Notes from the group chat

What we learn from real trips, real ballots, and real spreadsheets. Mostly about the one person who ends up doing everything.

1 in 9
did the planning n = 800, us adults, 2026

Someone is planning your vacation. It isn't you.

We asked 800 people who took a group trip last year who actually did the work. One person did almost all of it, and now there's a number for how much.

82%
would rather overpay than argue. cit bank / harris poll, 2024

How groups actually decide where to go

Ranked-choice works. A group chat doesn't. Here is a real ballot, and what it got wrong.