The Complete Travel Blog Link-up List – 2016 Edition

By Aswesawit @aswesawit

Who doesn’t love a good travel blog link-up? Readers use them as enjoyable armchair travel, a unique way to discover new blogs and a golden opportunity to read about far-flung places one might never visit otherwise. Bloggers love link-ups because they are a good way to record their travel experiences and to get to know others with a common interest. Considering the way commenting creates a bit of community and fellowship, it’s little wonder that some people call them link parties!

Blog hops are fun

As co-hosts of #TheWeeklyPostcard link-up every Friday, we have discovered for ourselves how much fun these blog hops can be. We enjoy participating in other travel bloggers’ link-ups ourselves and are thrilled whenever those hosts participate in ours. Unfortunately, one problem that we all face is that they all run at different times and in different time zones, which makes it too easy to forget to participate until it is too late and the link-up has closed.

In an effort to keep all the travel blog link-up parties straight, I began to compile an informal list of all the link-ups I came across. It didn’t matter whether they would welcome all travel-related posts or were just for photo essays; any blog hop related to travel got added to my list. Now that I’ve listed all the active travel link-ups I can find, I’m sharing what I’ve created with you.

Uh-oh?

  • Just as link-ups are a team effort, so is this page. Mistakes happen and I hope you’ll forgive me for typos or if I’ve missed anything. For additions and corrections, please contact me privately or let me know in the comments.
  • Link parties come and go and so do participants. It is possible that I might have accidentally overlooked a link-up or blog host. (None deliberate, I promise!) I’ll try to keep this page updated. Thanks for your patience.
  • Blogs are listed Sunday-Saturday according to the time the link goes live. When available, participation times are in hotel/military time. You can use this Time Zone Converter to calculate for time zone differences.

I hope you find this helpful. Who knows … Maybe we’ll see each other at the next party!

Travel blog link-up parties


Sunday

Sundays in My City

Host: Unknown Mami

Open: Saturday 10:00 – Tuesday 15:00 PST

Share photos of your surroundings or whatever corner of the world you want, whether you are traveling or not.

Snapshot Story Sunday

#SnapShotStory

Host: Four Around the World

Open:

Posts are anything travel story related, including day trips or local sights. No product links. Link 1-2 posts – old or new – that are new to Snapshot Story.


Monday

Monday Escapes

#MondayEscapes

Hosts:

  • My Travel Monkey
  • Packing My Suitcase

Open all week. Monday 07:00 – Sunday 23:59 GMT

Posts are anything travel-related and can include photos, reviews, days out, attractions and walks – at home or abroad. Monday Escapes goes live every other week, alternating between Packing My Suitcase and My Travel Monkey.

 

Travel Tales

Host: Girl on the Move

Open: Monday 04:00 – (?) PST

The posts you link up need to be travel related.


Tuesday

Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday)

Host: image-in-ing

Open 7 days, from Tuesday 00:00 – Monday 23:55 GMT+8

The focus is photography in general rather than travel photography specifically. Her sidebar includes a blogroll of more photography link-ups you can enjoy.

Travel Tuesday

#TravelTuesday

Host: Bumble Bee Mum

Open 7 days, from Tuesday 00:05 – Monday 23:55 GMT+8.

If you have a travel moment or travel tip to share, feel free to add your link at the bottom of the post.

City Tripping

#CityTripping

Hosts:

  • Mummy Travels
  • Wander Mum

Open: Tuesday 07:30 – Thursday 23:55 GMT.

#CityTripping is the place to come and link up your city-related posts. It could be a day out, a review of an attraction, long weekend or sharing your best insider info and hidden gems – pretty much anything as long as it is city related. It alternates every week between Mummy Travels and Wandermum, although there’s always a post on each pointing people in the right direction. 

Travel Tuesday

#TravelTuesday

Host: Lauren on Location

Open all week: Tuesday 08:00 – Tuesday 07:59 (time zone?)

From road trips to trips abroad and from past travels to dream vacations. You can write about travel tips and tricks, favorite places to stay, or anything in between! Just make it about traveling somewhere!

Outdoor Wednesday

Host: A Southern Daydreamer

Open: Tuesday 23:00 – Wednesday 05:00 EST

Every Wednesday participants will be posting pictures of anything outdoor on their blog. It can be something outside of your home such as your porch, deck, patio, garden or lawn. Your photo can be outdoor shots of the beach, forest or mountains. (We don’t want to exclude anyone who might not have a yard). Or, you could simply post pictures of a favorite plant or flower. Only rule is it has to be outside!


Our World Tuesday

Host: Our World Tuesday Meme

Open all week from: Tuesday – Monday (time unclear)

The “Meme” part of the name is really accurate: This is a link-up with few words and no comment section!


