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Top Tips For Traveling With Your Ex

Holidays are meant for relaxing – but what if you add an ex-partner to the mix? Here are some pointers to help you have a happy, stress-free trip.

Whether you’ve split up after booking a trip or are travelling together for the sake of your children, these days more and more people are choosing to go on holiday with their ex-partner.


Travelling with an ex can be a fraught experience. If not handled properly, it can throw up many issues, lead to arguments, awkwardness and hurt feelings.

However, there are positives to holidaying with an ex. You

  • Know each other well,
  • Share similar interests,
  • Feel comfortable with each other and,
  • Want to be economical with your spending. For ex-couples with children, it can make financial sense.

So don’t dismiss it out of hand.

An insurance company has offered advice on travelling with an ex. With careful planning and clear communication, you can have a fun and rewarding trip.

Set Clear Boundaries

To avoid misunderstandings and potential arguments it’s important to set and agree on clear boundaries before travelling.

Set up a meeting with your ex to lay the ground rules and make sure you’re both expecting the same things from the holiday.

If one of you is going into this hoping for a reconciliation, you could have a very awkward trip ahead. This is also a good time to discuss more practical issues such as holiday finances and how you will spend your time on the trip.

For example, do you plan on spending all your time together, or do you want some days to yourself to go off and explore?

If you have children, will you be sharing the child care? Discussing these things at the start will help to avoid conflict further down the line.

Plan Carefully

Careful planning is also key to a successful holiday – particularly if you’re travelling with children. In particular, you need to think carefully about your accommodation arrangements.

If you’re travelling as a family, then renting a villa or a holiday home is often a good solution, as it will enable you to all stay under one roof, but will also give you both your own space.

Keep Your Temper

When travelling with your ex it can be easy to fall back into old habits. Old resentments and irritations can soon rise to the surface.

A big argument can ruin the holiday for both of you, so if you are prone to bickering, take steps to minimise the risk of falling out.

Give each other some space – try sitting apart during the flight and transfers, and try to carve out time during the holiday to spend time away from each other, pursuing your own interests.

If you do feel yourself getting irritated, take a deep breath and try to stay calm – now isn’t the time to bring up that fight from two years ago.

Be Wary of Alcohol

Holidaying with an ex can be a stressful situation, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of drinking too much alcohol.

However, while it may relax you, drinking too much can also cloud your judgement and lower your inhibitions.

In this situation, you might find yourself having a drunken argument or even trying to rekindle your relationship – both of which could make for an awkward few days. Take it easy when drinking in the sun, and make sure you drink plenty of water.

Have a Contingency

In spite of your careful planning and best intentions, going on holiday with an ex sometimes just doesn’t work out. It makes sense to be prepared for this and have a contingency plan in place.

Ensure you have enough money to book an earlier flight or check into a different hotel should you need to.

So there you have it – holidaying with a former partner does not have to be awkward and stressful.

With clear boundaries and open lines of communication in place, you can kick back, have fun and enjoy each other’s company.

About the author

About the author

Ann Kately runs BeachReviews.org, the newest Beach Review website that aims to provide an honest review of every beach in the world!

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