Hi, I'm Matt.
I'm not an influencer. I'm not a wellness guru. I'm a 36-year-old guy from London who loves sport, good food, meeting new people — and who got frustrated that the holiday he actually wanted didn't seem to exist.
I started my career in travel, working for one of the UK's best known tour operators. It gave me something most people don't get — a proper understanding of how the travel industry works, what makes a trip genuinely good versus just expensive, and what people actually want when they step away from their normal lives. Then I moved into the corporate world and did what most of us do. Climb the ladder. Build the career. Follow the path we were all told leads somewhere worth going.
And for a while, it did. But somewhere along the way I noticed something. I was living for the weekend. Monday to Friday had become something to get through rather than something to live. And when the holidays finally came around, I couldn't get everyone together. Friends were busy, budgets didn't align, nobody could agree on where to go. I didn't want a package holiday. I didn't want to backpack. I wanted something in between — somewhere genuinely extraordinary, everything taken care of, and ideally a table full of people I'd actually want to spend time with.
That holiday didn't exist. So I built it.
Beyond Weekends is for anyone who recognises that feeling. If you've been saying "we should do something" for two years, if you're tired of waiting for the right group or the right moment, if you want more from your time off than a sun lounger and a swim-up bar — this is for you.
I'll take care of everything. You just need to show up.
Live your life beyond the weekend.
— Matt
