As a couple sometimes life gets in the way of romance. It’s not that you put other things before each other, but sometimes work schedules, and kids, take away from the time to romantically enjoy each other. When that happens, you know it’s time for a couples retreat.
Yes you can go on a vacation with just the two of you, but sometimes you also need that time to socialize as a couple. If you’re a parent, and you get together with friends, you find yourself talking about your kids to your friends. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that, but as an adult, you need to be able to socialize with other adults and be able to separate parent life from couples life.
When a couples retreat is in your future, there are a few things you need to do in advance to prepare for this type of trip, especially if you have kids. You’ll want to round up a nice sized group of married friends, or friends in a relationship, make arrangements for your kids to stay with parents, or friends that will not be attending this trip, and lastly figure out where the trip will be.
Those are only a few of the many things to consider when planning a big group trip. The key here would be properly plan things in advance. So if your marriage or relationship, has hit that point where the honeymoon phase has slowly faded, consider going on a couples retreat. Take a look at what to consider when planning a couples retreat.
Purpose of Trip
Why do you want to take this trip, and what are you trying to get out of this trip? The answer to this question is what will help you figure out the location of this couples retreat. Maybe you want to relax, or maybe you want to let loose!
Once you figure out why you want to take this trip, then you can figure out if you want to go somewhere where it’s more peaceful and serene, like the country. If you need to let loose as a couple, then you may want to go to a big city location.
Location
Location would be one of the first things you need to figure out. You need to decide if this retreat will be in the country or out of the country. If you’ve never planned anything like this before, then you might want to start out by planning a trip in the states. The planning process is just easier. You’ll want to pick a location that is centralized to a lot of things as well, such as entertainment.
Transportation
Transportation is a major part of planning a big group trip. You will need to choose transportation accommodating the entire group. You of course, will want to have those alone moments with your spouse or significant other, but for those group outings, you want to be together as a group.
Whatever destination you choose, you can definitely count on there being all sorts of attractions and forms of entertainment. There’s clubs and lounges, outdoor hiking, shopping, and going out to eat at restaurants. In order to enjoy those attractions, you’ll have to have a way to get there, so when planning this trip, be sure to plan for transportation!
Accomodations
Now, based on the purpose of the trip, you’ll want to find accommodations that will match your trip’s intent. If this trip is strictly for romance, then you need to find a hotel or resort, that maybe has a honeymoon suite, or some kind of package deal that will cater to the romantic needs of your trip.