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[quote=Anonymous]Basically just venting because this hasn't actually happened yet, and there's definitely a possibility that it won't come to fruition at all.

So I have a trip to Japan planned for this fall - first time there.  It'll be myself, DH, my sister and her husband. I travel with my DH a lot, and I also take lots of trips with my sister, but this is the first time I've traveled with 4 people - but it should be fine, my sister's DH is very easy going and we all get along really well. This is a 2.5 week trip.

But now more people want to tag along. Specifically, my sister's inlaws got wind of this trip and want to come. And potentially her BIL and his wife. I don't really know these people that well, I only met them once (they all are scattered across the country!). My sister told me this and she's definitely NOT keen on this idea, but is hesitant right now to flat out say no. She saw all this in their group chat and they want to tag along and 'follow us around Japan' because it's all planned and 'sounds like fun and 'your sister (me) sounds like she plans great tips.' The BIL says he wants to see a real sumo match (fine, but that doesn't interest me, he can book it himself).

This is possibly 8 people now!! This sounds like herding cats. For one, I planned this entire trip myself with absolute minimal input from my sister and her DH. My sister has a similar travel style to my husband and I, so I don't really mind because if I like something, she probably likes the same thing. Our plane tickets are booked and coordinated, so that we are meeting in SFO to take the same flight over to Tokyo, and vice versa on the way back. All airport transportation is arranged for the 4 of us when we are in Japan, hotels are booked, I have one private tour booked (that is a max of 6 people) and I have a rough itinerary of what places in Japan we will be traveling to. This would now involved coordinating more airport arrival/departure times, hotel rooms, re-book the tour, etc. We have plenty of time as the trip isn't until late fall, but still. This was a lot of work on my behalf - watching youtube videos, social media stuff, google research, etc.

Only 3 of us have traveled internationally before (myself, DH and my sister). The rest haven't been outside of the US.

And then managing getting 8 people getting through chaotic train stations, crowded streets, coordinating meals. JFC.

Not that we all have to stick together the whole time, but I'm getting the impression that they want me to play tour guide and that's not how I want to spend my vacation. I don't care if they want to come to Japan around the same time as us but I do not want to move around all my reservations and plans. 4 people is plenty to travel with. I don't think I can handle 8. 
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