• LGBTQ+ Travel Experiences & Support Survey (Anonymous)

    Thank you for sharing your insight. This anonymous survey helps improve an educational training module for travel advisors, so they can better support LGBTQ+ travelers with care, respect, and safety-minded planning.Your safety matters. Please do not include names, social handles, exact dates, booking numbers, or highly specific details (like a specific hotel + exact month + a unique incident) that could identify you or someone else.  You may skip any question. This is not emergency support and does not provide legal advice.

  • Consent

    Thank you for sharing your insight. This anonymous survey helps improve educational materials for travel advisors and travel agencies, so they can better support LGBTQ+ travelers with inclusive communication, privacy-minded planning, and safety-aware guidance.Please do not include names, contact info, social handles, booking numbers, exact dates, or highly specific details that could identify you or anyone else.You may skip any question. This survey is for education/training purposes and does not provide legal advice.

  • Travel Snapshot

  • How often do you travel for leisure?
  • What types of trips do you take? (Select all that apply)
  • In the last 3 years, have you traveled internationally?
  • When traveling internationally, what regions have you visited in the last 3 years? (Select all that apply)
  • What is your biggest planning stressor for international travel? (Choose up to 2)

  • About You

    These questions are optional. They help identify patterns so advisors can better support different needs and intersections. You can skip anything.
  • Do you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community?
  • Which of the following describe you? (Select all that apply)
  • Do you have documentation considerations that might affect travel? (Examples: name differs from everyday use; gender marker/photo mismatch; spouse/partner recognition differences.)
  • Do you have any accessibility, sensory, or medical needs that impact travel planning?
  • What types of needs should advisors be more prepared to support? (Select all that apply)

  • What Support Looks Like

  • Have you ever worked with a travel advisor for your own travel?
  • What would make you most likely to work with a travel advisor? (Choose up to 3)
  • What matters most to you when an advisor supports LGBTQ+ travelers? (Choose up to 5)
  • Communication preferences: What would feel most comfortable with an advisor? (Select all that apply)

  • Safety Concerns

  • Rows
  • Digital safety: Which actions do you already take or consider? (Select all that apply)
  • If a destination has increased risk, what kind of advisor support would feel helpful? (Choose up to 4)
  • What tone do you prefer when advisors discuss safety?

  • Advisor Experiences

  • Overall, how would you describe your experience with travel advisors?
  • What did an advisor do that made you feel supported/seen? (Select all that apply)

  • Scenarios

    These are examples of advisor language. How would each land for you?
  • How would this question feel: "What name would you like me to use in our messages, and should I use anything different on official documents?"
  • How would this question feel: “Would you like me to prioritize LGBTQ+ affirming hotels/areas and suppliers?”
  • How would this question feel: “Some destinations have laws or cultural norms that affect LGBTQ+ travelers. Would you like a quick overview so you can make an informed choice?”
  • How would this question feel: “If anything feels off while you’re traveling, I’m here. Message me and I’ll help you problem-solve.”
  • Which statement would you most want to hear from an advisor? (Pick one)

  • Case Study Builder

  • Would you be willing to share a short, de-identified travel moment as a learning example?
  • Where did this happen in the travel journey? (Pick one)
  • What kind of trip was it? (Pick one)
  • What was the core issue? (Pick up to 2)
  • What would “great advisor support” have looked like? (Select all that apply)
  • Permission for use your experience (choose one)

  • Resources & Trust

    Almost done - thank you! This page and the next helps me understand what information travelers trust, what feels missing, and what training would most improve travel advisor support for LGBTQ+ clients. Please keep responses broad and de-identified.
  • Where do you currently look for LGBTQ+ travel safety information? (Select all that apply)
  • Rows
  • When a travel advisor shares safety guidance, what builds trust?

  • Advisor Training & Tools

  • What should travel advisors be trained on most? (Choose up to 5)
  • What are the most common missteps you want advisors to stop making? (Choose up to 3)
  • Where do you think advisor training makes the biggest difference?
  • Which tools/resources from an advisor would feel most supportive? (Choose up to 5)
  • How much safety information is ‘just right’ from a travel advisor?
  • What would make you trust an advisor’s ‘LGBTQ+ affirming’ claim? (Select all that apply)
  • What’s the biggest red flag when an advisor claims to be LGBTQ+ affirming?

  • Closing & Thank You

    Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. Your input helps improve professional education for travel advisors and travel agencies, so LGBTQ+ travelers can experience more respectful communication, privacy-minded planning, and safety-aware support.I’ll use responses primarily as aggregated themes (patterns across many responses). When examples are used for training, they will typically be shared as composite scenarios (blended, de-identified learning cases). I do not publish raw survey submissions.
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