Meet real ones near you, right now.
Stop scrolling past people. Start meeting them.
Every other app connects you to people who aren't there — a match two cities away, a profile offline since Tuesday, someone you'll "maybe meet up with sometime." You're standing in an interesting place, surrounded by interesting people, and the app in your hand is pointing you somewhere else.
Holidaybuddie® does one thing, better than anyone: it shows you who's actually near you, right now — and helps you meet them in person.
The whole idea
Proximity is the connection.
Not your bio. Not an algorithm guessing your type. Just the simple truth that the best person to meet — someone to share a laugh, share the day, maybe share a life — is often already a few steps away: the traveller at the next table, the local who knows the good spots, the stranger looking at the same sunset you are.
We put you in the same space as those people. What happens next is up to you.
Friendship, dating, or good company
Some people open Holidaybuddie® to find a buddy for the day — someone to split a cab, share a meal, explore with instead of alone. Some open it hoping to meet someone they can't stop thinking about later. Both are exactly what it's for.
Looking for friends? Meet travellers on the same streets and locals who'll show you the real version of the place.
Open to more? The best romances don't start with a swipe — they start with being in the same place at the same time. Holidaybuddie® is built for that.
Not sure yet? That's the point. You show up, you meet, and you find out.
You set the intent. We just get you into the room.
Why Holidaybuddie® is different
Most apps are built for "eventually." Holidaybuddie® is built for "right now."
Real-time, not eventually — see who's nearby this minute, not a match queue you check later.
Built for the moment you're in — a new city, your own neighbourhood, or a layover with six hours to kill.
Every kind of connection on one platform — travel companions, local friends, cultural exchange, or dating. You set the intent, we don't box you in.
Locals included, not sidelined — the people who live somewhere are half of what makes it worth visiting, and they're on the map too.
Locals and travellers, same map
On Holidaybuddie®, the visitor passing through and the local who's been there twenty years show up on the same map — because the best connections happen right where those two worlds meet.
Who's behind it
Holidaybuddie® comes from Naturforsker®, the company on a mission to change travel for good — travel with a conscience: greener journeys, deeper connections, and a belief that the best part of any trip is the people you meet.
In short
Wherever you are, someone nearby is looking for exactly what you are — a friend, a companion, maybe something more. Holidaybuddie® makes sure you find each other before the moment passes.
You're never alone out there. Unless you want to be.
