In a result that will shock followers of #igslovenia, the global travel site Big 7 Travel (part of Big 7 Media) has put together a list of the “Europe’s Most Instagrammable Places 2019”, with the sites / sight chosen for “theirvisual allure and popularity on social media”. Big 7 chose the winners using a comprehensive scoring system that analysed the amount of hashtags per destination, along with the survey results of Big 7 Media’s 1.5 million audience and the votes cast by a panel of travel experts.
With Slovenia at #13 – and the reminder that the best place to find the best curated images of Slovenia is at IG Slovenia, on their website, Facebook or Instagram – the top 10 list is as follows, while the top 50 can be seen here:
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Iceland
- Scottish Highlands, Scotland
- Budapest, Hungary
- The Cotswolds, England
- Kerry, Ireland
- Malta
- Côte d’Azur, France
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Vienna, Austria
Big 7 Media also carried out a survey to find out the effects of Instagram of people’s travel habits. The results showed that 67% of people surveyed said they have visited a new destination after seeing it on Instagram, while 61% of people have booked a specific hotel after seeing it on the same social media platform. Moreover, 33% of people surveyed said they research holiday destinations via their Instagram feed. with the the most popular travel content on the site being “Bucket List” experiences and luxury hotels.
