# Group Trip Hosting 101 with Megan

> Hello Creators! In this session, we'll map out a strategy for hosting your first group trip with your community. We will discuss everything from planning and promotion to creating an experience your travelers will want to repeat Don't see a time that works for your schedule? Email me at megan@roveandrelish.com to discuss alternate scheduling options. I look forward to meeting with you!

- Host: Megan
- Duration: 60 min
- Location: Google Meet
- Host time zone: America/Phoenix
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/roveandrelish/hosting-group-trips-101
- Event type id: 5409277

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=5409277&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 5409277,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "Participant-info": "…",
    "Notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `Participant-info` (Please share a link to your social media account, blog, podcast, or another platform where your community connects with you.)
- Optional fields: `Notes` (Is a specific aspect of group trip hosting we need to make sure we discuss during our meeting.)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.