Why Urbi Global Travel Is Built for Group Trips
The short answer
Urbi Global Travel is a family-run group travel agency that returns most group quotes within 1 to 3 hours, asks for no deposit to start, and coordinates flights, hotels, car rentals, and activities in one place. A real person handles every trip, and Urbi often finds lower fares than online travel agencies.
Choosing a group travel agency should feel like handing your trip to someone who actually answers. Urbi Global Travel is a family-run group travel agency built around that promise: a real person behind every group trip, fast quotes within 1 to 3 hours during business hours, and no deposit required just to see your numbers. Instead of juggling six browser tabs and a spreadsheet, you send your dates and headcount once, and a named human puts the whole plan together. That is the difference a dedicated group travel agency makes when ten, twenty, or fifty people are counting on the details being right.
What sets this group travel agency apart is not a slogan, it is the workflow. When you plan a group trip with Urbi, one point of contact coordinates flights, hotels, ground transportation, and activities so nothing falls through the cracks. Our group travel planning services are handled day to day by Favour Okodogbe, with the practice founded and run by her parents, Victor and Maryqueen, a Nigerian family that started Urbi to help travelers everywhere book smarter and pay less. We are IATA-affiliated, we work with groups nationwide across the US, and we are rooted in Amityville on Long Island, close to Queens and the wider New York City metro.
What a real group travel agency actually does for you
Booking a solo flight online is easy. Moving a group is a different job. Seat blocks sell out, hotel room blocks need holding, and a single itinerary change can ripple across a dozen confirmations. A group travel agency exists to absorb that complexity so your group only sees a clean, single plan. Here is what you get when you bring your trip to Urbi.
Send your dates, city, and headcount. During business hours, most group quotes come back the same morning or afternoon, not days later.
Favour handles day-to-day inquiries. You get a name, a reply, and someone who remembers your trip, not a ticket number.
Flights, hotels, car rentals, and activities are coordinated together, so the group has one plan instead of four separate bookings to reconcile.
Payment is only taken when you are ready to confirm. You can change group size and details right up until you pay.
Fast quotes, because groups move on decisions
Group trips live and die by timing. A church group needs a number before the next meeting, a company offsite needs sign-off before the budget window closes, and a family reunion needs an answer before Grandma changes her mind about the dates. That is why our headline commitment is a quote within 1 to 3 hours during business hours, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM Eastern, every day. You are not left refreshing an inbox wondering whether anyone saw your request. If you want to understand the mechanics behind that speed, read how Urbi handles group trip requests from the moment your form lands to the moment you get a price.
Real humans behind every trip
Automated booking engines are fine until something goes sideways. A flight gets rescheduled, a hotel oversells, or half your group wants a later return. In those moments you want a person, not a chatbot loop. At Urbi, that person is Favour, backed by a family that treats every group like their own. Victor and Maryqueen built this agency on the idea that travel should come with real support, especially for the diaspora and for anyone tired of being a case number. When you plan a group trip with us, you are working with people who answer the phone and text back.
One place to coordinate the whole trip
The hidden cost of DIY group booking is the coordination. Someone has to match the flight times to the hotel check-in, arrange a van or car rentals that fit the group, and line up the activities so nobody is standing around. When those pieces are booked on four different sites, one change breaks everything. Urbi keeps them together. Our group travel planning services bundle the moving parts into a single itinerary with one point of contact, which is exactly what large groups need. Whether it is a school group trip, a student group tour, a church group trip, or travel arranged for a care facility or senior community, the structure is the same: you talk to one person, and one person handles the rest.
Often lower than the online travel agencies
People assume the big booking sites are always cheapest. For groups, that is frequently not true. Because Urbi is IATA-affiliated and works directly with suppliers, we can often find group travel deals that beat online travel agency (OTA) pricing, and we frequently find lower fares than OTAs in specific markets. The areas where we most often come in under OTA prices are New York City, Los Angeles, and Caribbean and tropical vacation spots. We never promise a fixed discount or a guaranteed dollar amount, because real pricing depends on your dates, size, and flexibility. What we do promise is that we will look for the better deal and show you the number, with no deposit required to compare.
| What you are comparing | Typical OTA experience | Urbi group travel agency |
|---|---|---|
| Getting a group quote | Self-serve, often no true group rate | A real person replies within 1 to 3 hours |
| Coordinating flights, hotels, cars, activities | Four separate bookings to manage | One itinerary, one point of contact |
| Deposit to see pricing | Card details often required up front | No deposit to start; pay when you confirm |
| Best-fit markets for lower fares | Advertised public rates | Often lower for NYC, Los Angeles, and Caribbean or tropical spots |
| Changes before booking | Restrictive, self-service only | Adjust size and details until payment |
How much does using Urbi cost, and how do travel agents get paid?
A fair question, and an important one. Many travelers assume a travel agency adds a fee on top of the trip. In practice, travel agents are commonly paid a commission by airlines, hotels, and suppliers when a booking is made, which is a big part of how they can offer group pricing without charging you extra to plan. We keep our booking policy simple and transparent: no deposit is required to get started, and payment is taken before a booking is officially made. For the full breakdown of the model and what it means for your budget, see our guide on how do travel agents get paid.
How the Urbi group booking process works
- Submit the group travel form with your city, dates, headcount, and what you need booked (flights, hotels, cars, activities).
- Get a quote within 1 to 3 hours during business hours, with no deposit required to see it.
- Adjust freely before payment. Change your group size, dates, or details as often as you need until you are ready to pay; nothing is locked in yet.
- One final check, then the booking. After your payment, Urbi confirms the details with you one last time and asks about any final changes before placing the booking. Once the booking is confirmed, the itinerary is locked.
Planning a group trip? Get a quote within 1 to 3 hours.
Get a group quote Call or text +1 631 552 1550Who Urbi is best for
Urbi works with groups of every kind across the US. If you are organizing travel for a congregation, a class, a team, a family reunion, a corporate offsite, or a residents' outing, the same fast, human, one-plan approach applies. Explore the group types we handle most often, or start your quote and tell us about yours.
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Frequently asked questions
What makes Urbi a good group travel agency?
Urbi is a family-run, IATA-affiliated group travel agency that returns most group quotes within 1 to 3 hours during business hours, requires no deposit to start, and coordinates flights, hotels, car rentals, and activities in one place with a real person handling every trip.
How fast will I get a group quote?
During business hours, most group quotes come back within 1 to 3 hours. Urbi answers from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM Eastern, daily, so you rarely wait days for a price.
Do I need to pay a deposit to plan a group trip?
No. No deposit is required to get started. You can change your group size and details freely right up until you pay. After payment, Urbi confirms everything with you one final time and asks about any last changes before placing the booking; once it is confirmed, the itinerary is locked.
Can Urbi really beat online travel agency prices?
Often, yes. Because Urbi is IATA-affiliated and works directly with suppliers, we frequently find lower fares than OTAs, most often for New York City, Los Angeles, and Caribbean or tropical vacation spots. We never promise a fixed discount, but we always look for the better deal.
How do travel agents get paid, and will it cost me extra?
Travel agents are commonly paid a commission by airlines, hotels, and suppliers when a booking is made, which is how Urbi can plan your group trip without charging you a deposit to begin. See our full guide on how travel agents get paid for details.
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