For New Year's Eve and Detty December organizers
Sell New Year's Eve and Detty December trips with payment plans
Lock the villa in summer, put everyone on an automatic payment plan, and sell rooms, festival passes and party tables in one link, so the villa balance is paid before it's due.
Free to use. Travelers pay one 6% fee on top, so you keep your full price.
- New Year's trips published
- 1,400+
- New Year's organizers
- 1,000+
- Countries
- 28
- Paid toward New Year's trips
- $13M+
From Accra, Lagos and Cape Town to Dubai, Rio and Las Vegas, as of October 2026. Across every kind of group trip, organizers have collected $50M+ on SquadTrip.
What SquadTrip does for New Year's trips
SquadTrip is a booking and payment page for New Year's Eve and Detty December group trips. Organizers use it to sell villa or hotel packages for the week between Christmas and New Year's, add festival passes, party tables and airport pickups, and take a deposit with automatic monthly payments that finish before the villa balance is due.
Travelers book and pay on their phone. The organizer sees who has paid for which room and add-on on one dashboard, and the money goes straight to their own Stripe account. SquadTrip is free to use; travelers pay a 6% fee on top of the price.
New Year's trips outgrow the group chat
Twenty-four travelers, one villa, three parties and a balance due on December 1.
Deposits scattered across Cash App, Zelle and the group chat
One link logs every payment to the traveler who made it.
The villa you priced in July costs far more by November
Take deposits in summer, so you can lock the villa before prices jump.
The villa balance is due before everyone has paid you
Plans end on your date, weeks before the balance is due.
Nobody's sure who bought a pass or a table
Add-ons sit on each booking, so the party list builds itself.
How it works
From your flyer to a paid-up villa in three steps
- 1
Upload your flyer
Upload your New Year's flyer or PDF, or paste your website link. The AI builds the trip page with villa rooms, prices, a payment plan and the itinerary. Nothing goes live until you publish.
- 2
Set rooms, add-ons and the plan
Price the villa by room, add festival passes, party tables and pickups, then pick the deposit and the date of the last payment, before the villa balance is due.
- 3
Share one link
Post it in your bio, your broadcast list and the group chat. Travelers pay on schedule, and you track every booking on one dashboard.
Built for New Year's
Everything a New Year's package needs
Deposits and automatic payment plans
Charged on your dates, done before the villa balance.
Villa rooms and a New Year's weekend package
Each with its own price, dates and number of spots.
Late joiners fill the open bed
A room link invites a friend, and a waitlist catches the rest.
Festival passes, party tables and pickups
Priced one by one, listed on every booking.
Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm
For US travelers. A 4% fee is added; you're paid in full.
Referral links for promoters and co-hosts
See who sold which spots and the commission owed.
- Arrival flights at checkout Collect flights and passport names up front.
- Group chat and polls All-white party or all-black? Put it to a poll.
- Paid to your own Stripe Daily or weekly payouts, before the trip.
Paid up before the villa balance is due
Villas and hotels want their balance weeks before Christmas, and December prices only go up. Set the last payment date once and every traveler's plan ends before it.
- Jul 15Deposit to book$400
- Aug 15Payment 1$500
- Sep 15Payment 2$500
- Oct 15Payment 3$500
- Nov 15Final payment$500
- Dec 1Villa balance due
- Dec 27The group lands in Accra
See who's paid, by room and by party
Every booking shows its room, its add-ons and what's left to pay, updated as payments land. Export every booking when the villa host asks for the guest list or the promoter asks for the table list.
- Who's paid, who's on a plan and who's behind
- Move travelers between villa rooms from the Rooms tab
- Full or partial refunds from the traveler's page
From our data
What 1,400+ New Year's trips on SquadTrip tell us
Prices, timing and payments from New Year's and Detty December trips organizers ran on SquadTrip, as of October 2026.
$2,599
Median starting price per person
Half of New Year's trips start between $1,413 and $3,467.
7 nights
Median trip length
Christmas week into New Year's Day.
6 months
Median time from booking to departure
174 days. A quarter of travelers book 9 months or more ahead.
63%
Of paying travelers pay in installments
A deposit first, then more payments on a plan.
11%
Of bookings come in the last 60 days
Most travelers book well before December.
37%
Of New Year's trips go to Ghana
Then the US, South Africa, the UAE, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria and Senegal.
