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Two friends sitting on a stone step under a ruined gateway, looking out over the river and boulder hills at HampiFeaturedTravel Tech · December 17, 2025 · 14 min read

How to Plan a Group Trip with Friends: 2026 Playbook

A 14-day plan to get four to six friends from "we should go" to booked: a dates poll with a deadline, a budget cap, who books what, deposits, a dropout rule and the rupee maths for splitting costs.

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