When writer Hilary Sheinbaum had the opportunity to go to the Maldives, she initially hesitated — she didn’t want to go alone, but didn’t have a romantic partner to take. “Rather than saying no to the Maldives trip, however, I decided to invite my best friend Amy to travel with me,” she writes for Bustle. “Because you know what? In a post-lockdown world, I want to share time and memories with the people I adore.” Alisa Cohen, founder of Luxe Traveler Club, has seen more friend getaways for that very reason. “Based on the isolation of the pandemic, clients are using travel as a way to reunite with their friends from around the country and doing that with bigger trips,” she tells Bustle. “Clients are not saving that big dream trip for sometime in the future anymore.” Read More | 