New Year's 2026–27
Where groups ring in 2027
The places organizers sell New Year's trips to, with the dates and draws to build a package around. Dates marked expected follow the last editions and haven't been announced yet.
expected
Detty December in Accra
Accra, Ghana
The draw: AfroFuture at El Wak Stadium (Dec 28–29 the last two years), day parties, beach clubs and New Year's Eve itself
What organizers sell: A villa or apartment for the week, festival passes, a New Year's Eve party table, a Cape Coast day trip, airport pickup
Hotels and the best apartments go by October. Lock the villa in summer.
Detty December in Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
The draw: Detty December Fest's 13 nights, Flytime Fest at Eko Convention Centre, beach clubs in Victoria Island and Lekki
What organizers sell: A short-let apartment in Victoria Island or Lekki, concert tickets, a beach day, a Calabar Carnival extension
Short-lets can triple their rates in season, and flights rise sharply from November.
expected
Réveillon in Rio
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The draw: Fireworks over Copacabana: last year's edition had 13 stages, 19 fireworks barges and up to 5 million people
What organizers sell: A hotel or apartment near Copacabana for the multi-night New Year's stay, a boat or rooftop for midnight, a Sugarloaf day
Copacabana hotels sell New Year's as multi-night packages. Price in dollars or euros.
Zamna Tulum
Tulum, Mexico
The draw: Zamna's ten-night anniversary season in the jungle, starting on New Year's Eve
What organizers sell: A villa for the week, Zamna nights or a multipass, a cenote and beach-club day, transfers from Cancún
Zamna multipasses are on sale now, and villa prices peak over New Year's.
expected
New Year in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
The draw: Summer New Year's: the Malay Choir march on Dec 31, then Tweede Nuwe Jaar's street parade on Jan 2
What organizers sell: A villa or guesthouse for the week, a winelands day, a New Year's Eve party, Table Mountain and a boat trip
It's peak summer season, so villas book up early. Price in dollars, pounds or euros.
expected
New Year's Eve in Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The draw: The Burj Khalifa fireworks: last year Downtown viewing was ticketed, with free public zones nearby
What organizers sell: Hotel rooms, a fireworks-view dinner or viewing ticket, a desert safari, a yacht afternoon
Viewing tickets and fireworks-view tables sell out, so buy them as add-ons early.
New Year's Eve in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
The draw: The Strip closes to cars and turns into a street party, with fireworks launched from resort rooftops
What organizers sell: Suites for the weekend, club tables, a show, a dinner before midnight
Club tables and New Year's Eve shows sell first. Around midnight, some casinos let in only hotel guests.
New Year's Eve in London
London, United Kingdom
The draw: The fireworks over the Thames: tickets went on sale Oct 23 through Ticketmaster only, £20–£55
What organizers sell: Hotel rooms or an apartment priced in pounds, fireworks tickets, a Thames boat party, a day trip out of the city
Tickets always sell out, and a second, smaller batch comes later. Buy yours in October.
Selling somewhere else?
Every destination works the same way
Rooms or packages, add-ons for the big nights, and a payment plan that ends before you owe the villa or hotel. Build it from your flyer in minutes.
Build your trip page
Also on SquadTrip: New Year's trips to Senegal, Indonesia, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Thailand, Morocco, Panama, Curaçao, Aruba, Belize. Selling a carnival trip next? Trinidad Carnival is Feb 8–9, 2027, five weeks after New Year's.
Planner
Your New Year's trip, month by month
When to lock the villa, when to sell and when the money should land. Bookmark it for next year too.
June – July
Hold the villa and open bookings
Pay the villa's deposit, publish your trip page and take deposits. July is the busiest booking month for New Year's trips on SquadTrip.
August – September
Let the payment plan work
Monthly payments land on their own. Tell travelers to book flights by September, before fares rise in November.
October
Buy passes and tickets early
Festival passes and fireworks tickets are cheapest now, and hotels and the best apartments are gone by the end of the month.
November 15
Final payment lands
Every plan ends here. Close sales, or open a waitlist so late joiners can take a spot that opens.
December 1
Pay the villa balance
Pay it with money already in your Stripe account, then send the rooming list.
December 20 – 27
Arrivals
Use the arrival flights you collected at checkout for airport pickups, and pin the itinerary in the group chat.
Not sure who's in yet? Start with a free interest form, make a free promo video for your trip, or read how to collect money for a group trip. Planning a quieter New Year's? See New Year's Eve retreats.
