Do travel packages work at a golf tournament?
You have an athlete & team foundation. Your golf tournament can sell live auction travel packages. Here's how.
Your athlete & team foundation puts on a golf tournament. The crowd includes donors who travel, but the format is casual—polos, not black tie. You wonder if travel packages for a live auction will fall flat when half the room leaves after golf.
Athlete & team foundations often wonder if golf tournaments are too casual for live auction travel. But the crowd is the same as at your gala: people who travel, have the means, and expect premium experiences. They've seen every signed jersey. A bucket-list trip to the Kentucky Derby or Italy is a new reason to bid. And golf tournaments actually make bidding easier, because you can put the packages in front of donors all day.
There is no upfront cost. You reserve travel packages for free, and only pay if an item sells. You keep every dollar above the cost. If a package doesn't sell, you owe nothing. The recommended starting bid is 15-20% above cost, so you make money from the first bid. And if bidding gets hot, you can sell the same package to the second-place bidder, too.
This week, pick a few travel packages that match your donor base. Giveback XP has over 140 experiences you can reserve with no risk. Get the one-page PDF displays and marketing email. Then set up mobile bidding and place the packages where golfers see them: at check-in, on the course, and at the 19th hole. You can add items up to the day of the event.
Your next golf tournament will have a live auction that fits the day. Donors will bid on experiences like the US Open or a trip to France, and the foundation will see extra revenue without risk. The packages are fresh, the bidding is easy, and the winners get two years to travel.
Other questions about live auctions for athlete & team foundations
add silent auction to charity golf tournament
An auction converts the generosity already in the room into a second revenue line. Premium packages matched to this crowd routinely sell 30 to 50 percent above cost, and adding them costs nothing upfront.
charity auction ideas besides sports memorabilia
Go bigger than memorabilia: Kentucky Derby weekends, the US Open, Country Music Awards, Italy. Experiences the host's own circle would want reset the room's energy, and a hot package can sell to the runner-up bidder too.