Fairytrail Stories

When we launched Fairytrail, the goal was to help people explore the world with someone they like.    Today, we’d like to announce… friends mode.   Why We Made “Only Friends”  We surveyed our existing users and found that 68% of our users are interested in making friends. The vast majority of those who answered…

People solo travel for two main reasons. Some solo travel because they don’t have anyone to travel with, so they decide to just go alone. Others purposefully choose to solo travel to find themselves or feel freedom. Often I’ll be having dinner with friends who dream of traveling and complain that they don’t have anyone…

Why a dating app has an entrance fee and the story behind it.   Step into Fairytrail and you’ll soon meet a park ranger … On Fairytrail, all users are asked to pay a one-time entrance fee after a certain number of adores. Luckily, the entrance fee is only $2.99.  Our app is similar to…

Balancing leisure and work is challenging for digital nomads. Burnout and loneliness were cited as top struggles for remote workers even before the pandemic, and now with limited social events and interactions, restricted travel, and shut offices, it has become exacerbated. The Martec Group surveyed 1,214 individuals to identify how working from home during the pandemic…

Recently, we received an email with some constructive feedback from a kind user who was LGBT. She expressed concerns about the queer friendliness of our app.  We’re a really different kind of dating app and there are many things we do that are not orthodox. For example, we monetize on travel bookings (suspended due to…

Want to know what people picked for their first virtual dates? You’re in luck because we have the data! Perhaps these insights could help you next time you suggest or plan a date. At Fairytrail, we ask users to choose dates before connecting them for fun and to determine compatibility. Since the pandemic, we’ve added…

How to work and live abroad?  Get ideas about how you can live in other countries ranging from study abroad, work exchange, remote work, working holiday, investment, marriage, WWOOF. Here are the top 19 ways.   Do you remember the first time you ever travelled abroad? Do you remember how eye opening it was to…

Maintaining physical fitness while freelancing. “Women who reported sitting for more than 6 hours during their leisure time had an approximately 40% higher all-cause death rate, and men had an approximately 20% higher death rate.” – American Journal of Epidemiology  “Women who sat more than 7 hours a day and women who did no physical…

Big news! We’re the first dating app to offer people the ability to match and go on virtual adventures powered by Airbnb, Walk, and Viator  (part of TripAdvisor).   Here’s how it started. The Coronavirus is lockdown is really getting to me and everyone on the Fairytrail team. Many of us are feeling like we’re…

Maintaining physical fitness may be more of a struggle now that gyms are closed due to COVID-19. If this is something that rings true with you, keep on reading! It’s easy enough to say to ourselves that we are going to make the best of these wild times by getting in shape or trying out…

One month ago, we alerted our community about the dangers of COVID and strongly advised against traveling before lockdowns began. Since then the world has changed dramatically. Although our community has always embraced remote life (93% of our members are fully remote or aspire to be), it seems the whole world is talking about it…

The Impact of Coronavirus On Society The Coronavirus should not be taken lightly but 92% of people are dating as normal and many millennials are taking advantage of cheap travel deals. Today, Covid-19 was officially designated as a pandemic by WHO.  We strongly advise not to travel for your own safety, to minimize the disaster impact,…

Here are the things we believe at Fairytrail and serve as our guiding principles.   1. The world is a beautiful, magical place. We see what we want to see. There’s beauty in our world and we choose not to let it pass us by. That’s not to say the world isn’t a cruel and…

Fairytrail Campfire is meant to let nomads and world citizens help each other achieve their business and personal goals (aka make dreams come true). Some of us want to have the freedom to be anywhere which means having a job that lets them work remotely. Here’s a list of 1600+ remote jobs from companies who…

People often ask us how they can have a remote lifestyle. In fact, 42% of our community aspire to be remote. There isn’t one path to it, but perhaps the best way to begin is to simply to read about people who have done it.  But there are so many digital nomad and travel bloggers out…

