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Planning travel by committee can be such a hassle, it makes filing your taxes seem like a vacation.
Picture this: You're sitting at your computer when the first text comes in: "We need to finally plan our trip!" Whether you've been talking about renting a ski cabin with 12 of your best friends or taking your annual trip to a music festival with college buddies, traveling with a large group can be equal parts fun and exhausting. It all starts with the planning, which can be a sisyphean task.
Whether you take charge or stay in the background, planning travel by committee can be a struggle. Just finding a date when everyone is available is tough enough — if you think booking a meeting is hard, try selecting the one long weekend that fits more than five peoples' schedules. If any of you have pets or kids, the difficulty level goes up a notch.
Even after agreeing on dates and a location, figuring out the logistics of how you'll get to your destination and where you'll stay can be another hurdle. Road tripping means no need to coordinate flights, but it does require negotiations around who will drive who. Flying in from a bunch of different cities? Better get ready to sync up arrival times so you can take one big rideshare — or, if you're going somewhere more rural, you'll have to book rental cars or airport shuttles.
It really makes you appreciate those real-life tasks that go seamlessly — like filing your taxes with H&R Block. If you've never used H&R Block before, it's easy to switch: Upload a PDF of last year's return and your data is automatically imported. The experience is so smooth, it almost feels more relaxing than your vacation.
Simple returns file free, and if you do have a more complex return, H&R Block offers up-front, transparent pricing. With Price Preview, if your price changes throughout tax prep, you'll know as you go. No surprises at the end — a refreshing departure from those hidden "cleaning fees" that pop up on your hotel bill or vacation rental invoice at checkout. It's no wonder 20.1 million tax filers rely on H&R Block. Make the switch today to maximize your tax experience.
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It really makes you appreciate those real-life tasks that go seamlessly — like filing your taxes with H&R Block.
The problem with big group trips
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Even after agreeing on dates and a location, figuring out the logistics of how you'll get to your destination and where you'll stay can be another hurdle. Road tripping means no need to coordinate flights, but it does require negotiations around who will drive who. Flying in from a bunch of different cities? Better get ready to sync up arrival times so you can take one big rideshare — or, if you're going somewhere more rural, you'll have to book rental cars or airport shuttles.
And that's all before you encounter one of the most divisive choices: vacation rental or hotel rooms? Renting a big vacation house means you'll have more opportunities to hang out as a group, but also requires compromises around sharing rooms, bathrooms, and maybe even beds. Hotels can be more appealing if everyone wants their own space, but they often come with higher per-person costs — not to mention, finding a hotel with enough availability for a big group on a popular travel weekend can be a tall order.
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"Even if the group is able to make all of those decisions without a hitch, you've got to reckon with reimbursements after the trip ends."
And that's all before you encounter one of the most divisive choices: vacation rental or hotel rooms? Renting a big vacation house means you'll have more opportunities to hang out as a group, but also requires compromises around sharing rooms, bathrooms, and maybe even beds. Hotels can be more appealing if everyone wants their own space, but they often come with higher per-person costs — not to mention, finding a hotel with enough availability for a big group on a popular travel weekend can be a tall order.
Even if the group is able to make all of those decisions without a hitch, you've got to reckon with reimbursements after the trip ends. If you went with the vacation rental, you'll have to divvy up everyone's share of the cost, plus any shared expenses like groceries for the house. Dinner reservations, ski passes, group tours, bar tabs — they'll all have to be itemized and split after the fact, too. Let's not even think about the awkwardness of tracking down the friend who's delinquent on paying you back.
Even after agreeing on dates and a location, figuring out the logistics of how you'll get to your destination and where you'll stay can be another hurdle. Road tripping means no need to coordinate flights, but it does require negotiations around who will drive who. Flying in from a bunch of different cities? Better get ready to sync up arrival times so you can take one big rideshare — or, if you're going somewhere more rural, you'll have to book rental cars or airport shuttles.
And that's all before you encounter one of the most divisive choices: vacation rental or hotel rooms? Renting a big vacation house means you'll have more opportunities to hang out as a group, but also requires compromises around sharing rooms, bathrooms, and maybe even beds. Hotels can be more appealing if everyone wants their own space, but they often come with higher per-person costs — not to mention, finding a hotel with enough availability for a big group on a popular travel weekend can be a tall order.
The problem with big group trips
Even if the group is able to make all of those decisions without a hitch, you've got to reckon with reimbursements after the trip ends.