Group travel advantages and disadvantages

Traveling in big groups, such as with the family or with your gang or close friends, is more fun than going alone on a trip. Well, this is just my opinion and how I feel about travel. My motto is: “The more the merrier!”

Though more travel companions means more fun, it is also much harder to go on a group trip than with just two or three of you on the road. First, it’s harder to organize and manage a big group for a trip. Another challenge is in accommodating the group for a place to stay and for transportation. Thus, when traveling in groups, more planning and budgeting is needed than when going on a trip with fewer persons. On the other hand, the advantage of group travel would be in getting group discounts on hotels and plane tickets and other rentals.

It is best to check out on special offers for the group months before the trip. As an example for van rentals, GO Airlink Shuttle offers round trip discounts when you book online in their site. Groups who need a JFK Airport shuttle can reserve for a van via their website or through phone. They operate within the New York City area, providing transfer services from three airports – JFK, Newark and LaGuardia – and to destinations such as hotels and residences between Battery Park and 125th Street.