Researching Instagram hashtags is boring! There, I said it for you. You probably enjoy taking amazing photos and sharing them with edgy captions to make your friends envious. But I doubt strategising an effective hashtags strategy so you can amplify your reach is on your “fun-to-do list”.
I have already shared “30 Instagram Hashtags to Get Your Travel Photos Featured”. But I wanted to go into a little more detail for those travel bloggers out there like me. This will also give you more of an idea on what’s inside my “Ultimate List of 3,000+ Travel Hashtags for Instagram”, especially for anyone who is still on the fence about investing $19.95 towards your journey as a professional travel blogger!
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A quick guide on how to get ranked as a top post in your favourite hashtag feeds
There’s no point delivering a bunch of hashtags and letting you loose on the social media world without showing you how to use them.
With great hashtags, comes great responsibility. It seems trivial but mastering Instagram hashtags can make or break the growth of an account.
The aim of the game is to rank as a top post in your chosen hashtags. This will amplify your reach and maximise your exposure by remaining in the top 9 posts for a few hours or even a few days. If you successfully rank as one of the “Top Posts”, the more posts in the feed the better. However, this isn’t necessarily good advice because popular hashtag feeds are highly competitive. Using hashtags with ms of posts will get you few quick likes but with an endless series of new posts, yours will disappear from the feed in seconds.
To heighten your chances of ranking as a top post, aim for feeds with less than 300k or less than 1 m posts depending on your engagement ratio. When you rank as a top post in smaller hashtags, your engagement will snowball and you are likely to get featured in larger feeds.
Start low. Aim high.
- 10 hashtags with feeds of < 250k posts
- 10 hashtags with feeds of < 500k posts
- 8 hashtags with feeds of < 1m posts
- 2 hashtags with feeds of > 1m posts
Here we go!
TL;DR You can always skip to the end of each section to copy and paste my hashtags into your next Instagram post.
Table of Contents
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Hashtags 1 to 10: General Travel
#wanderlust #adventureseeker #doyoutravel #travelmore #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #openmyworld #lovetotravel #adventurethatislife #roamtheplanet
1. #wanderlust
I’ll start with one everyone should know, #wanderlust!
This is the largest hashtag feed I will share in this blog post. It’s not as effective to use these hashtags unless you are a huge account that can get featured.
> 100m posts
2. #adventureseeker
Instead of popular posts like #adventure and #wanderlust, try smaller hashtags like #adventureseeker to give you more chance in ranking as a top post.
> 1.5m posts
3. #doyoutravel
A hashtag that originates from the legendary Instagram master, Jack Morris @doyoutravel. The funny thing is, I’m not sure if he even uses it himself. #toobigtofail
> 5m posts
4. #travelmore
Who doesn’t like to #travelmore?
> 5m posts
5. #goexplore
A little less popular but with over 1 million posts, it will decrease your chances of getting ranked in the top 9 in comparison to hashtags with less than 1 million posts in the feed.
> 4m posts
6. #wonderfulplaces
A few more general hashtags that apply to most posts about travel!
> 2m posts
7. #openmyworld
For accounts pushing 1k likes per post, you still have to get pretty lucky to get featured in one of these hashtags. But it’s worth reserving a few out of your maximum of 30 hashtags allowed per post.
> 2m posts
8. #lovetotravel
I really do.
> 3m posts
9. #adventurethatislife
“Life, oh life. Ohhhh life.” – Des’ree 1998
In the next section, you will find hashtags specifically for travel blogging.
> 3m posts
10. #roamtheplanet
The final hashtag for my general travel section.
> 4m posts
Hashtags 11 to 20: Blogging
#travelbloggers #travelblogging #bloggersofinstagram #tblogger #thattravelblog #bloggerlife #bloggerslife #bloglife #travellifestyle #travelpreneur
11. #travelbloggers
Shout out to all of my fellow travel bloggers! You are reading this post because you are one so here are 10 hashtags dedicated to our industry.
Notice how I am ignoring overly competitive hashtags like #travelblog, #blog, and #blogger.
