It can be exciting to plan a holiday with friends, but there are a number of things which you should take into consideration before signing on the dotted line and finalising your holiday plans. Spending long periods of time together can rub people up the wrong way, and you need to make sure you’re going to be able to have fun with the people you’re choosing to spend your holiday with.

First of all, think carefully about who you’d like to go away with. It might be make or break if you go on holiday with new friends who you don’t know particularly well – often it’s a better decision to stay with people you know you’ll have a good time with. That being said, just because you’ve known each other for years doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have fun together. Think about people who have shared interests and choose to spend your holidays with them.

Think about what role each person is going to take on during the holiday and during the booking process. If one person is particularly good at planning, let them organise trips and activities. Let someone with a good sense of direction read the map, let the best chef be in charge of the BBQ etc. If you agree to these roles ahead of time, you won’t all be fighting for control once you arrive.

Perhaps most importantly, plan your journey there very carefully. Arrange trains, cars, flights and anything else you might need to in plenty of time. The last thing you want is to begin your holiday with stressful last-minute planning – tempers are bound to fray, and you’ll be falling at the first hurdle when it comes to making sure your trip is enjoyable.