SquadTrip vs payment apps vs ticketing sites
How New Year's organizers usually sell, side by side.
| What you need | SquadTrip | Cash App, Zelle + a spreadsheet | Ticketing sites (e.g. Eventbrite) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit, then a payment plan | Charged automatically on your dates | Each traveler sends each payment by hand | One price, paid once; plans mean selling each payment as a separate ticket |
| Villa rooms and roommates | Rooms with spots; each roommate pays their share | A list in your notes or a sheet | Ticket types, not rooms |
| Passes, tables and pickups | Add-ons on each traveler's booking | Separate payments to track | Add-ons, paid upfront |
| Late joiners | Room link for the open bed, plus a waitlist | More messages in the group chat | Waitlists for events, not rooms |
| Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm | Yes, for US travelers | No | Varies by tool |
| When you get the money | Daily or weekly payouts to your Stripe | Right away, but nothing is tracked | Eventbrite pays first-time hosts after the event |
| Cost to you | Free to use; travelers pay 6% on top | Free, plus your evenings | Per-ticket fees, often passed to buyers |
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Free to use. Travelers pay 6% on top.
On a $2,400 villa room the traveler pays $2,544 and you keep the full $2,400. Card fees are included. No monthly fee unless you want Premium.
See pricingNew Year's trip questions, answered
What organizers ask before they move their New Year's trip off Cash App and spreadsheets.
What's the best way to collect money for a New Year's Eve group trip?
Use one booking link where each traveler picks a villa room or package, pays a deposit and goes on an automatic payment plan. SquadTrip charges every installment on the dates you set, sends reminders and receipts, and shows who has paid for what, so you stop matching Cash App and Zelle screenshots to names in the group chat.
How far ahead should I sell a Detty December or New Year's trip?
Open bookings in early summer. On SquadTrip the median New Year's traveler books about six months before departure, July is the busiest booking month, and only about 11% of bookings come in the last 60 days. In Accra and Lagos, hotels and the best apartments are usually gone by October.
When should the last payment be due?
Set it two weeks or more before you owe the villa or hotel its balance, such as November 15 for a December 1 balance. Every traveler's plan ends on that date, and the buffer gives a failed payment time to retry and the traveler time to add a new card.
Can travelers pay for a New Year's trip in installments?
Yes. You set the deposit and the installment dates once, and each traveler's card is charged automatically on those dates, with no credit check. US travelers can also choose Klarna, Afterpay or Affirm at checkout; a 4% fee is added to their total and you are paid in full.
Can I sell festival passes, party tables and airport pickups separately?
Yes. Add each one as an add-on with its own price, such as a two-night festival pass, a New Year's Eve party table, a day trip or an airport pickup. Travelers pick what they want at checkout, it's added to their total, and you see who bought what on your dashboard.
Can someone join just for New Year's weekend?
Yes. Packages are yours to define, so one trip can sell the full week in a shared or private villa room and a shorter New Year's weekend package, each with its own price, dates and number of spots.
Can roommates share a villa room and each pay their own share?
Yes. Set up each villa room with its number of spots, and travelers book a spot and pay for their own share. After booking they get a room link to invite a friend into an open spot, and you can move travelers between rooms from the Rooms tab.
What happens if someone drops out in December?
You write your own refund policy for the trip page and issue full or partial refunds from the traveler's page in your dashboard; a full refund also cancels the booking and stops future payments. To fill the spot, share the room link or turn on a waitlist so people who missed out can raise their hand.
Can promoters or co-hosts sell spots on my trip?
Yes. Give each promoter, co-host or ambassador their own referral link to see who sold which spots and what commission is owed, and add co-hosts as team members so you both manage bookings. Payments go to one Stripe account, so agree how you'll split payouts before you launch. How referral tracking works.
Can I price a Ghana, Nigeria or Brazil trip in local currency?
SquadTrip accounts sell in US dollars, British pounds or euros, so most organizers price Accra, Lagos and Rio trips in dollars and London trips in pounds. Cedis, naira and reais aren't offered. Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm are for US travelers.
Does SquadTrip book flights for my group?
No. Travelers book their own flights, and you collect what you need at checkout with registration questions, such as arrival flight, passport name and room preferences. That gives you the list for airport pickups without chasing anyone. Collect registration info.
What does SquadTrip cost for a New Year's trip?
SquadTrip is free to use, with no monthly fee. Travelers pay one 6% fee on top of your price, card fees included, so on a $2,400 villa room they pay $2,544 and you keep $2,400. Payments go to your own Stripe account with daily or weekly payouts; Stripe usually takes 7 to 14 days to release your first payout. See pricing.
Your New Year's trip page, live tonight
Upload your flyer, set your villa rooms and share one link. Free to use: travelers pay one 6% fee on top.
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