Why this package wins for nonprofits
The Golden Ticket works because it puts choice—and mystery—directly into a bidder's hands. Four completely different vacations live in one envelope: a gourmet food tour through Strasbourg at Hotel Cour du Corbeau, wine tastings at Charles Krug, Castello di Amorosa, and Beringer in Napa Valley, an all-inclusive beachfront escape in Cabo with meals and activities included, or a Kentucky Bourbon Experience with private car service through five local distillery stops. This variety ignites bidding wars; every guest in the room sees themselves in at least one of these trips. For your nonprofit, the consignment model means zero upfront cost. You only pay the $1,995 reserve if the package sells—and every dollar above that goes directly to your mission. The mystery itself becomes your fundraising asset: bidders aren't just buying a trip, they're buying the thrill of opening an envelope and discovering which adventure awaits.
The experience your winner walks into
The winner arrives at the auction and opens the envelope to reveal their chosen destination. If it's Strasbourg, they spend four nights at Hotel Cour du Corbeau and join a small group gourmet food and wine tour, discovering the city's culinary traditions. If Napa Valley calls, they stay three nights in a boutique inn five minutes from downtown—options include Napa Inn & Spa, The Elm House, or Hotel Napa Valley—and taste wines at Charles Krug, Napa's oldest winery, then move through Castello di Amorosa and Beringer, where they can choose a cave tour or visit the Rhine House. If they pick Cabo, five nights at an all-inclusive beachfront resort awaits, with all meals, drinks, gratuities, and non-motorized activities built in. Or they might discover the Kentucky Bourbon Experience: three nights at Origin Hotel Lexington or the 21c Museum Hotel Lexington, a private car and driver for five distillery stops, box lunch and snacks included, plus $100 gift cards per guest to spend at the distilleries. The envelope holds four complete, ready-to-book trips—only one choice, infinite possibility.
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.