Travel mishaps cost average traveler nearly $2,500

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TRAVEL MISHAPS ARE COSTING PEOPLE THOUSANDS, AND IT’S CHANGING THEIR NEXT TRIP.

A NEW SURVEY OF 4,000 TRAVELERS FROM THE U-S, U-K  AND AUSTRALIA FROM AVEN HOSPITALITY FOUND NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEM, FROM BAD WEATHER AND ILLNESS TO MISLEADING HOTEL LISTINGS.

THE STUDY, CONDUCTED BY TALKER RESEARCH, FOUND THOSE MISHAPS HAVE COST THE AVERAGE TRAVELER NEARLY 2,500 DOLLARS.

HALF OF TRAVELERS BLAME THESE MISHAPS ON MISINFORMATION AS EARLY AS WHEN THEY PLANNED OR BOOKED IT 

AND 85 PERCENT WENT SO FAR AS TO SAY ONE BAD EXPERIENCE PERMANENTLY CHANGED HOW THEY PLAN AND BOOK.

SO... WHAT’S THE WORST TRAVEL MISHAP YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED? LET US KNOW!

Research methodology:

Talker Research surveyed 2,000 American travelers, 1,000 British travelers, and 1,000 Australian travelers, who have all traveled within the past 12 months, who have access to the internet; the survey was commissioned by Aven Hospitality and administered and conducted online by Talker Research between Aug. 13 and Aug. 24, 2026. A link to the questionnaire can be found here.

To view the complete methodology as part of AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative, please visit the Talker Research Process and Methodology page.