How do you choose a destination as a group?

Agree the constraints before the options: budget per person, maximum flight time, and the dates. Then shortlist three destinations that fit and hold a single vote. Groups stall because they debate destinations before they've agreed what's actually possible.

Constraints before candidates

An open "where should we go?" invites answers across a $3,000 range and three continents, none of which can be compared. Fixing the budget and the flight-time ceiling first means every suggestion on the shortlist is a real option.

Three options, one vote

• Shortlist exactly three that fit the constraints — more, and it never converges
• Write one honest line on each about the trade-off, not the highlight
• One round of voting, majority wins, and the decision is closed