Travel questions that show what the trip cost your attendees
Ask attendees how they got to your event, where they stayed and what the trip cost them. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What event travel and hotel survey questions tell you
Event travel and hotel survey questions ask attendees about the trip around the event: how far they came, where they stayed, how easy the partner hotel was to book and what the whole trip cost. For attendees from out of town the ticket can be the smaller part of the bill, and these answers show when travel costs keep people at home.
Ask in the survey after the event, by email to your attendee list, within a few days of everyone getting home. Pick four to six: where attendees stayed, the hotel rating, the trip to the venue, how the cost landed and what would make the trip easier. Ask the budget and distance questions again before you choose next year's city.
Each written answer is given a theme and a sentiment as it arrives, so surprises about transport and complaints about the hotel sort themselves. Choose an answer in Results, such as From another continent, and the whole page shows how long distance travelers judged the trip and its cost.
- Questions
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- Best asked
- A few days after attendees get home
- Industry
- Events
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 14 getting there and staying over questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
Where attendees came from
Start with distance and dates, which frame every other answer about the trip.
- 12Dropdown
How far did you travel to get here?
How far each attendee traveled, from the same city to another continent. Selecting a distance in Results filters the whole page, so each group's answers can be read on their own.
- 13Ruler
How many hours did you travel each way?
Hours of travel each way, from zero to twenty four. Results shows the median and the middle half, which tells you how much of the program a long trip costs attendees.
- 14Date
When did you arrive in the city?
The day each attendee arrived. Results shows a calendar of picked dates, which helps you plan the welcome evening and the dates of the hotel block.
- 06Number
How many nights did you stay for the event?
Nights each attendee stayed, from zero to fourteen. Results shows the median and the middle half, a useful number when you negotiate the hotel block and plan evening events.
Where they stayed
These show whether the partner hotel worked and how far attendees stayed from the venue, before you sign next year's room block.
- 01Multiple choice
Where did you stay during the event?
Where each attendee stayed. Results shows each share on a donut; a small share at the partner hotel is worth raising with the hotel before you sign the next room block.
- 02Customer effort
How easy was it to book the partner hotel?
A customer effort score for booking the partner hotel. Add logic to skip it for attendees who stayed elsewhere; Results shows the average and the share who found it easy.
- 03Stars
How would you rate the hotel you stayed in?
One star rating for the hotel each attendee stayed in. Select The partner hotel in the first question to see how it compared with the other places attendees stayed.
- 04Ruler
How many minutes was the trip from your hotel to the venue?
Minutes from hotel to venue, from zero to sixty. Results shows the median and the middle half, which tells you whether a shuttle or a closer partner hotel would help.
- 08Slider
What nightly hotel budget works for you?
A slider for a nightly hotel budget, from 50 to 500. Results shows the median and the middle half, a fair target rate to bring to the partner hotel.
What the trip cost
Ask how the cost landed and how much it weighed on the decision to come, the answers that shape the next city and the ticket price.
- 10Multiple choice
How did the cost of the trip land?
How the cost of the trip compared with the plan. Select More than I planned and read the points question to see where those attendees spent more than they expected.
- 05Points allocation
Split 100 points across what the trip cost you
Attendees split 100 points across the cost of the trip. Results shows the average points per item, which tells you how large a part of the trip your ticket is.
- 11Big scale
How much did travel cost weigh on your decision to come?
A ten point score for how much travel cost weighed on coming. Select the high scores to see how far those attendees came, which helps when you choose the next city.
Making the trip easier
Ask what would help next time and what surprised attendees about the city, for your travel page and your partners.
- 07Multiple choice
What would make the trip easier next time?
Attendees pick everything that would make the trip easier, with Nothing for those who managed well. Results shows a bar for each, a short list for your hotel and city partners.
- 09Text
What surprised you about traveling to this city?
Asks what surprised attendees about traveling to the city. The answers become tips for your travel page, from the airport train to the neighborhood to stay in.
Tips for asking about getting there and staying over
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
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Ask once everyone is home
Send the survey a few days after the event, when attendees can see the whole cost of the trip.
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Read the answers by distance
Select each distance in Results before drawing conclusions. Local attendees and those who flew in judge the trip on different terms.
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Bring the answers to your hotel
Share the hotel rating, the booking effort and the budget with your partner hotel before you sign the next room block.
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Ask before you pick a city
Ask the budget and distance questions of past attendees before you choose next year's location.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
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Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
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Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
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Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
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Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about getting there and staying over
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
Browse all templatesFrequently asked questions
A few days after the event, once attendees are home. Usertick sends the survey to your attendee list right away or on a date you schedule up to 30 days ahead.
Add four to six of them to your main survey after the event when most attendees traveled. For a mostly local event, ask only how far attendees came.
How far attendees traveled. It frames every other answer, and selecting a distance in Results filters the whole page to that group.
Yes. Ask where attendees stayed first, and add logic to skip the hotel booking question for everyone who stayed elsewhere.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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