While fantasizing about a trip to the South of France, I realized it would be more fun with friends. I dropped my dream itinerary in a group chat with three friends I'd known for just a few months.

Ask each friend to share a personal desire for the trip — for example, a tour of a museum or an afternoon at the beach — and assign that person to lead the group on the day of that activity.

A woman’s solo Asia trip turned tense when a friend decided to follow her itinerary without really asking Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024 ...

Social Q’s My Friends Excluded Me From Their Awesome Trip. What Should I Do? A reader ponders her next move after being left out of vacation plans with four other women. Share full article 1.6k ...

You can see this separate Reels feed by tapping a new pill-shaped widget in the top right corner -- showing a couple of your friends' profile pictures -- and the new dedicated feed will open. You ...

The new Reposts feature adds a native way to share public Instagram posts and Reels videos, similar to how retweets work on ...