How to Plan a Group Trip Without Losing Friends

Most group trips end with at least three people never speaking again. Marcy has planned four of them, and everyone's still friends. On this episode of Passports and Promises, host Shalene sits down with one of her very first clients to figure out how she pulled that off. Marcy organized her sorority's 25th line anniversary trip to Costa Rica using an actual democratic poll, navigated Paris with her family for the first time, and still gets asked by her kids about that fruit punch at Dreams Dominicus nearly a decade later. She breaks down the committee approach that kept everyone happy, how she handled last-minute itinerary changes when her group was having too much fun at the pool to leave, and why the Black Paris cultural tour became the highlight of her European adventure. Marcy reveals the surprising winner of her destination poll (spoiler: not the cheapest option) and why all-inclusive resorts eliminate the financial surprises that ruin group dynamics. If you're coordinating a milestone reunion, planning multi-generational family travel, or trying to get a group of friends to agree on literally anything, this conversation offers practical frameworks that turn potential disaster into trips people actually remember fondly. Follow Passports & Promises!! Website - https://passportsandpromisespodcast.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/passportsandpromisespodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@passportsandpromisespodcast Follow Shalene!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latitude_concierge_travels/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shalene-dudley-cta-wpicc-dws-pmp%C2%AE-49ab37b/ Latitude Concierge Travels Ltd Website - https://www.latitudeconciergetravels.com/what-we-do-bedford LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/latitude-concierge-travels-ltd/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/latitude_concierge_travels/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@latitude.concierg Marcy Website: https://www.ourhealthinfocus.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourhealthinfocus/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcy.d.fitzgerald Dreams Dominicus Website: https://www.hyattinclusivecollection.com/en/resorts-hotels/dreams/dominican-republic/dominicus-la-romana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamsdominicus/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DreamsDominicusLaRomana/ Secrets Papagayo Website: https://www.hyattinclusivecollection.com/en/resorts-hotels/secrets/costa-rica/papagayo-costa-rica/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecretsPapagayo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretspapagayo/