Why this package wins for nonprofits
The Vacation Passport puts choice in the winner's hands—and that power to pick drives bidding momentum at auction. Four distinct escapes compete for attention: Strasbourg's Culinary Delights Small Group Gourmet Food & Wine Tour, Charles Krug and Castello di Amorosa in Napa Valley, Beringer's Cave Tour in wine country, a private car bourbon tour hitting five Kentucky distilleries with $100 gift cards per guest, or an all-inclusive Cabo beachfront resort with meals, drinks, and non-motorized activities baked in. For your nonprofit, the consignment model means zero upfront risk: you only pay HGA's reserve ($1,995) if the package sells. Everything above that—every competitive bid—flows straight to your mission. Bidders love having agency over their escape, and the destination range (from French wine country to American bourbon to Caribbean sand) attracts wider paddle action than a single fixed trip.
The experience your winner walks into
Winners select their escape and book within 24 months. Those drawn to food and wine might choose Strasbourg, checking into Hotel Cour du Corbeau for four nights and joining the Culinary Delights Small Group Gourmet Food & Wine Tour for an immersive taste of Alsatian flavors. Napa Valley bidders pick from three boutique inns within five minutes of downtown Napa, then visit Napa's oldest winery at Charles Krug, explore the castle grounds at Castello di Amorosa, and tour either Beringer's historic caves or Rhine House. Kentucky bourbon enthusiasts spend three nights at the Origin Hotel Lexington or the 21c Museum Hotel Lexington, then board a private car for five distillery stops with a private driver, box lunch, snacks, and $100 gift cards to spend at each stop. Beach seekers choose a beachfront all-inclusive in Cabo San Lucas or San Jose del Cabo, where five nights include all meals, drinks, gratuities, and non-motorized water activities. Each path unfolds differently, but each one is theirs to design.
What the winner receives
- Strasbourg Culinary Delights Small Group Gourmet Food & Wine Tour with Hotel Cour du Corbeau (4 nights)
- Napa Valley wine tastings at Charles Krug, Castello di Amorosa, and Beringer with Cave Tour or Rhine House option
- 3 nights boutique inn in downtown Napa (Napa Inn & Spa, The Elm House, or Hotel Napa Valley)
- Kentucky bourbon experience: 5 distillery stops with private car, driver, box lunch, snacks, and $100 gift cards per guest
- 3 nights at Origin Hotel Lexington or 21c Museum Hotel Lexington
- Cabo all-inclusive: 5 nights beachfront resort with all meals, drinks, gratuities, and non-motorized activities
- 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.