The Travel Creator: Content Strategy & Marketing Tips for Travel Influencers

The Best Apps & Tools for Travel Creators in 2026 (That You've Been Ignoring) | Ep 135

Laura Haley | Creator Monetization and Influencer Growth Strategist

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Today I’m sharing the apps and tools I think you are absolutely sleeping on if you want to grow your business, save time, and stop doing everything manually.

I’m a big believer that the right tools can make running your business so much easier and there are a few that I use constantly that I think more travel creators need to know about.

In this episode, I’m breaking down my favorite creator tools, business systems, AI tools, and apps for everything from project management and pitching to email marketing, time tracking, content creation, and staying organized.

We’re talking about:

  • Why Asana is one of my non-negotiable business systems and how I use the desktop app to quickly capture tasks
  • Why I use Instagram on desktop instead of my phone to avoid the doom-scroll trap
  • How I use LinkedIn as a more intentional engagement activity
  • The dictation tool I’m OBSESSED with and why WhisperFlow is a game changer for writing emails and YouTube scripts. 

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  • How I use Airtable as a lead tracker for my more complicated pitching system
  • The simple Google Chrome tab organization trick that makes my life way easier
  • Why I’m moving from Fathom to Granola for meeting notes
  • How I’m experimenting with Claude to clean up my desktop and take some of those annoying manual tasks off my plate
  • Why the humble Notes app is one of my favorite business tools
  • The new Kit MCP feature and why I’m excited about connecting AI directly to my email marketing
  • How Subscriber Signals can help you identify potential collaborators and opportunities hiding inside your email list
  • New design features, landing pages, and forms inside Kit
  • Why I think you should be using Google Sheets and Google Forms instead of constantly adding another paid platform and another login to your life
  • How I’m using Toggl to track exactly where my time is going
  • Why I’m doing a time audit to figure out what I should be automating, delegating, or using AI to help with


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