true in Britain holds true here, and we suspect from personal experience that it does, travel posts in social media are down as much as 75% since 2014.
Phones, social media and texting can keep us from enjoying life’s precious moments to their fullest.
What about you. Is this trend true for you (as it is for us) and are you on a partial or complete digital hiatus while on vacation? If not, how frequently do you share travel updates while you’re away? We look forward to hearing from you.
Sorry, I couldn’t find another place to post my question.
I’m looking for a restaurant that serves the best island style food, but not small gourmet serving sizes. Price and view is not an issue. I can’t eat chili pepper seasoned food. Oh yes, it’s for this coming Monday, 8/29.
I’ve been to Dukes, Gaylords, and driving to Princeville or Hanalei is too far. I prefer between Kapaa and Puhi.
Mahalo for taking the time to respond to my last minute question.
Hi LB.
Sorry we don’t have any Kauai restaurant suggestion.
Aloha.
I was asked at a bar in Kauai one evening what I had done that day. I replied I took a helicopter excursion and that it was one of the most amazing travel experiences I’d ever had. The female sitting at the bar asked if I had taken pictures of the excursion. I replied it was so awesome I sat back and just took it all in! Especially when visiting Hawaii, it is so important to take in the moment, because you’ll never relive them in just that way again!
I prefer unplugging from social media while on vacation in Hawaii. I do sometimes send a few photos to friends and family through email or text, but I save most of my social media vacation photo sharing until after I get back. I am a writer, so I like to tell stories and write captions to go along with my photos. It is fun to share the cool things that are happening while on vacation, but social media can be very distracting and can pull you away from fully enjoying your vacation.
I remember once being at a luau in Kauai (my second) where I realized that I was spending too much time taking photos and video rather than actually fully immersing myself with watching the show! It is very tempting to want to photograph and video everything with the intent to share it later. It is nice to have visual imagery as a documented memory of the event, but if you are mostly observing through a camera lens rather than participating that takes some of the fun out of the experience.
I am guilty of posting as things happen but will try my best to use my old school camera and post when I get home. I also have to lug my laptop with me on my vacation due to online school but glad most places offer WiFi. I am very excited to visit regardless, I’ll make the best of it. Mahalo!
We’ve traveled to Kauai every year since 1999, before social media was popular. I sent post cards to friends and family about
the fantastic time we were having. “Wish you were here!” That was safe. Posting on Facebook seems a little risky since more than your friends can read them and mentioning “you are out of town on vacation” could possibly give someone who is “surfing” the net (no pun intended😜) the idea to steal a few things from you or worse, make themselves right at home in YOUR house while you’re “surfing” in Hawaii. Post cards can be read, enjoyed and trashed. So can your house!!!!!