People who can’t do simple holidays

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How would you describe someone who only really seems to go on hard to organise holidays? Like we like going to Dubai or Mallorca, nice and easy, one flight and done. Or if we go further afield then we do a package with Tui to Cancun or Dominican, usually AI.

But I have colleagues who seem to go on really whacky or trips that sound like a pain. They’d go to Greece and then get a ferry to some place no one has ever heard of. Or if they went to the Caribbean then they’d pick somewhere that needs two flights and a ferry to get to. Never do AI or something easy and relaxing but self cater and drive around.

Why do you need a word to describe them if their holidays have nothing to do with you?
Holidays are like clothing everyone has a personal preference. Many people wouldn't like AI or Dubai and that's ok. You like it and that's ok too!

Adventurous?

Plenty of people go to Greece to islands maybe you have never heard of but others have. I love those types of holidays. You see a lot more culture in those holidays than the type you describe you go on. But each to their own.

Not boring?

Why would you need to describe them? People enjoy different types of holidays.

An AI in Dubai doesn’t appeal to me at all and we never do package trips.

We have lovely relaxing holidays even if they wouldn’t appeal to you.

Because I wouldn't want to do a package or AI holiday.

Sounds like these people are making efforts to visit places that are less touristy and I totally understand that. A bit more effort and organisation but well worth it IMO to see somewhere unspoilt and not full of other Brits.

Those people like travelling. You like holidays.

Odd that you would phrase this as “can’t” do simple holidays. I can, and sometimes do, but sometimes I want a road trip to far flung places.

Why is this a problem to you?

Childfree? I have only wanted to do AI package holidays since having children because it's easy. When they're old enough to manage more days out etc. we can stop.

They sound like my type of people!

AI/touristy/common destinations = boring to me and full of 'Brits Abroad'

This sounds judgy in the OP.

I'd call those people adventurous and lucky. And fair play to them.

I hate AI and I would never go to Dubai.
I like backpacking around Greece and Spain
Solo
In tiny AirBnBs.
I am not interested in sun and sand. I like cultural stuff.
This isn't whacky or hard.

Normal? It’s the kind of thing I do without particularly thinking about it. I’ve never gone on an AI holiday in my life, I used to live in Dubai and loathed it, and Cancùn wouldn’t be for me, not matter how easy it was to get there. But I wouldn’t find anything at all stressful about a journey with several steps. I’m going to a monastery in the south of France with a friend in late spring that will involve a ferry, two trains and a taxi.

Some people like travel and some people don’t.

I am in the don’t category, so if I was picking between 2 hotels and one I could get to with a direct flight from the airport nearest to my house and then a drive under and hour from the airport, I’d pick that over one a flight then ferry away. But other people find the travel part of the adventure and would love that.

some people love a foreign supermarket. some people want to try lots of different restaurants in different locations. Some people get bored easily and need to move around to the next place.

Some people need to go on holiday to relax and just veg out for a week or two away from anything involving effort. Some people don’t have particularly stressful lives so don’t want to relax on holiday, they want to do stuff and see stuff and experience new things.

People are different.

Basically OP, do you watch “race across the world” and think it’s your idea of hell and so sad they have to keep moving and can’t enjoy the places they’ve been to, or do you think it looks like fun and interesting?

I'd call them 'adventurous'?

I've done a good few 'fly and flop' holidays in the Med or Canary Islands myself but if I was going long haul I can't imagine just landing on a big Caribbean island and staying in an AI resort.

I'd want to see some more of the whole area, so a boat to another island for a few nights or a twin centre trip. I don't think that's especially 'whacky'. I've travelled through Switzerland by train and would love to do a sailing holiday in Greece or Croatia when DS is older.

Each to their own isn't it. I'd rather never travel again than set a single foot in Dubai, but my Brother and SIL adore the place 🤷🏻‍♀️

This

Because your idea of 'easy' is many other people's idea of boring! I'd rather stay at home than go to bloody Dubai.

’interesting’?

’wrong’?

’people who have different tastes than you’?

One person's 'easy and relaxing' is another person's 'boring and lazy' though.

Imagine how overcrowded all those all inclusives would be if everyone went to them! You'd never get a sun lounger by the pool.

I like a nice relaxed holiday with my friend occasionally- lying by a pool, drinking cocktails and so on (although tbf we Do Things more or less every day as well)

But with DP and my adult sons, I love holidays where we Do Things. One such was driving to France, visiting the war cemeteries (ds1's choice), Paris for the Louvre (ds2's choice), Versailles (my choice) and Eurodisney (everyone's spur-of-the-moment choice).

Horses for courses.

The only times we have gone on package or AI holidays have been when we've been skiing and even then we usually don't. I much prefer exploring. It's not that much effort to put a holiday together yourself.

There's no particular adjective to describe what someone is like who likes those holidays

Why have you done a thread asking for a way to describe people who like certain holidays?

I get a lot of comments about my solo hols. People constantly saying I must be scared or bored or lonely.

I am not any of those. They are projecting their feelings onto me.

Why would you need to describe them as anything? What an odd thread. We’ve never done a package or AI holiday, for the simple reason that we don’t want to. We don’t like to stay in one place for too long and will usually travel around. I don’t think that warrants us being put in a particular category!

I love organising holidays. Researching, looking at different flights, hotels, modes of transport, what I want to see, where I want to eat etc. it's all part of the fun of a holiday.