Friends plan trip to Tennessee mountains and spend $1000 each, one disinvites the other because he wants to bring his new girlfriend: 'I don’t want to spend a week in the woods with someone I don’t know'

Does a financial contribution to a vacation give a person the right to make last-minute additions to the guest list?

While going on a trip somewhere is supposed to be a relaxing and fun endeavor, it does come with its stressful moments. One of these is that planning anything other than a solo vacation means that you have to take other people's needs and preferences into account. What another one of your fellow vacationers wants may not align with your desires.

As a result, it is important to go into these plans with the spirit of open-mindedness. You should not have to ignore what it is that you want in a holiday, but at the same time, those who are going with you should be allowed to have a say. Sometimes this will cause conflict, and sometimes this may even end up in a trip not going ahead. 

Just like anything that we might do in a group, vacationing with family or friends involves compromise. The question is how much you can do that without feeling like your experience becomes a chore, instead of something enjoyable. If it is really so hard to figure it out, then maybe that vacation should not be taken.