Research

We analyzed 127,183 Airbnb complaints to find out which Airbnb guest problems are most likely to be complained about via Twitter. The 2.5-year project was done in collaboration with researchers from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the University of Colorado School of Public Affairs in Colorado Springs. The project was funded by ASIS International (the world’s largest membership organization for security management professionals) and via a grant from John Jay College.

Instead of relying on hearsay and anecdotes from other travelers, we took a deep look at LGBTQ+ rights, country by country. We’ve gathered data from a variety of trusted international sources to create a “LGBTQ+ Danger Index” that will help you find the worst (and safest) countries for LGBTQ+ travel.

At the end of the article we also have 37 LGBTQ+ travel safety tips shared by four travel experts.

As parents of two young children, with the current climate of the world in flux, we wanted to dive deeply into the data determining which countries are the most ideal for raising a family. We’ve gathered critical statistics from 30 trusted international sources to create the “Raising a Family Index” that will help you find the best place for raising children in 2020. We also share a detailed section on why the US ranks so poorly along with our personal experience of raising a family in the US.

After having several nightmare experiences with Airbnb, my wife and I thought it would be good to know what it costs for a 5-star luxury hotel as a more reliable alternative to vacation rentals.

By doing this research we’d know our options and whether or not we could afford to stay at the best accommodation in any given destination to which we might be going.

We’ve created this resource to help you plan your next vacation and to show that it is possible to find affordable opulence if you go to the right place!

To measure women’s safety abroad, one cannot look at only data on street safety, rape or violence. It also depends on the general attitude of the culture, minutiae of the legal system, and systematic oppression of local women. These issues can affect everything, from easily getting a taxi alone to having your voice be heard in a conversation to even needing a male escort for your personal safety.

Where are you likely to get trapped in an airport in the U.S. this holiday season? We’ve compiled data and created a list of the worst airports in America for delays. By taking a deep look at flight delay statistics of 25 major airports in the USA, we assigned grades for great service or poor performance.

When booking your flight to Hawaii or reserving your hotel room in Paris, have you ever wondered how much money the most popular travel brands are banking? Wonder no more. We created this chart to clearly illustrate just how much moolah the most profitable travel companies are making – not yearly or quarterly or even weekly, but every minute of the day, 24/7. We also have an interesting section detailing who owns who in the travel industry.

Did you know whenever major Game of Thrones characters die and/or there’s an epic battle scene, IMDb ratings spike! While looking at the ratings of different Game of Thrones episodes on IMDb I stumbled upon an interesting trend. So I decided to delve deeper and found that the correlation is almost uncanny. Check out our in-depth chart to find out more.