How to Use Meet Travel Friends to Find Your People

Welcome! If you're here, you probably have a trip in mind, a hobby you love, or a weekend you'd rather spend with good people. You're in the right place.

Meet Travel Friends is built to help you meet like-minded people through the things you already love doing. Here's how to get the most out of it.

1. Fill out your profile (it really helps!)

Think of your profile as your friendly hello before you ever meet in person. A complete profile helps other members feel comfortable saying yes to the same event.

• Add a clear, smiling photo. People love knowing who to look for when they arrive.
• Share an adventure you've always wanted to try. Antarctica? Japan powder? A sunrise hike? It's the best conversation starter there is.
• Write a few lines in About me. What do you love doing? What makes a great day for you?
• Join your activity communities. Hiking, snowboarding, wine and food, family adventures and more. They decide which events you see first.
• Pick your travel vibe, budget, and pace. It helps you find people who travel the way you do.

2. Tell us what you're looking for

In your profile, choose what you're looking for: friends, activity buddies nearby, travel companions, or group trips. Pick as many as you like!

It helps you find people who want the same thing, whether that's a weekly hiking buddy or someone to explore Portugal with.

3. Start with an event

Here's the heart of Meet Travel Friends: we bring people together through events first.

Browse Trips & Events, find something that sounds fun, and RSVP. You'll see who else is going and chat with the group before the big day.

Why events first? Because meeting as a group, around something you both love, is more relaxed and safer than one-on-one messages with someone you don't know. The conversation starts naturally, because you're already planning the same adventure!

4. Keep the conversation going

Met someone great? Follow up! Send a message, RSVP to the next event together, or check out their communities. That's how one hike turns into a weekend getaway, and a weekend getaway turns into a lifelong friendship.

You can also visit Find Travel Friends to see members near you who share your interests.

5. Feeling a little shy? You're not alone

Can we be honest for a second? Most of us feel a little nervous about the first hello. Walking up to a group of new people takes courage, and that's completely normal.

But here's the thing: everyone at that event chose to come and meet new people. We're all in the same boat, and the line between a stranger and a new friend is a lot thinner than it seems. Sometimes it's just one "Hi, is this your first event too?"

Look for events marked "Coming solo? You're not alone." Come solo, leave with friends.

6. Host your own adventure

Don't see the trip you've been dreaming about? Post it! Choose Host an Event, share the details, and invite others to join you. Some of the best friendships start with someone saying, "Who wants to come?"

7. Stay safe and kind

Meet in public places, keep conversations on Meet Travel Friends until you've met in person, and trust your gut. If anyone makes you uncomfortable, you can report or block them, and reports are confidential. Our first meetup guide has more tips.

And most of all, be kind. A warm welcome can make someone's whole day, and maybe the start of a beautiful friendship.

Where Strangers Become Friends.