DIY All Inclusive
May 1, 2008 by Greg
Recently, a friend of a friend organized a trip for us all to attend Coachella. My friend handled all the travel arrangements, and her friend handled lodgings, drinks, and food. I booked the flight picked out, and I bought my concert ticket. Other than that, I just handed over $150 and accommodations and food were taken care of.
I found the concept of just dropping a set amount to cover all food, drinks, and housing cost refreshing. Usually when traveling, we’ll each bring a bottle of booze and split checks at restaurants. With the DIY all inclusive model, it was all handled. We had the option of requesting specific items, but easy going as I was, I just took it as it came with the mention of my vegetarian diet, and it worked out great.
How do you travel as a group?
I get pretty paranoid trusting other people to stuff like this, but I know from an ‘all inclusive’ perspective overall - it can be great.
My sister and bro-in-law always take these (ungodly expensive, but worth it) fancy all-inclusive trips to private resorts in Mexico and the like, and have loved every minute of the hassle free experience.