I’m excited to share with you some data about the state of Fairytrail, a remote dating app for people passionate about travel. 93% of our users are fully remote or aspire to be. 60% of our users are women. 84% of our users are heterosexual.  25-29 year olds are our biggest segment, followed by 18-24 year…

On Jan 4th, 2020, Maggie from New York, NY and Jun Xiang from Sunnyvale, CA traveled to Denver, CO on a Fairytrail Adventure supplied by Airbnb. The Glacier Hike and Geothermal Cave Pools experience was led by Tyler, a local tour guide who started his tour company in 2019. The travel group size was 7…

When it comes to dating and relationships, personality is immensely important. Perhaps you have a certain “type” that you find irresistible. Or maybe you’ve had bad luck with one type and want to try something different. Here’s why we have Fairytale characters on Fairytrail.   1. Myers Briggs Personality Tests Personality assessments like the widely-accepted…

Tribe Theory is a new category in hospitality. Their mission is to connect, inspire, and empower the world’s entrepreneurs and enable the creation of ONE MILLION businesses worldwide by 2030. Through their global hostel chain, they are aggregating talent and ideas from every corner of the world and building a full-fledged ecosystem for business services…

Stressing about holiday gifts and looking for alternatives to expensive toys for your children? We have exciting news for you. Gifting your children experiences coupled with bonding time might be better for their soul and mind rather than breakable toys!    In 2017, The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships surveyed close to 500 women…

Dear Explorer, We believe the world is a beautiful, magical place. And it’s no surprise, we are attracting those who think like us. Through this app, I’ve connected with CEOs of tech companies, professional athletes, TED speakers, Google employees, Harvard grads, airline employees, journalists, doctors, college students, and even people who have lived in a small town their whole…

We gave you the rundown of the Female Fairytrail characters; now we would like to invite you to get to know the Male Fairytrail characters. Interested in knowing which one you are? To read about why Fairytrail uses Fairytale characters to help people get to know their matches, read this article. The Myers-Briggs and Enneagram…

Tired of underwhelming coffee dates and telling people about how many siblings you have? If you’re frustrated by the limited dating pool in your city, it’s time to shake up your routine by adding adventure and excitement. Try replacing your usual date script with the unknown— find someone you get along with, and go travel…

Starting today, Fairytrail travel agents will be able to help you plan and book your next adventure. It doesn’t matter if you’re a solo traveler or already in a relationship. This service is available to anyone through the Fairytrail app. Wait, why would I pay someone to book my travel? You’re already paying a commission…

So what do people love the most about Fairytrail? Here’s a short summary of why travelers love Fairytrail. 1. Biggest EVER Olympic-sized dating pool.  We have one dating market instead of tiny fragmented markets. This means more efficiency and choice. Instead of only being seen in your city, you can be seen in hundreds of…

My parents met in the university through a mutual friend. My dad had just graduated from the Navy Academy and had started working as a merchant marine. My mom was becoming a medical doctor and doing her residency at the hospital. Both were living in Dalian, China at the time. After a mutual friend introduced…

On Fairytrail, we use fairytale characters to help people quickly understand your identity and personality. But which character to choose?  Read about the personalities below or look up your MBTI or Enneagram to find the character that most closely represents you. If you don’t know your MBTI or Enneagram, you can take a free test…

When you are feeling a little down, there’s nothing like the instant hit of buying something on Amazon or going on a little shopping spree. Spending money can bring you happiness, but only temporarily. Traveling makes us happier than any material wealth. Making new purchases may give you a quick rush but it isn’t able…

Why do we have characters from folklore on Fairytrail?   Fairytrail uses widely-recognized characters mapped to Myers Briggs and Enneagram types to elevate personality in online dating. This can help you date more effectively.    1. To elevate personality. It’s very hard to know what someone is like as a person from their online profile.…

We destroyed the iPod business with the iPhone. At Fairytrail, it’s no different. We believe we can only be successful when we put our users’ interests ahead of ours. Here’s how we are reinventing the online dating business. — Dear Brave, Early Explorers of Fairytrail,  We are at 200+ strong monthly active users just a couple…