TravelTST’s Experts

Group travel brings different and sometimes unusual choices, which completely and totally depend on the trip.

Family (or other) reunion organizers decide on big the reunion might be, who will show up and where to hold it.

Couples about to wed, deliberate on the where and when of a tropical or other destination wedding/honeymoon and who might be able to join them.

A bachelor party plan can hinge on where… and whether or not adult entertainment is appropriate.

Group travel for business, or with a club, team or organization has a completely different set of choices and needs. Your organization is going on a spiritual retreat; or your running group or ski team are travelling to an event; your kids soccer or hockey team is travelling to a tournament…

Whatever the reason, membership organizations (clubs, teams, associations, etc.) are wonderful to stay active and pursue your interests while meeting new people and reconnecting with old friends or colleagues.

Setup a Blog For Your Group Travel

One fun way to get everyone involved beforehand, is to create a blog using one of the free blog platforms like wordpress.com or blogger.com. The whole group can both become familiar with what’s coming (forewarned is forearmed) and you can gather input and volunteers to help with the organization of all the aspects of the trip.

There are trips with a group of friends – a girls getaway to a spa, for wine tasting, for Golf or horseback riding; Golf getaways to try out new courses with friends; and bachelor and bachelorette parties that are more than just a stripper.

All the details of planning such group travel – how to make reservations, how to delegate, the budget, the guest list, what sort of activities – it all varies for which sort of Group trip and the purpose of it.

Here’s where a group travel specialist makes all the difference. It’s a great idea to get online checklists and be as prepared as possible. However, with a group travel agent working with you, you have an extra layer of protection and experience, someone who has done this many, many times and can really save your bacon.

They will be familiar with the challenges of gathering your group prior to the trip, running meetings or teleconferences to decide on the trip, and how to handle all the details beforehand. Then for the trip there are issues like ground transportation, taking care of luggage, challenges of certain airports, safety issues, generally things to watch out for, and how to do check in, handle money… etc.

Your group travel agent can guide you through this and make the process much smoother… so you can enjoy the trip too!