Travel Around What
Your Group Already Loves

If the kids are settled in school, it’s time to start thinking about fun travel for you! Some of the best group trips start with a shared obsession: a love of wine, a standing pickleball game, a weekly yoga class, or a mahjong table that’s been going for ten years.

If your group has a hobby that gets everyone excited, a great trip is closer than you think. Below are some of the most popular group travel interests people are loving right now.

Food and wine

For the group that plans trips around buzzy restaurants and debates natural wine versus conventional, these four properties will pair well with your crew:

• ​Borgo Egnazia in Puglia, Italy - built to resemble a centuries-old Puglian estate with its own working farm
• ​Six Senses Douro Valley in Samodães, Portugal - a 19th-century manor set inside Portugal’s wine country​
• ​Carneros Resort & Spa in Napa, California - an estate with farm-to-table dining sourced from its own gardens

Pickleball

For the group that has a rotation, a rivalry, and at least one person who insists they’re not competitive (they are), bring your game to one of these resorts:

• ​The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado - a historic Colorado resort with group packages that bundle court time and accommodations
• ​Rancho Valencia in Rancho Santa Fe, California - one of the top racquet sports properties in California

Pilates

For the group that keeps their cores engaged even at brunch, these are the places to go:

• ​COMO Shambhala Estate in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia - a jungle retreat with multi-day immersive programs and resident instructors
• ​Lily of the Valley in Cap d’Antibes, French Riviera - a beachfront property on the French Riviera with both reformer and mat classes

Mahjong

For the group who want a change of scenery while they shuffle tiles, here are four ways to make the next game into a trip (I’m personally trying to make this happen in 2027):

• ​Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Montego Bay, Jamaica - a resort with floating mahjong boards in the pool
• Scenic Luxury Cruises on the Rhine, Danube, Mekong, and more - a river cruise where countries pass by between rounds
• ​Bowie House, Auberge Collection in Fort Worth, Texas - a property with a weekly mahjong night

Adventure

For the group that would rather hike, track, paddle, and safari than sit poolside, here are four trips worth committing to:

• ​Fairmont Mara Safari Club in Maasai Mara, Kenya - a tented camp on the banks of Kenya’s Mara River
• ​El Silencio Lodge & Spa in Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica - a mountain retreat in Costa Rica

Whether one of these fits your group or you have something else that brings you together, I’m here to help build a trip around it. Reach out to me and let’s plan something special!

Kirsten