> 2m posts
12. #travelblogging
Another relevant keyword while keeping within reasonable competitive standards.
> 750k posts
13. #bloggersofig
Are you a blogger of Instagram?
> 80k posts
14. #tblogger
I love finding hidden gems like this one.
> 350k posts
15. #thattravelblog
You didn’t think I was going to share a post about Instagram hashtags without sharing my own, did you?! A big thanks to everyone who has tagged my hashtag this year, I will continue to feature my favourites.
> 500k posts
16. #bloggerlife
A popular industry relevant hashtag to try out.
> 7m posts
17. #bloggerslife
It’s funny how a simple pluralisation can increase your chances of getting ranked as a top post.
> 900k posts
18. #bloglife
I’m definitely all about that #bloglife!
> 1m posts
19. #travellifestyle
What does your lifestyle look like?
> 1m posts
20. #travelpreneur
I wish I had of coined this word myself!
> 400k posts
Instagram allows up to 30 hashtags per post, so use them wisely!
Top tip: You can also post your hashtags in a comment immediately after you share a post to maintain a stylish profile (just make sure you comment quickly to maximise on your exposure in fast-moving hashtags).
#digitalnomads #workandtravel #nomadiclife #locationindependent #workhardanywhere #workfromanywhere #laptoplifestyle #officeoftheday #workabroad #lifestyledesign
Hashtags 21 to 30: Work & Travel
21. #digitalnomads
If you are a professional travel blogger, you probably fall into the category of being a digital nomad too?
I am not listing the much more popular hashtag, #digitalnomad. I keep on banging on about it but you are much more likely to get ranked as a top post in smaller hashtag feeds!
> 500k posts
22. #workandtravel
You will find mostly niche hashtags in this category, I like to use up to 10 of these per post to start building my engagement with entry level ranking.
> 1m posts
23. #nomadiclife
Do you live a nomadic life?
> 400k posts
24. #locationindependent
A dream shared by many, including myself, to become 100% location independent.
> 400k posts
25. #workhardanywhere
The foundations of professional travel blogging.
> 250k posts
26. #workfromanywhere
An alternative to #workhardanywhere with more posts (and potentially more eyes on your posts).
> 1.5m posts
27. #laptoplifestyle
Blogging isn’t as glamorous as you might expect. Yes, I travel but I also stare at my Macbook for hours on end writing blog posts this this one!
> 1.8m posts
28. #officeoftheday
This is an unusual hashtag that can be used when you are blogging from a beautiful location worthy of an Instagram post.
> 150k posts
29. #workabroad
This is my goal! Working online in order to discover endless horizons.
> 200k posts
30. #lifestyledesign
I love this phrase, “lifestyle design”. I am designing a lifestyle I love by investing in my blog and online entrepreneurship, so I can travel.
> 350k posts
Hashtags 31 to 40: Hotels & Luxury
#roomwithaview #hotellife #hotelroom #luxuryhotels #hoteldesign #besthotels #hotelliving #luxuryholiday #hotelstay #hotelfun
31. #roomwithaview
This is by far my favourite hashtag for hotels. It’s understated and unique while pushing towards almost 1 million posts.
> 1.5m posts
32. #hotellife
I know you are about that #bloglife, how about that #hotellife?
> 1.5m posts
33. #hotelroom
Shots from inside, useful for when you are sharing reviews.
> 1m posts
34. #luxuryhotels
It doesn’t necessarily have to be luxury, you might just really like the place!
> 1m posts
35. #hoteldesign
It’s always worth saving a few general hotel hashtags for when you are promoting a worthy establishment.
> 800k posts
36. #besthotels
Maybe you are doing a series, “That Travel Blog’s #besthotels” of 2017?
> 300k posts
37. #hotelliving
Give me WiFi, good food, better views and a bar, I could live in a hotel.
> 200k posts
38. #luxuryholiday
For all of you luxury bloggers out there.
> 250k posts
39. #hotelstay
Another generic hashtag that is less competitive than others.
> 150k posts
40. #hotelfun
My final hashtag for this category, something a little more niche.
