Planning A Group Holiday

in #surpassinggoogle6 years ago (edited)

Planning a Holiday for a group of friends was not an easy task. So I am going take a day or two off for my Nha Trang holiday planning.

All of us, after some time are concerned and regret not being able to be with their friends for some time after they leave high school and so on. That's why the bright idea of going on holiday together. This joint adventure could be very relaxing and fun, on the other hand it could be your worst nightmare that could even escalate into a showdown! In a group holiday you’re going to have to learn to live with each other’s habits, moods and shits.

The trip planner role is usually fulfilled by one or two member of the group, coming out with ideas and plans, then getting the group to make the final decisions. Somehow I am the trip planner for our Nha Trang, Vietnam's Trip. Here are some helpful tips so that all goes smoothly.

Organize the ideal casting

Before you even plan your group trip, the most important thing is to carefully choose the people who is going for the group holiday. Be merciless. It's for your own good, believe me!

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Say YES to your old friends with whom you've already been on holiday and share the same interests, values, pace and lifestyle.

Say NO to couples who are on the verge of breaking up, to parents exhausted by their baby or teenager, to the depressed colleague that you hardly know or to your childhood friend's snobbish latest flame.

And above all, if you are single, NEVER go on holiday with a group made up exclusively of parents or couples!

Anticipate

Organising a meeting with everyone beforehand so that everyone can raise up their concern, needs, wishes, hopes and potential worries. Bringing this all up in advance will prevent avoid any misunderstandings or argument during the trip.

Pick the right place

Avoid staying in family home of any of the group members. Even if this is the cheapest option, you might find that you can’t properly relax. Some memnbers of the group would feel less at ease, afraid that they will be breaking something and maybe feel indebted.

Pick somewhere neutral that meets all the criteria you set: seaside, mountains, countryside, holiday club, self-catering, hotel, AirBnb and so on. Find somewhere big enough so everyone can have their own space and privacy (one room per couple or single person) and enough bathrooms to avoid queuing!

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Don’t be afraid to mention money

Let it be clear from the beginning by fixing a set budget for everything! There's no way any of the single member should be contributing to food supply or transportation expenses for the entire trip.

If your finances are a bit tight, don't feel obliged to keep up with the others. During the meeting as I mentioned in the ANTICIPATE segment, ask everyone to come out an amountb / budget that each members are willing to spent for the trip.

During the trip, keep a notebook in which each of you writes down exactly what he/she has spent. And don't forget to tally up regularly. You can also have a treasurer for the trip where he will collect a certain amount from everyone to be parked in a pool for all food and transportation expenses.

Plan out the places to visit

Get every members to list down the places of interest they want to visit personally. The priority will be the places that was listed more than one time from the group members. Collect it all back and pin down on a map to see the location of each places. You are going to do your best to include every place of interest from everyone in the trip.

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From there you will decide where your accommodation would be, to ease your travelling to the places you want to visit. And it also determine how many different accommodation you require for the entire trip.

These are just some advise. At the end, plan it however best fit your own group of friends.

Try not to hate each other once it’s all over

THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT when it comes to planning a group holiday is make sure that you don’t hate each other when it’s all over. This can be easily achieved by simply not seeing each other for three to four weeks post holiday, giving everyone time to literally and metaphorically cool off. And remember, no matter how awful it was at the time, the anecdotes will last a lifetime.

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This is very good advice. I would never be able to coordinate all this effort. I know someone who is this year's planner and is stressing out over it.

I would be tempted to ask for a generic donation pot for anyone who comes up short. Anyone requesting a portion of the pot would be obligated to help plan the next vacation.

How does it work generally?

Good picture, the water look nice.

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