Guwahati, Aug. 25 -- Planning a trip used to begin with guidebooks, travel websites and recommendations from friends. Today, many travelers start somewhere much faster: Instagram.

A few minutes of scrolling can reveal a hidden waterfall, a local restaurant, a mountain viewpoint or a small town that may never appear on a traditional travel itinerary. Reels are particularly effective because they show places rather than simply describing them.

But there is an important difference between discovering a destination and planning a trip to it.

A 30-second video can inspire a journey, but it rarely contains everything a traveler needs to know.

One of Instagram's biggest strengths is visual discovery.

A traveler who has never considered visi...