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Muhammad Salem Al Ali

03 November 2022

The writing of trips goes back to the early stages of human existence on this earth, as it was manifested in its early stages in the form of drawings and inscriptions depicting primitive hunting trips, and the methods and skills involved, then its content expanded, after humans began to travel beyond their societies to satisfy their curiosity and desire to exploration;

With the invention of writing, this art gradually began to grow, to turn initially into stories and tales told by the traveler about his experiences in travels, and then into written works, in which his experiences and observations are intertwined, as well as his direct impressions of everything seen and heard, to spontaneously contribute to the transfer of cultural values ​​and their circulation among societies. .

Perhaps history is full of many travelers and bloggers, starting with the Greeks, such as Herodotus, Ptolemy and Strabo, who traveled the country, collected information, and reported on their travels in Egypt, Persia and Central Asia, in addition to the Mediterranean world;

And passing through Ibn Battuta, and his book “The Masterpiece of the Priests in the Oddities of the Cities and the Wonders of Travel,” which came after a 27-year journey he spent touring the Maghreb, Egypt, the Levant and the Hijaz, in addition to his visits to Central Asia, China and sub-Saharan Africa.

There is no doubt that the digital age we live in today has completely redefined the traveler’s experience, as travel guides and printed maps have become an outdated idea when planning trips. It created opportunities for them to share content easily and conveniently, regardless of social and cultural differences or those spatial and geographic. One of the wonderful and new destinations that they missed or missed repeatedly when they visited.

Of course, such transformations come with a set of challenges, the most important of which are responsibility, impartiality and credibility of the content;

Here we are not talking about paid promotional writing, or advertisements about places and destinations here and there, but rather about complete virtual content, which bloggers create with their experience and first-hand experience, enrich it with a generous stock of reference information and documentary photos, also with videos and some specialized interviews, and only then We will succeed in transforming the tourism experience into a virtual and open market for experiences, disseminating knowledge, exploring experiences, and inevitably helping to make decisions.

In order to succeed in this endeavor and achieve the best results, the number of “tourist researchers” must constitute the largest proportion of the number of travelers, that is, everyone must start each by himself. He provides him with information and data according to his interest, then transforms it into written, visual and audio materials, which he publishes through digital channels, so that it is available to all people.

And who knows, with the advent of the world of big data and artificial intelligence, advanced software may come to us, sailing in a virtual three-dimensional space, and simulating the real world. He viewed the most beautiful exhibits, and whoever wanted to take a walk in nature saw it in front of him with the rustling of its trees and the chirping of its birds, and whoever wanted to travel to the cities toured all of them, and walked in its roads and alleys, exploring all the restaurants, hotels, landmarks and memorial sites that interest him, as well as shopping and entertainment places.

Founder of Suhail Smart Solutions 

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