Any excuse to book a flight...
Been putting off organising that trip away with your mates?
Well get on it as research shows those holidays are great for your overall health and wellbeing.
Social-personality psychologist Dr Chopik has conducted a new study which suggests healthy friendships may have a positive impact on our health and even more so than the other relationships in our life.
His study, which was published in Personal Relationships, suggests that friendships have less pressure than some other relationships like a sibling or a partner. He noted that friendships "are a way to derive all the benefits of being in a relationship with someone without the enormity of it," which explains why they can have a bigger impact on health and happiness.
It's also better to meet up with your pals face-to-face rather than over social media or a phone call.
Dr Chopik told Well and Good that:
"You can sit down, look them in the eye, have a true back-and-forth, and read each other's body language.
"They can see you and your facial expressions.
"You're emotionally responding to things, and you can pick up on their emotions.
"You don't always get that through a phone call."
Speaking of holidays... we could be sending you and your pals to London, Paris and New York.
How do you enter? It's simple, all you need to do is 'check in' at one of our iRadio 321Go boarding gates which are located in 68 participating businesses across the country - you can find the closest participating store to you right here on our map.
Then once you have your snap, upload the picture here and you could be on the way to an amazing trip!
