Why this package wins for nonprofits
The Golden Ticket works because it answers the question every donor asks: what if I could choose my own adventure? Four radically different trips—each a complete, curated experience—live in a single envelope. The bidding war ignites not from one destination, but from possibility itself. A couple might dream of the Strasbourg Culinary Delights Small Group Gourmet Food & Wine Tour and four nights at Hotel Cour du Corbeau. Another sees themselves wine tasting at Charles Krug, Castello di Amorosa, and Beringer in Napa Valley, staying in a boutique inn just five minutes from downtown. A third imagines five all-inclusive nights in Cabo with meals, drinks, and activities included. A fourth wants the Kentucky Bourbon Experience: three nights, five distillery stops, a private driver, and a $100 gift card per guest. That multiplicity of appeal drives higher bids. For your nonprofit, the consignment model means zero risk: you pay HGA only if it sells, and only the $1,995 reserve. Every dollar above that stays with your mission.
The experience your winner walks into
The winner opens the envelope and chooses their moment. If Strasbourg calls, they'll arrive at Hotel Cour du Corbeau for four nights and join the Strasbourg Culinary Delights Small Group Gourmet Food & Wine Tour, discovering the region's food culture firsthand. If wine country appeals, they book a boutique inn five minutes from downtown Napa and spend days tasting at Charles Krug—Napa's oldest winery—then Castello di Amorosa and Beringer, where they can tour the caves or Rhine House. If beach and ease win, five nights await at an all-inclusive beachfront resort in Cabo San Lucas or San Jose del Cabo, with all meals, drinks, gratuities, and non-motorized activities covered. If bourbon and craft intrigue them most, they'll spend three nights at the Origin Hotel Lexington or 21c Museum Hotel Lexington and ride with a private driver to five local Kentucky distilleries, complete with box lunch, snacks, and a $100 gift card per guest to spend along the way. One choice. One unforgettable trip. Two people. No regrets.
Winner picks ONE bucket-list trip
The Golden Ticket isn't a single set itinerary — the winner picks ONE of the destinations below as their prize. They don't get every option, just the one they choose. Personalized booking and a dedicated HGA specialist are included regardless of which they pick.
Winner CHOOSES one option below.
- Strasbourg, France
- •4 nights for 2 adults at Hotel Cour du Corbeau
- •Strasbourg Culinary Delights Small Group Gourmet Food & Wine Tour
- Notions Of Napa Valley
- •3 nights for 2 adults in a boutique inn, just 5 minutes from downtown Napa — Options include: Napa Inn & Spa, The Elm House, or Hotel Napa Valley
- •Wine tastings at the following wineries: — Charles Krug - Napa's oldest winery — Castello di Amorosa — Beringer - Includes Cave Tour or Rhine House
- Cabo All-Inclusive
- •5 nights for 2 adults at an all-inclusive beachfront resort in Cabo
- •All meals, drinks, gratuities, and non-motorized activities
- •Multiple resorts to choose from in Cabo San Lucas or San Jose del Cabo
- Kentucky Bourbon Experience
- •3 nights for 2 adults at the Origin Hotel Lexington or the 21c Museum Hotel Lexington
- •Tour featuring 5 local distillery stops with a private car and driver — Box lunch, snacks, and bottled water included — $100 gift card for each guest to use at the distillery stops included
Sell the trip. Hand us the winner. You're done.
Send us the winner's name, email, and phone — we do the rest. Within 24 hours, a dedicated HGA booking specialist reaches out to your winner, and your team is officially done. No itineraries, no follow-up emails, no "did they ever book?" anxiety. Your nonprofit gets the credit; we do the work.
The only thing your team owes us is the winner's name, email, and phone. We submit the trip and contact them within 24 hours.
Every winner gets a real human at HGA — same name, same inbox, from first call to wheels-down.
No blackout dates. Winners have 24 months to lock their dates (not to travel — to book).
Our in-house booking and customer-service teams handle every detail. Your donors brag about the trip and the way your nonprofit treated them.
There is no cap on how many times you can put this trip in front of bidders — same night, next event, every year. Reserve it once, sell it again and again. You only ever pay the consignment cost on the trips that actually sell.