When you're traveling in a group, whether it be your family or a group of friends, traveling in a group can present some challenges. Coordinating a time that everyone is able to go and a destination that everyone is happy with, at a price that everyone can afford seems like a daunting task.  Once you start on this journey many find the task more daunting than they originally thought. But there's hope, there are plenty of places that you can go where with a bit of research and planning can make a trip with a group of family or friends easy.

One often overlooked destination is Grand Bahamas Island, although this Caribbean paradise is less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida and many travelers overlook Grand Bahamas Island thinking it might not have enough to offer.  Surprisingly, Grand Bahamas Island is a fantastic destination for many reasons, not only is it close to the United States, making it an easy destination to get to and from almost any major U.S. airport, but the island has just about everything to entertain every age group, from casino's, fishing, Scuba diving, golf, night clubs, spectacular beaches, kids activities, great dining and much more, making this a dream destination for many travelers.  And Grand Bahamas Island is known for its warm Caribbean charm and hospitality coupled with some pretty fantastic cheap vacation packages. making this an attractive travel destination. 

Grand Bahamas Island has many resorts to choose from ranging from family oriented to exclusive romantic boutique style resort and everything in between at every price range.  Most travelers start by shopping on the Internet, searching on Google, Yahoo or Bing with a few keywords to find what suits their travel needs, common searches include; cheap Bahamas vacation, all-inclusive Bahamas vacation, Bahamas golf vacation, using these search techniques will pull up numerous websites for individual hotels, resorts, and travel agencies who will all be offering specials and deals to entice travelers to come to Grand Bahamas Island. 

In the end, there really are two ways to plan a family or group vacation; you can do all the planning and coordinating yourself or you can partner with a qualified travel consultant who specializes in travel to the Bahamas. 

The first choice – booking everything yourself - you will spend time negotiating the price with different vendors, airlines and hotels and resorts and coordinating with your family or friends on dates.  Remember, hotels and airlines offer different pricing depending on the time of year and how much they are booked.  You may be able to negotiate a great rate with the hotel and or airline, but remember you are responsible for transfers to and from the airport.

Travelers should check out several sites and see what each site is offering; some will offer companion air-fare, all-inclusive vacation packages, room upgrades, or a free night or nights for staying a certain number of nights. It's up to you to determine the value to your group, what's more important to the group as a whole.

The second choice – partner with a qualified travel consultant specializing in Bahamas travel – many people feel like they won't get the best pricing by going this route.  Surprisingly, if you go with a reputable travel consultant who has been in business for a long time, you can get a great deal.  These travel agencies have been in business for a long time and send thousands of travelers each year to the destination, the resorts will often give them volume discount pricing that is unavailable to you as an individual shopper. This bargaining power can also translate to cost savings on airfare as well. 

This is how many qualified travel consultants offer cheap Bahamas vacations. The quality of the vacation or of the resort doesn't suffer; they're simply passing along their volume discount savings to you.  Remember, these travel consultants do the work of putting the package together for you, they are responsible to coordinate the dates, airlines, hotels and transfers to and from the airport for everyone in your group, this can be a great relief to you when booking and if that comes at a lower price tag than what you could have done on your own; all the better!

Some additional great news for groups who opt to use a travel consultant, many travel consultants will offer the group leader discounts on the trip, and if the group is large enough, the group leader goes free. This can be a great incentive for travelers who are looking to save a little bit of money. Be sure to talk with the travel consultant about all the options, pricing and packages available to you and your group when booking.    

Whether you choose to book your cheap Bahamas vacation using a search engine on the Internet and putting the package together yourself or if you use a qualified Bahamas travel consultant taking a cheap Bahamas vacation really can be stress free when you plan and research ahead of time.