Gen Z Leading the Pride Travel Game

May 29, 2024
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Gen Z Leading the Pride Travel Game According to Airbnb

As we head into Pride season, our friends over at Airbnb have released their analytics for travel this summer. Airbnb has been around since 2007 when two hosts welcome guests into their San Francisco home. Now the organization has over 5 million hosts worldwide with over 1.5 billion booked guests. Apparently, the gays love Airbnb as well, and over the past five years, there's been a 300% surge in Gen Z guests. Gen Zers can be classified as anyone mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years.

According to Airbnb, LGBTQ millennials continue to book destinations at the traditional Pride locations, but Gen Z is expanding its scope and attending Pride events in new locations. Surprisingly, locations like Cleveland and Charlotte have become part of the Pride route, celebrating new events and increased inclusion.

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Here are Airbnb Gen Z's Top Pride Bookings Internationally:

San Jose, Costa Rica
Lima, Peru
Prague, Czech Republic
Bogota, Colombia
Madrid, Spain
London, United Kingdom
Manchester, United Kingdom
Cologne, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Thessaloniki, Greece

Here are Millennial's Top Pride Bookings Internationally

Taipei, Taiwan
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bogota, Colombia
Hong Kong
Berlin, Germany
Oslo, Norway
Montreal, Canada
Naples, Italy
Athens, Greece
Santiago, Chile

As reported by Airbnb booked guests, the LGBTQ community feels most safe and welcomed in the following cities:

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Madrid, Spain
New York City, NY
Paris, France
San Diego, CA
Chicago, IL
Wilton Manors, FL
Toronto, Canada
Seattle, WA
London, United Kingdom

The top bookings in the US are:

Portland, San Francisco, West Hollywood, San Diego, New York City, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Dallas, Cleveland, Richmond, Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, and Washington, D.C.

In addition, Airbnb reports that hosts are getting in on the Pride action this year and since 2017, have shown a 90% surge in LGBTQ+ inclusive language. 41% of all of our community who travel identify as Airbnb users.