![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-run-group-holidays-for-the-lonely/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_GEP_CHP_030723SLUG_9780JPG.jpg&description=Husband and wife team Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas have set up Flash Pack, a group holiday company that takes people in their 30s and 40s on luxury breaks around the world A couple determined to tackle loneliness have set up a holiday company that specialises in helping people make friends. Lee Thompson is upfront about his struggles with loneliness, which hit hard during his travels to more than 100 countries when he would find himself missing out on friendship and family time, struggling to form meaningful relationships. So, along with his partner Radha Vyas, the 41-year-old Londoner decided to do something about it and set up Flash Pack - a firm organising small group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s who want to see the world while making some new pals. Because a group of around 14 are contributing to the cost "you can do things preserved for the rich and famous", Lee told the Mirror. "We measure success on how likely they are to keep in touch. We have obsession with group dynamic, over the business side of things. We really care about it and focus on it," he added. Flash Pack delivers premium trips, setting travellers up in boutique hotels and taking them on horizon expanding experiences, whether that be whizzing around on side-cars in the Atlas Mountains or staying on a private island in Finland. The couple are so determined to ensure the vibe within the group is as good as possible that they occasionally forego income and gently urge people not to come, if they don't seem like they'll be in tune with the spirit of the trip. Lee continued: "If there is an individual who we don't think will work in the group format, we do everything we can to put them off. They have to be open minded and ready to make friends." The idea for the company was formed when Lee and Radha met for their first date, having hooked up on Match.com. "On the first date she said 'I have this great business idea'. She had had a terrible experience on a group holiday as everyo){kind=link}
Husband and wife team Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas have set up Flash Pack, a group holiday company that takes people in their 30s and 40s on luxury breaks around the world
A couple determined to tackle loneliness have set up a holiday company that specialises in helping people make friends.
Lee Thompson is upfront about his struggles with loneliness, which hit hard during his travels to more than 100 countries when he would find himself missing out on friendship and family time, struggling to form meaningful relationships.
So, along with his partner Radha Vyas, the 41-year-old Londoner decided to do something about it and set up Flash Pack – a firm organising small group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s who want to see the world while making some new pals.
Because a group of around 14 are contributing to the cost “you can do things preserved for the rich and famous”, Lee told the Mirror.