Why this package wins for nonprofits
Milan & Lake Como is the package that bridges two worlds your donors crave: the energy of Italy's fashion capital paired with the quiet beauty of Alpine lakes. The draw here is concrete and compelling—three nights exploring Milan's iconic landmarks, then two nights at a lakefront hotel in Varenna where the view alone justifies the trip. Add a half-day private tour of Milan and a 2.5-hour private boat tour on Lake Como, and you've got a package with built-in moments that stick with travelers long after they return home. This is the kind of dual-destination experience that generates genuine bidding momentum because it offers both urban sophistication and escape. For your nonprofit, the math is simple: HGA consignment means zero upfront cost. Your reserve is $5,995. Every dollar above that goes directly to your mission. Your auction team promotes one compelling itinerary; your winning bidders get a white-glove travel experience from booking to return.
The experience your winner walks into
Your winners arrive in Milan and settle into their hotel for three nights with breakfast included each morning. A half-day private tour takes them through the city's most iconic landmarks—the neighborhoods, the architecture, the energy that made Milan the fashion and design center of Europe. They have time to explore on their own too, whether that means wandering the streets, taking in galleries, or finding a café to watch the city pass by. Then it's time for the real shift in pace. They travel to Varenna, a charming village on Lake Como's eastern shore, and check into their lakefront hotel for two nights, again with breakfast. The highlight comes on the water: a 2.5-hour private boat tour on Lake Como itself, where they see the villas, the mountains, and the villages that line the shoreline—the kind of slow-motion immersion that makes a place unforgettable. It's city, then lake. Architecture, then water. Five days that feel like two different trips, both of them exactly what they needed.
What the winner receives
- 3 nights in Milan with daily breakfast
- Half-day private tour in Milan
- 2 nights lakefront hotel in Varenna with daily breakfast
- 2.5-hour private boat tour on Lake Como
- Dedicated HGA travel specialist for booking and support
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.