The Travel Channel (Discovery Channel) Enters the World of Travel Vlogs

It looks like the Discovery Channel is getting into vlogs too (who isn’t these days?) - specifically travel vlogs for their Travel Channel. This looks like a good chance for some traveling vloggers. No doubt travel vlogs will be a mainstay in the vlog world in the years to come. Like travel narratives, travel vlogs will be able to give the true flavor of travel and not simply the glossy offering that permeate so much of the travel media.

A quote from a Discovery Channel/Travel Channel press release follow:

Would-be Travel Journalists (TJs) can upload their video log and web log to be considered for the next installment of the popular international adventure series

With more than 10,000 people already expressing interest, Travel Channel has embarked on its journey to select five TJs to participate in the next season of this international series. Those chosen will visit major cities on a 13 week tour for the television series 5 TAKES, which has revolutionized internet/television interaction in real time. Viewers influence their journey by deciding what the TJs do via the Travel Channel website, and the TJs will document their first-hand experience with video logs (vlogs) and web logs (blogs) while interacting with viewers real-time via the Travel Channel message boards.

The Travel Channel is looking for a group of impassioned 20-somethings to travel the world and chronicle their experiences along the way. The network encourages those with a sense of adventure to log on to Travel Channel’s website from December 2 until December 31, 2005 at “this website” and upload their own vlogs and blogs for consideration by network executives. This is the first Discovery Communications, Inc. program to accept user generated content over the web.