They say girls trips are where friendships go to die. There are many horror stories of girls who go away together to have a good time and come back frustrated and alone. What makes this a thing? Is it the high emotions caused by being in each other's space the entire time? Whatever it is, we are here to make sure that the same fate does not befall your friend group. Planning trips for a band of people can be tricky, but there are ways to make sure that you can make it through. Here are seven tips to make sure you survive a girls trip.
Understand The Group Dynamics
The most important part of the plan is choosing who the members of your party will be. You have spent years with your gang, so you know your people well! What are they like when they are angry and under pressure? Are they bossy, or do they like to follow whoever takes the lead? Knowing the different personalities that will be part of your posse helps you prepare for the drama. Too many loudmouths can be chaotic, but you also do not want to have too many shy people in the bunch. Choose people who will gel well together, and you could avoid World War 3 from happening. Now, check out the next tip to find out what else you need to do to have your trip succeed.
Plan For Everything Way In Advance
There is no such thing as too much planning! To make sure the trip even makes it out of the group chat, you need to make sure that you give everyone a long time to prepare. If you are planning to attend Afronation 2025 and have not started planning already, you are late! Let your girls know months in advance what you want to do. This gives everyone enough time to start making a budget and collect enough leave days to be able to come for the fun. Next, plan EVERYTHING! A detailed itinerary is going to avoid any issues and fights that could happen because people did not know what was happening. You cannot plan for every possibility, but you can try to make sure that a lot of things are taken care of. The next tip will be to make sure that everyone feels heard and seen in your preparations!
Figure Out Each Person’s Expectations
Something people fight about all the time when they go on trips is what activities to do. Some of the girls want to wake up and go for hikes, while others prefer to sleep in and enjoy a few hours before they start the day. Knowing what people want out of the trip and prepping beforehand will help make sure that everyone gets to do what they want. If you do not want to do the same things, it is not the end of the world! You can plan around the activities you want to do together and leave enough time for everyone to do whatever else they want! Make sure to have these chats before so that you avoid fighting about it on the trip and leave each other feeling slighted!
Talk About Money Beforehand
Money will have you guys fighting quicker than you think, so start talking about it now! Different people have different pockets, so you need to make sure that the budget for your girl's trip works for everybody. Some people want to stay in five-star hotels while others wish to sleep at more affordable Airbnbs. When you are booking your accommodation and activities, you need to make sure that the places you pick work for everybody. Another thing is to figure out payments before you leave! Nothing is more annoying than getting there and having people have excuses for why they cannot pay the hotel bill or cover the Uber to the airport. Get the money chat out of the way, and then you can have fun! The next tip will remind you to loosen up a little!
Be Flexible
A trip for anything more than two people is going to come with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. Flights could be delayed, suitcases could be lost, and this will make navigating the trip a nightmare. Try to keep a cool head when things spin out of control because no amount of planning is going to stop the craziness! If things need to be moved around to meet the changing itinerary, so be it. Planning is good, but even the spontaneous things that can happen on girls trips can be fun and make for some good stories. Tense situations can cause fights, so be willing to compromise to make sure things all work out in the end.
Communication Is Easy
At every stage of the process, make sure you are keeping everyone in the loop. Start a group chat with all the members of the party to keep them up to date with the planning. At every changing detail, make sure to tell everyone what is happening so no one gets frustrated by sudden changes. Have cute meetings to discuss your plans throughout the process and have a joint account to keep each other accountable about the budget. If everyone knows what is happening, fights about people feeling left out or plans being made without people knowing will be eliminated. Of course, you need to make sure that everyone actually reads the messages in the group, but that is another fight!
Remember To Have a Good Time
After all has been said and done, the whole point of the girls trip is to have fun! The planning is tiring and dealing with all the different people and personalities will have you wanting to pull your head out, but don’t. Fighting is normal, so do not allow it to ruin the whole trip, and kiss and make up as fast as you can. Most issues can be solved by talking them out, and instead of throwing friendships away because of trouble, see this as an opportunity to work on issues that may surface from the trip. A better solution is to put a pin in any fights and choose to pick them up when you get back. Beautiful views and delicious food should be able to squash any beef temporarily! Make this trip one for the books!