About
People We Meet on Vacation is a 2026 romantic comedy film directed by Brett Haley, adapted from Emily Henry's bestselling 2021 novel by screenwriters Yulin Kuang, Amos Vernon, and Nunzio Randazzo. The film was released on Netflix on January 9, 2026, and stars Emily Bader and Tom Blyth as Poppy and Alex, polar opposites who become best friends after sharing a car ride to their small Ohio hometown from college in Boston. The supporting cast includes Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Lucien Laviscount, Lukas Gage, Miles Heizer, Alan Ruck, and Molly Shannon. The film spans a decade of summer vacations shared by Poppy and Alex, tracking how their annual trip together gradually deepens into something more than friendship. Principal photography used multiple global locations to capture the diverse settings of Poppy and Alex's vacations. Spain served as a primary filming location, including Barcelona and the Costa Brava coastline. New Orleans stood in for several American scenes, with nearly 50 percent of the production filming in Louisiana. The creative use of locations allowed the film to recreate the novel's globe-trotting romance within practical production constraints, giving each vacation chapter its own distinct visual identity.
Filming Locations
3 locationsFrench Quarter - Various Locations
Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA
Filmed at Cafe Du Monde, Bamboula's Jazz Bar, Domilise's Po-boy, Hotel St. Vincent, Frenchman Street Art.
New Orleans
Oct 1, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
MSY Airport, Kenner, LA
Former main lobby used for Barcelona Airport scenes.
New Orleans
Oct 1, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
Tulane University
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Campus filming for romantic comedy.
New Orleans
Oct 1, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024
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