Hooks for travel creators: 16 real examples
Your trip footage needs a first line that gives people a reason to watch it. These 16 hooks come from people who travel and film it: city guides, a budget night out in Tokyo, solo travel safety and culture-shock moments. 8 are from Instagram, 7 from TikTok and 1 from LinkedIn. Hot Take is the most common style, and 2 are short POV scenes.
Hooks by style
Hooks are grouped by style. All 16 come from Captain Hook's library of 761 classified real hooks. The library has no view counts, so treat every hook as a draft to adapt. None comes with a guarantee. Each card shows the platform and whether the creator said it out loud or put it on screen as text. LinkedIn hooks are written post openers.
Expert hooks (1)
Positions you as the authority. More Expert hooks
This is the optimal Tokyo budget night out, so lock in
Expert · Instagram Reels · spoken
Personal hooks (3)
Builds connection, feels real. More Personal hooks
This is something we could never understand in the US
Personal · Instagram Reels · spoken
Countries I felt unsafe in as a female solo traveler
Personal · Instagram Reels · on-screen text
I was on a mountain in Japan like two days ago
Personal · TikTok · on-screen text
Suspense hooks (1)
Makes them watch til the end. More Suspense hooks
You might not believe me, but Italy is a day trip from New York, and you're coming with me
Suspense · Instagram Reels · spoken
Hot Take hooks (6)
Sparks comments and debate. More Hot Take hooks
Why is it when you meet an American in a different country and you ask them where they're from, they will never say the united states or America, but rather the state or the city they're from
Hot Take · Instagram Reels · spoken
The most beautiful Cafe in the world is in Rome ✨
Hot Take · Instagram Reels · on-screen text
People say New York's expensive - but that's only if you don't know where to look
Hot Take · Instagram Reels · spoken
You know things are bad when someone suggests buying a 16-year-old Ford C-Max, driving it to London, and abandoning it because it's cheaper than a train ticket.
Hot Take · LinkedIn · post opener (text)
Ok, living in Germany is just not for everyone, ok? And it's not what you think
Hot Take · TikTok · spoken
People who travel too much hate their lives
Hot Take · TikTok · on-screen text
Chaotic hooks (2)
Relatable messy energy. More Chaotic hooks
Vibes in Chile 😂🇨🇱
Chaotic · TikTok · on-screen text
Just had a friend buy his plane ticket on his phone. That's a laptop purchase. Someone back me up.
Chaotic · TikTok · spoken + on-screen text
Humble Brag hooks (1)
Shows wins without being obnoxious. More Humble Brag hooks
rich because I've seen this with my own eyes
Humble Brag · TikTok · on-screen text
POV hooks (2)
Pulls viewers into the scene. More POV hooks
POV: your dads just booked his holiday so he now watches yt clips of the hotel 😂
POV · Instagram Reels · on-screen text
pov: it's Saturday night in london and you're upstairs at a hidden jazz club in soho ✨🎷
POV · TikTok · on-screen text
What these 16 hooks have in common
- Hot Take is the top style (6): an opinion about a place or a travel habit.
- 2 are POVs that put the viewer in the scene, which suits footage you already have from the trip.
- Half are 13 words or fewer.
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