Everything You Need to Plan Your Next Group Trips

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Where did January go? One minute you’re convincing yourself it’s perfectly acceptable to live off leftover biscuits and vague good intentions; the next, the year has found its stride and you’re back at the desk wondering how it all moved so quickly. It happens every time. A few slow, dark weeks, then suddenly the days stretch, the air lifts, and the year ahead feels open again.

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For group organisers, this moment matters. It’s the pause where planning feels like optimism rather than obligation. Diaries open, ideas resurface, and that familiar question returns: where next? It’s exactly the spirit this February issue of Group Travel Today leans into.

Pauline has been on the road again, capturing Kent at its generous best – a county that rewards groups with variety, pace and constant surprise. We also travel to Heuvelland in Flanders, offering a quieter, more reflective experience that invites groups to slow down and connect.

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Elsewhere, spring stirs in gardens, Wales and Yorkshire quietly impress, and Loughborough proves that overlooked places often make the best itineraries. We return to Great British heritage, look ahead to Planning 2026, and finish with the Group Organiser’s Destination Guide – designed to be used, not admired.

Winter is loosening its grip. Planning season is properly underway.

Happy travels,