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<aside> 📌 Highly-rated: Journee has a 4.9/5* rating from over 1,400 Trustpilot reviews.
Surprise is changing the way people travel: 96% of Journee Explorers visited a destination they hadn’t thought of going to before AND/OR did something new and enjoyable they wouldn’t have planned themselves.
Budget well spent: 92% of Explorers found their Journee good value for money.
Repeatable idea: 55% of Explorers plan to book another Journee in the next 12 months.
Gen Z to Millennials: 74% of UK & 60% of US Explorers are between the ages of 25-44.
Going global: People can now begin a Journee trip from the USA as well as the UK. There have also been bookings from 15+ countries around the world (including Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Australia and Canada) despite them having to organise their own travel to the UK/USA to begin their Journee.
USA growing quickly: Since the first USA booking at the end of October 2023, Journee has expanded to 18 airports (including JFK, LAX, Seattle, Boston and Washington DC) with 66% of revenue now coming from the USA (June 2024).
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Ed, Megha & James created Journee in 2019 while working together at Depop. They bonded over their passion for travel and also their frustration with the industry. They were fed up with how difficult booking a trip had become. Travel shouldn’t require hours of fighting with booking websites, nor should everyone end up in the same place doing the same thing. So they took matters into their own hands and Journee was born. A way for you to go on an adventure you never knew you needed. All it takes is 10 minutes of your time to fill in the Journee Questionnaire. How did they know it would work? They tested it on themselves first! They matched James to Indonesia. He fell in love with Indonesian culture and the fact he didn’t have to do any of the planning or booking. As they say, the rest is history!
It all starts with a 10-minute questionnaire where we learn about your travel style and requirements to match you to your perfect trip. We'll book flights, accommodation and authentic local experiences in an ‘unconventional’ destination. All you have to do is arrive at the airport, reveal where you’re going and get ready to embrace the unknown.
When Journee began in 2019, we only sent trips from London airports. Following the easing of travel restrictions post-COVID in 2021 and huge demand over the past two years, this list of airports extended across the UK. But it wasn’t just the Brits who wanted a surprise adventure. Over time, we saw a rise in people travelling from around the world to London to then begin a Journee trip. With people coming from as far as Australia to travel with us, it became clear that the idea of a surprise trip with zero planning or decision-making has global appeal. Slowly, but surely we began to see more and more US Explorers (from over 21 different states) making their way to us to shake up their travel habits. One of these Explorers was Robyn, who chose to TikTok her experience. Overnight she went viral with her first video getting over 1.7 million views! This inspired even more Americans to go on a Journee of their own. Following this demand, it felt like a no-brainer to launch Journee trips that depart directly from the USA.
In October 2023, we launched trips departing from JFK, Newark, Boston and Washington DC. As of August 2024, Journee is now live in 18 airports throughout the US, with plans to launch more.
We think there’s a Journee trip for everyone. While people of all ages, genders and travel styles have fallen in love with Journee, we seem to have captured the interest of couples and solo female travellers in particular.
We believe the world will be a better place if we challenge ourselves more often and travel curiously. We want you to discover places you never would have seriously considered exploring and be amazed by the experiences you get to live out there. This is just the beginning of our mission to make discovering new cultures easy and fun.
Get a feel for the Journee experience in its entirety by following David & Chloe’s surprise trip to Athens, the Attican Countryside and Meteora in Greece from start to finish.
https://www.journeetrips.com/trip-example
Beyond our 4.9* rating on Trustpilot and Google, many of our Explorers are keen to chat about their experience with us. Here are just a few testimonials from some of our recent Explorers.
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Journee Visual Brand Identity.pdf
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High-resolution photos of Journee’s Explorers across destinations and at varying stages of their surprise trip experience.
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