How much is reasonable for an abroad hen?

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Mabmabdwarf · 07/07/2023 21:13

As the title says… How much is reasonable to pay for an abroad hen do?

What amount would you expect to pay for to go abroad on a hen do? Not including spending money?

This isn’t asking if people agree with hen dos abroad but just how much would you expect one to cost you.

In Europe over a weekend.

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StormShadow · 09/07/2023 14:21

LimeCheesecake · 08/07/2023 16:50

I think the idea of the hens covering the brides costs is unrealistic now, particularly if the bride is the one choosing to go aboard.

but there’s a group of people who are really struggling with the end of the super cheap flights - when you could get a flight for £25 each way to many parts of Europe and then get a cheaper hotel than you could in the UK, stag/hen dos aboard were a good idea. But many are struggling with the idea that flights are back up to more in keeping with “pre easyJet era” prices.

Yeah I think this is a good explanation. Covid and lockdown changed so many things, but people don't necessarily realise if they've not had cause to look. So if you were last on hens abroad in say 2018, you might not clock that it's a different world now. You see the same vibe on used car discussions on here. People just not realising that their experience from even 4 years ago is completely out of date and irrelevant now.

Then of course the cost of living crisis is clobbering some people whilst leaving others near enough unscathed. In a group of a dozen people of varying ages, there could be wildly different impacts. It's a bit of a perfect storm for organising this kind of thing.

GoblinAeroplane · 09/07/2023 14:42

Crikeyalmighty · 09/07/2023 12:15

I'm going to be honest and it's just an observation. The comfortably off and well off people I've known do hen nights involving one night somewhere nice in the UK and maybe a spa day and a meal out- those who are less well off or from cheaper parts of the UK seem to insist on 4 days in Dubai type things and expect their mates to go along with it. I think it's a ginormous blingy show off exercise to make them feel'well off' - the holiday equivalent of Burberry bags etc

You've had me thinking about this, and it's absolutely true for people I know too - I hadn't noticed.

1 night in a high end spa, max. a few hours drive from where most of us live for my more well off friends vs 4 day abroad trips for those who are more middle class.

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