Your friend circle is probably filled with all sorts of colorful personalities that make your friendships special, and that is no different when going on a girls trip!

The travel personalities that you and your friends have can really make the trip interesting and filled with diversity.

There’s something about going on vacation that either brings out a different side to us, or emphasizes the characteristics that we already have.

If you’ve ever gone anywhere with your girls before, then you most likely have one, if not all, of these friends when you’re traveling together:

The Planner Friend
The Turn Up Friend
The Bougie Friend
The Thrifty Friend
The Adventurous Friend
The Laid-Back Friend
The Photographer Friend
The Research Friend

This blog post explores these common girls trip personalities, and celebrates what we love about them, and what can get on our absolute nerves (we still love them though)!

1| The Planner Friend

This is the friend who started looking up travel information the minute you and your girls decided you wanted to go on a girls trip.

The host/planner friend gathers everyone’s interests, likes and dislikes, wants and needs, budgets, and schedule constraints, and organizes the amazing trip.

She’s also the friend who wants to see all her hard work play out well, and will coordinate to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible while on the trip.

What We Love: She puts together an awesome trip and makes it easy for you to just show up and have fun.

What Annoys Us: She will bug you to death with questions and make sure she gets responses to everything.

2| The Turn Up Friend

This is the friend who is all about a good time from the minute you guys get to your destination. She is pouring the shots, dancing everywhere, and likely saying “ayyyyeeee” to everything!

She is bubbly and fun, and will even get the introverts to come out of their shell. She is all about bringing the good vibes and just wants everyone to have a good time.

What We Love: She naturally brings great energy to the trip and will get the party started.

What Annoys Us: She sometimes doesn’t know when to turn it down, take a break, or rest.

3| The Bougie Friend

This is the friend who wants the best of everything on the trip.

From preferring Uber Black to refusing to go out without purchasing a table, this friend can be a little high-maintenance, but the upgrades are always amazing!

Her standards are her standards and all you can do is respect that.

What We Love: She’s most likely the plug, and knows people that will get y’all into places you normally wouldn’t get into. She also gets the best of the best!

What Annoys Us: She might be a little uncompromising, making some decisions more difficult than they need to be.

4| The Thrifty Friend

This is the friend who announces the price of every purchase, and would rather be inconvenienced at times in order to save money.

She wants to get her money’s worth and we aren’t mad at it.

What We Love: She will help you keep to your travel budget, and find good deals.

What Annoys Us: Her anxiety about spending money can be a real downer.

5| The Adventurous Friend

This is the friend who is down for every excursion, and will even do the real thrilling ones by herself if no one else is down. She’ll eat different foods, and truly immerse herself in the culture.

She is super open-minded and will try anything once!

What We Love: She will get you out of your comfort zone and introduce you to new experiences.

What Annoys Us: She may want to do too much and possibly become a bit pushy with her encouragement.

6| The Laid-Back Friend

This is the go-with-the-flow friend.

This friend is down for whatever, whenever. She doesn’t make a big deal about things and is also pretty open-minded.

What We Love: She is not fussy and super easy to work with.

What Annoys Us: She may want to do too little, and her lack of an opinion can also be an issue when it’s time to make a decision or be the tie-breaker.

7| The Photographer Friend

This friend will take all the pictures. making sure to get all your angles until you are happy with the perfect picture.

She will also make sure you guys don’t forget to take group pictures together while you’re out having fun.

What We Love: She will help you get that perfect IG photo that will make your ex regret the day he left you, and she might even help you come up with a witty caption.

What Annoys Us: If she took the pics on her phone, she might take too long to send them to you. She also might post pictures of you that you don’t like (a big no-no!).

8| The Research Friend

While the Planner Friend has done everything they could to organize the trip to perfection, situations do pop up during the trip that needs immediate answers, and that’s where this friend comes in handy.

She will cross-check restaurant reviews, find the closest ATM, see what time a store opens, and give the GPS walking directions to all your destinations!

What We Love: She’s clutch! She will find what you need, when you need it, and do so quickly.

What Annoys Us: Sometimes it’s information overload. She finds too many options and that can create confusion amongst the group.

All these different characteristics contribute to your girls trip in the best of ways, and will make your vacation even more special.

Now send this post to your FRIENDS group chat, and have some fun determining each other’s travel personality types when you all go on your girls trip!