If you ski, you may have at least considered a skiing hen weekend. But besides the often prohibitive cost, you might figure that since not everyone in the group skis then its a bit of a non-starter. But problem solved, in the form of Snowbombing festival in Mayrhofen Austria, an incredibly popular British festival at 1500m altitude. Each year thousands ascend on the mountain resort, for a week of sun, snow and musical revelry. It makes for a truly unique hen weekend, and one that ticks all the boxes. Active but suntan friendly. Party atmosphere outside but relaxing...

Ryanair has announced five new routes to Budapest, with three in the UK and one from Dublin. The flights are expected to carry 200,000 passengers to the destination, and lots of them will be Stag dos, keen to capitalise on the lower fares and phenomenal stag activities and nightlife the city has to offer. Use Maximise Flight Finder Tool to locate these new Ryanair flights. Regularly rated as the most beautiful city in Europe, Budapest has long been a favourite Stag venue for UK groups looking for a legendary send-off, consistently in our top 3...

The Bournemouth Echo, mouthpiece of the Bournemouth community, has declared Bournemouth the most popular location for stags and hens, even above strong contenders like Bristol, Newcastle and Nottingham. With seaside beaches and some of the better weather in the UK, its no great surprise that Bournemouth is a big crowd pull on the Hen & Stag scene. Indeed, Maximise sends more groups to Bournemouth than any other location, but it’s the brilliant activities and nightlife that really whet people’s appetites. With the widest range of stag & hen activities around, the important thing is that you’ll find...

Ever considered heading to the mountains for your Stag or Hen Do? Nice idea, I hear you say, but not very traditional and not everyone skis, not to mention the cost of a skiing holiday. Well our newest location Andorra just answered all these issues. For a few years now Andorra has been building up its reputation as Europe’s leading quality value for money ski location. Now that reputation has solidified, we sent a couple of the Winter locations Maximise team out to check out if it would make a suitable location for our Stags & Hens. ...