Erin Hynes
@pinatravels.bsky.social
Learning how travel can be better for people & the planet 🌎
📍Toronto
🏆 Award-winning travel blogger
✈️ Allergic traveler
🎙️ Curious Tourism Podcast
📍Toronto
🏆 Award-winning travel blogger
✈️ Allergic traveler
🎙️ Curious Tourism Podcast
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Erin Hynes
@pinatravels.bsky.social
· Nov 22
How can I be a better tourist and travel more responsibly? Podcaster shares the most important travel tips she’s learned
Podcaster shares the most important travel tips on being a better tourist that she’s learned
www.thestar.com
Overtourism is a hot topic, but there are ways to keep travelling — more consciously.
In my piece for the Toronto Star I cover some simple tips for traveling in a way that is better for people and the planet:
www.thestar.com/life/travel/...
In my piece for the Toronto Star I cover some simple tips for traveling in a way that is better for people and the planet:
www.thestar.com/life/travel/...
Disappointed to see so many people arguing that FAs don't deserve higher pay "bc overtime hours are normal in other industries" and "bc they don't have degrees." Just because something is normalized doesn't mean it's okay.
August 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Disappointed to see so many people arguing that FAs don't deserve higher pay "bc overtime hours are normal in other industries" and "bc they don't have degrees." Just because something is normalized doesn't mean it's okay.
Travel propaganda I'm not falling for anymore:
May 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Travel propaganda I'm not falling for anymore:
I'm sorry but you should not need to take a tourism flight to space to realize how important it is that we address the climate crisis and save our planet.
April 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I'm sorry but you should not need to take a tourism flight to space to realize how important it is that we address the climate crisis and save our planet.
Let me inspire you to travel in Canada! With everything going on with our southern neighbor, it's more important than ever to spend our tourism dollars here at home. Here are some tips to make the most of your Canadian trip this summer ⬇️
March 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Let me inspire you to travel in Canada! With everything going on with our southern neighbor, it's more important than ever to spend our tourism dollars here at home. Here are some tips to make the most of your Canadian trip this summer ⬇️
Is #TheWhiteLotus inspiring you to visit Thailand? Here's some tips to keep in mind if you're considering traveling there!
March 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Is #TheWhiteLotus inspiring you to visit Thailand? Here's some tips to keep in mind if you're considering traveling there!
Thoughtful souvenir purchases can help preserve cultural traditions and boost local economies. This is why it is SO important to be intentional when buying souvenirs, and memorializing our travels. How have a positive impact when purchasing souvenirs is simple ⤵️
March 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Thoughtful souvenir purchases can help preserve cultural traditions and boost local economies. This is why it is SO important to be intentional when buying souvenirs, and memorializing our travels. How have a positive impact when purchasing souvenirs is simple ⤵️
The LCBO website today 👀
March 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The LCBO website today 👀
#Canada celebrates diversity.
This is a comment I'm seeing all over social media lately. I worry that these comments come from a place of privilege.
This is a comment I'm seeing all over social media lately. I worry that these comments come from a place of privilege.
March 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#Canada celebrates diversity.
This is a comment I'm seeing all over social media lately. I worry that these comments come from a place of privilege.
This is a comment I'm seeing all over social media lately. I worry that these comments come from a place of privilege.
In the 2022 provincial election #Ontario recorded the lowest voter turnout in the province's history. Only 43.5 percent of eligible voters cast their vote. Ontario, we cannot repeat this. Yes, first past the post is a problem, and we need reform. But complacency will get us nowhere.
February 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In the 2022 provincial election #Ontario recorded the lowest voter turnout in the province's history. Only 43.5 percent of eligible voters cast their vote. Ontario, we cannot repeat this. Yes, first past the post is a problem, and we need reform. But complacency will get us nowhere.
I've had a few DMOs and tourism boards tell me they don't want to work with me because they don't have eco-friendly options on offer, or they aren't pushing messaging around responsible travel. I think that too many of us in tourism overthink what "responsible tourism" really means.
February 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I've had a few DMOs and tourism boards tell me they don't want to work with me because they don't have eco-friendly options on offer, or they aren't pushing messaging around responsible travel. I think that too many of us in tourism overthink what "responsible tourism" really means.
I don't know who needs to hear this but no, you don't need to use ChatGPT for everything.
A search on ChatGPT uses nearly 10x the energy that a Google search does.
A search on ChatGPT uses nearly 10x the energy that a Google search does.
February 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this but no, you don't need to use ChatGPT for everything.
A search on ChatGPT uses nearly 10x the energy that a Google search does.
A search on ChatGPT uses nearly 10x the energy that a Google search does.
"The locals have so little but they're so happy!"
February 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"The locals have so little but they're so happy!"