Wednesday

Inspire Me Wednesday

Host: Adventures of Mel

Open 7days: Wednesday 05:00 – Tuesday 23:59 CST

The Inspire Me Wednesday linky party is a place for you to share your crafts/DIY projects, your recipes/foodie posts, and the beautiful, interesting places you’ve traveled or visited. She usually picks weekly features on Monday afternoons, as mostly everyone has linked up by then.

Wanderlust Wednesday

Host: Mr. & Mrs. O

Open: Wednesday 10:00 – Friday 10:00 EST

Share any recent posts that you’ve written that are inspirational, adventurous, and/or just plain entertaining. You are allowed two entries per link up. Please don’t link giveaways.

Wednesday Wanderlust

#WednesdayWanderlust

Host: My Brown Paper Packages

Open: Wednesday 05:00 – Friday 05:00 GMT+10

Please only link up one travel post or photo per week.


Thursday

Weekend Wanderlust

#WeekendWanderlust

Hosts:

  • Justin plus Lauren
  • A Brit and a Southerner
  • A Southern Gypsy
  • Casual Traveler
  • Outbound Adventurer

Open: Thursday 17:00 – Monday 12:55 EST

As long as your post is related to travel, whether it is a review of an attraction or your experience in a destination around the world please link up with us to inspire everyone to follow their #WeekendWanderlust.

Travel Photo Thursday

#TPThursday

Host: Budget Travelers Sandbox

Open: Thursday between 20:00 and 22:00 – Wednesday GMT+8

Beginning and ending times change based on where Nancie is based. To join in the fun simply post a link to a post featuring a travel photo.


Friday / Weekend

Weekend Travel Inspiration

#wkendtravelinspiration

Hosts:

  • Reflections Enroute
  • The Crowded Planet
  • Albom Adventures
  • Contented Traveller
  • Bay Essence
  • Safari 254

Open: Friday 00:00 – Monday 23:59 UTC

#wkendtravelinspiration is open for 4 days, Friday through Monday, so no matter where you are in the world you can participate over the weekend in your time zone.

The Weekly Postcard

#TheWeeklyPostcard

Hosts:

  • As We Saw It
  • A Hole in My Shoe
  • Eff It I’m On Holiday
  • Selim Family Raasta
  • Travel Notes and Beyond

Open: Friday 12:00 – Sunday 12:00 PST

Posts must be related to travel, whether it is a review of an attraction or your experience in a destination around the world.

Photo Friday

#PhotoFridayHost:

Host: Pierced Wonderings

Open: Opening time unclear. Closes Monday 23:45 EST

Link your most recent photo post. Spread the word by using the hashtag #PhotoFriday, and I’ll make sure to retweet you! 


Monthly

Travel Link Up

Hosts:

  • Adventures of a London Kiwi
  • Around the World in 80 Pairs of Shoes
  • RunawayKiwi
  • Plus a different guest blogger each month

Open: Runs the first week of each month – from the 1st day 1am GMT to the 11pm GMT on the 7th

The Travel Link Up is open to all bloggers as long as the post is relevant. Upcoming topics are usually announced on the 15th of each month via email, Twitter & on their blogs.

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3 Girls and a #Blogalong

#BlogAlong

Hosts:

  • Life on My Plate
  • msz knowitall
  • A Bit of This and a Lot of That

Open: First Sunday of the month – following Sunday (times unclear)

Additional information: The #BlogAlong party explores new themes every month.

Instagram Travel Thursday

#IGtravelthursday

Hosts:

  • Skimbaco Lifestyle
  • Destination Unknown
  • Hines Sight Blog
  • House of Anaïs

Open: First Thursday of each month

Link to a new Instagram travel post on your blog. Only new posts from the week of the linky and no giveaways, other linkys or sales pitch posts.


Outside Suburbia

#OutsideSuburbia

Host: Outside Suburbia

Open: All month (times unclear)

It can be day trips, date nights, concerts or on longer holidays with family. Post can be wordy or just a photoblog… it’s all up to you.

Girls vs Globe

#gvglinkup

Host: Girl vs Globe

Open: All month (times unclear)

The linkup is for active ‘Girls vs Globe’ members only. But we’re not Mean Girls and you can totally sit with us – just join here!


Effective travel blog link-up strategy

There are more ways to take advantage of link-ups than just tweeting and posting on Facebook.

  • Do you use StumbleUpon? Did you know that your own account will gain more clout with StumbleUpon when you share from a variety of sources?
  • Speaking of which, the more sites you stumble, the easier it will be for StumbleUpon to learn what you like and perfect your own stumble recommendations.
  • Do you pin to Pinterest? Practically every story has photos and many of them are pinnable. Maybe you’ll find new dream destinations to add to your Bucket List board or find a new idea to pin to the board you created for next year’s vacation holiday. Most bloggers have Pinterest accounts you can follow and they will give you more fodder for your own Pinterest boards. 
  • Use the Golden Rule to your advantage. Here are 10 tips that will help you participate in blog link-up parties effectively.

Anything to add? What are your tips for getting the most out of a link-up?

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