The argument on day three is never really about the museum
Trips rarely fall apart over money or weather. They fall apart because one person set a 6am alarm to make the most of the day and the other planned to sleep through breakfast, and neither of them mentioned it before booking a room together. By the time it surfaces, you're standing in a foreign street at 8am having a conversation that isn't about the museum at all.
The Travel Style Test puts you in eight ordinary travel situations โ the flight is delayed, the famous restaurant has a two-hour queue, there's an unplanned free afternoon โ and works out what you actually optimise for when you're away from home.
Four ways to be on holiday
- The Planner โ the itinerary exists, it's colour-coded, and it accounts for transit time.
- The Healer โ the point of leaving was to stop doing things. Balcony, book, done.
- The Adventurer โ if it's a little bit frightening, that's the reason to do it.
- The Foodie โ the map is a list of restaurants with some city drawn around it.
None of these is the correct way to travel, and any two of them can share a trip happily โ as long as both people know which one they're dealing with. Send this to whoever you're going with, compare results, and you'll plan the itinerary in half the time and lose none of it to sulking.
Who it's for
- Anyone with a trip booked with friends or a partner
- Anyone who has fallen out with a travel companion mid-holiday
- Anyone who wants to sum up their travel taste in one line
Curious what results are in play? Have a look at The 4 travel styles - Planner, Healer, Adventurer and Foodie, explained before you start.