How did we make our travel predictions for the coming year? Beyond drawing conclusions from our own expertise, we used a combination of Google Analytics, field research, and interviews with dozens of international educators to comprise a comprehensive overview of top travel destinations and activities for 2019.
First, we analyzed the ~30 million page views of our users between January 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018, including how our community members interacted with our site. This gave us a baseline, data-driven understanding of which experiences and destinations were gaining momentum as the year progressed. The search patterns visibly indicated the relative popularity of specific destinations and experiences abroad, thus giving us an accurate snapshot of trending places for particular experiences.
Next, we surveyed international education professionals to get their insights on trends in their own program marketing and participant preferences. From anecdotal evidence to strong evidence of evolving traveler preferences, their boots-on-the-ground feedback both challenged and confirmed our findings. In the end, their first-hand insight, paired with our data, allowed us to make well-informed selections to collectively forecast the near-future of meaningful travel.
Other Items of Note
LIMITED AUDIENCE. We focused our report on destinations and activities preferred by our American-based traffic, which makes up the majority of our community.
GOABROAD'S PROGRAM PICKS. These programs meet criteria for high-quality experiences that fit a given experience, destination, etc. Some of these links are to paid GoAbroad partners.
TRAVELER’S PROGRAM PICKS. These travel-approved and highly-recommended programs are selected based on a combination of a program’s verification status, the number of reviews, and the ratings associated with those reviews.
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Immense gratitude & happy travels, from all of us at GoAbroad
We'll keep working hard to give YOU the inside scoop on travel programs abroad
A special thank you to the writers who helped make the MTF come alive—y’all are the absolute best! Hannah Sorila, Claire O'Brien, Niki Kraska, Miriam Jaffe, Elisabeth Tuck, Sydney Thompson, Jasmine Harding, Mary Gartside, and Stacy Sloughly.
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