I've been seeing a lot of aesthetic content of Tbilisi lately, which I love to see bc Georgia deserves way more tourism love. But something the content lacks is any mention of what is happening in Georgia politically.
February 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I've been seeing a lot of aesthetic content of Tbilisi lately, which I love to see bc Georgia deserves way more tourism love. But something the content lacks is any mention of what is happening in Georgia politically.
Reposted by Erin Hynes
The United States has declared economic war on its closest ally — showing no one is safe from the declining superpower as it lashes out.
And away we go.
President Trump launched a trade war against Canada Saturday by imposing a 25% tariff on virtually all good from the U.S.'s neighbour — an unprecedented strike against a longstanding ally that has the potential to throw the economy into a tailspin
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
President Trump launched a trade war against Canada Saturday by imposing a 25% tariff on virtually all good from the U.S.'s neighbour — an unprecedented strike against a longstanding ally that has the potential to throw the economy into a tailspin
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Trump launches trade war against Canada with big tariffs on U.S. neighbour's goods | CBC News
President Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada on Saturday by imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from the U.S.'s neighbour — an unprecedented strike against a longstandin...
www.cbc.ca
February 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The United States has declared economic war on its closest ally — showing no one is safe from the declining superpower as it lashes out.
"I've already done [insert country], I don't need to go back."
January 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"I've already done [insert country], I don't need to go back."
Travel Content Creators: In 2025, let's create travel content that respects the places we visit, and encourages our communities to travel in a way that's better for people, and for the planet.
January 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Travel Content Creators: In 2025, let's create travel content that respects the places we visit, and encourages our communities to travel in a way that's better for people, and for the planet.
In the last year, I've stopped using the word "destination" in my travel writing and in my content. Why? Because I don't want to contribute to the marketing jargon that positions countries and cultures as something to consume, as commodities.
January 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
In the last year, I've stopped using the word "destination" in my travel writing and in my content. Why? Because I don't want to contribute to the marketing jargon that positions countries and cultures as something to consume, as commodities.
I really hope that this year, DMOs and #tourismboards carefully review the people they work with. I hope that they choose to work with creators that are modeling a more mindful approach to tourism.
January 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I really hope that this year, DMOs and #tourismboards carefully review the people they work with. I hope that they choose to work with creators that are modeling a more mindful approach to tourism.
When I was around 21, I had a chat in a hostel with a guy about "off the beaten path" travel. He raved about how he'd gone traveling in Indonesia on a budget, hitchhiking, camping, & asking to stay with locals along the way.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When I was around 21, I had a chat in a hostel with a guy about "off the beaten path" travel. He raved about how he'd gone traveling in Indonesia on a budget, hitchhiking, camping, & asking to stay with locals along the way.
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Always have an emergency fund when you travel - whether it's a 2 week trip or full-time travel. Surprise events happen on your travels, and having a pot of money set aside for these moments will give you peace of mind.
January 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Always have an emergency fund when you travel - whether it's a 2 week trip or full-time travel. Surprise events happen on your travels, and having a pot of money set aside for these moments will give you peace of mind.
Always review the itineraries that DMOs/tourism boards send you!
I learned this lesson last year when I found myself on a media trip that was so rushed, I felt stressed in trying to capture all the content and notes I needed to cover it well.
I learned this lesson last year when I found myself on a media trip that was so rushed, I felt stressed in trying to capture all the content and notes I needed to cover it well.
January 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Always review the itineraries that DMOs/tourism boards send you!
I learned this lesson last year when I found myself on a media trip that was so rushed, I felt stressed in trying to capture all the content and notes I needed to cover it well.
I learned this lesson last year when I found myself on a media trip that was so rushed, I felt stressed in trying to capture all the content and notes I needed to cover it well.
Travel privileges you may not know you have:
➡️ Passport privilege
➡️ Socio-economic privilege
➡️ Accessibility privilege
➡️ Language privilege
➡️ Gender privilege
Don't ever take your ability to travel for granted.
➡️ Passport privilege
➡️ Socio-economic privilege
➡️ Accessibility privilege
➡️ Language privilege
➡️ Gender privilege
Don't ever take your ability to travel for granted.
January 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Travel privileges you may not know you have:
➡️ Passport privilege
➡️ Socio-economic privilege
➡️ Accessibility privilege
➡️ Language privilege
➡️ Gender privilege
Don't ever take your ability to travel for granted.
➡️ Passport privilege
➡️ Socio-economic privilege
➡️ Accessibility privilege
➡️ Language privilege
➡️ Gender privilege
Don't ever take your ability to travel for granted.
I'm on assignment up in #Orillia for the weekend, embracing Ontario winter ❄️ Captured these snow-covered trees with a quick drone flight this morning!
January 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'm on assignment up in #Orillia for the weekend, embracing Ontario winter ❄️ Captured these snow-covered trees with a quick drone flight this morning!