Update For Those Still Making Efforts Towards This Barbados Girls Trip
Hey ladies!
First of all, thank you for accepting the invite to travel with me on this luxury girls trip to the island of Barbados in the Caribbean. I know there are many things you could do with your time off of work, away from your man, or whatever fills your leisure; and there’s always other ways to spend money. I appreciate you wanting to spend your time and resources with me.
However, as we know, I sent out the invitation to this girls’ trip last December and began accepting payments towards it at the top of this year in January. The goal I shared was to have everything signed, sealed and delivered by the end of the summer, to avoid an onslaught of stress right before the trip. It’s November. We’re only a month out from departure. All I wanted ladies to be worried about at this point is getting their outfits together and appointments made for hair, nails, lashes, waxing, etc. Life happens and everything can’t go as planned, I understand.
Unfortunately, matters are out of my hand at this point. I had a meeting with my point-of-contact over at the private villa and I was required to share details pertaining to our group. Per the booking agreement, I knew from the beginning that I would have to give the full names and email addresses of all guests that would be staying on property. We are past due and I had to touch base and I could not confirm the individuals that were below 50% paid at the time of our meeting.
As I informed the group in a previous post (see: Your Trip is Booked!), those that were over 75% paid are ticketed and confirmed passengers for our MIA - BGI flight on American Airlines. Those same ticketed individuals are confirmed guests at the private villa, La Maison Michelle.
The options for those that are incomplete and I was unable to confirm:
continue as planned (fly and stay with group)
complete payment of original total ($2,050) + pay an additional fee as dictated by villa ownership to be an add-on guest
point-of-contact at private villa will get back to me this upcoming week with what the exact per person add-on fee is this far in the timeline
as of now there are seats available on same flight as group that’s already booked
no guarantee how long seats will be available
note: the airline has raised the price and you will be responsible for the difference
- OR -
book your own travel and accommodations
Royal Westmoreland has beautiful condos at reasonable rates
(I stayed in Royal Apartment 234 last December for only around 1k; divide that by 3-4 ppl that can fit more than comfortably in the 3-bedroom unit and that’s nothing, in comparison)
Google flights is a tool you can use to find and compare flight options
responsible for your own transportation on the island, including but not limited to, travel to/from BGI airport, as well as travel to/from meeting up with group at the villa and around the island
pay a la carte for dining and activities with group
Trust me. I wish there were other options. I wish everything could’ve gone as planned.
No, seriously… multiple individuals were only 25% paid or less. Everything still has to be paid for for me to give the rest of the group the experience I said I would give them without them having to come out of their pockets more than the original price I gave them. What does that mean? I’ll have to come up with thousands of more dollars before the end of the month to fill in the gaps. So, when I say I wish everything could’ve gone as planned, I mean it.
Whew, child.. …ima rob Peter to pay Paul, ima see somebody son ‘bout it, ima do something to get this money!
I appreciate your ongoing efforts in advance. [prayer hands]