> 50k posts
Hashtags 41 to 60: Miscellaneous
#responsibletravel #seekmoments #momentsofmine #postcardsfromtheworld #photographyislifee #getoutstayout #optoutside #rei1440project #choosemountains #travelgirl #traveldudes #solotravel #travelcouple #travelquotes #viewfromabove #beachbum #tropicalisland #lovetheocean #foreversummer #ipulledoverforthis
41. #responsibletravel
We should all remember to travel responsibly. It’s important to understand the impact of our transactions when visiting countries around the world.
> 150k posts
42. #seekmoments
The reason I travel, seeking moments to remember.
> 500k posts
43. #momentsofmine
The essence of blogging, to share your moments with the world!
> 2.5m posts
44. #postcardsfromtheworld
I really enjoy seeing creative hashtags become popular.
> 2m posts
45. #photographyislifee
I am sharing this one because it’s a fun example of how a misspelling can become just as popular than the original, #photographyislife.
> 7m posts
46. #getoutstayout
For all of you adventurous folk.
> 3m posts
47. #optoutside
This is something I should be doing more of. #optinside, on my laptop.
> 6m posts
48. #rei1440project
A stylish feed that hasn’t been ruined by spam accounts. It’s always a pleasure to scroll through this one.
> 4m posts
49. #choosemountains
I love mountains, I featured lots of outdoors photography on my account @thattravelblog back when my account was just a feature account. Now, I post mostly in the cities I live!
> 1m posts
50. #travelgirl
I don’t agree with categorising women as ‘girls’, but it seems to be used on Instagram mostly by women in good nature.
> 2m posts
51. #traveldudes
It’s always nice to find smaller hashtags that aren’t affected by spam accounts.
< 350k posts
52. #solotravel
I used to travel mostly by myself, I would recommend doing so especially when you are young. It’s a cliche, but you really do learn a lot about yourself.
> 5m posts
53. #travelcouple
If you are lucky enough to have found someone you love to travel the world with.
> 2m posts
54. #travelquotes
Fun fact: I started my blogging journey on social media, simply sharing quotes I liked on Twitter!
> 500k posts
55. #viewfromabove
For all of those window seat shots!
> 600k posts
56. #beachbum
Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on what type of human you are, this hashtag has become more about women in bikinis than anything else.
> 4m posts
57. #tropicalisland
If you have reason to use this hashtag, I am #jel. Take me with you, please.
> 400k posts
58. #lovetheocean
Cruises, sailing trips, just pure love for the ocean breeze.
> 300k posts
59. #foreversummer
A perfectly good cause to become a travel blogger.
> 300k posts
60. #ipulledoverforthis
Did someone say ROAD TRIP?
> 1m posts
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16 thoughts on “60 Instagram Hashtags for Travel Bloggers”
What a gem! I am going to start using this ASAP. I have dropped my Instagram game lately since I was not seeing results (was seeing more results on the blog). But, I can give it another try with your tips!
Great list!
this is a great list to get started with
Thanks for this list!
Thanks for the tips. I tried a handful of these in two posts on a brand new Instagram account I opened for a travel blog I am starting and started getting likes within minutes, also got a few followers. I can see the power behind these. Will be buying your hashtag list later this week as soon as I get an issue with my card fixed.
Very useful sharing and those hashtags seem good to use. I will try some of them in no time, thanks!
Thanks for these. Some new ones for me, especially the travel blog set. I will try them on my next post.
Going to try this out! Thanks! Would love for you to share it on my Facebook group Paradise Travel too. 🙂
Excellent write-up. I absolutely love this site. Thanks!
Hey this is a great list! Well done! Might I also suggest one more? #earthpano is a great tag for those that want to share landscapes/panoramas on instagram
thank you sooooo much for this
Love to see this every day !
Love this post! Very helpfull! Thanks 🙂
That really helped, thanks 😊
Great post it helped me a lot with my social media post
Great list of Instagram hashtags. I never knew all these hashtags are available. As a travel blogger i will be making use of them as help my visitors to plan their next trip