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Planning a vacation, on a budget
Life Management- A. Sobotka
Objective
• Students will plan a dream vacation for a family of 4.
• Students will work either individually or with a partner to prepare a PowerPoint presentation and plan every aspect of a vacation using a budget of $3,000.
Step One: Create a profile
• Include the following:– Parent’s ages &
occupations– Children’s ages– Where they live (city &
state)– Include why this is their
dream vacation
Step Two: Choose a destination
• This will be entirely up to you, please consider: – # of people– Budget– Where your partner wants to go
Step Three: Choose lodging
• Photo of hotel or lodging facility including prices, description of accommodations
• Check in/out dates• Amenities (pool, pay-per-view,
restaurant/room service, internet, room size, etc.)
• Price per night• What is included
Step Four: Transportation method
• If traveling by air, train, or bus please include:• Ticket prices• Name of company
traveling• Cost per ticket• Flight times
If traveling by automobile
• Obtain average price per gallon of gas, type of car, and mileage to and from destination
• Type of vehicle (you will be renting)• Dates traveling• Route that you are taking • Approximate distance in miles• Approximate MPG/miles driven =how many
gallons of gas you will need, in order to have an approximate gas budget for the trip.
Step Five: What will you do?
• Any entertainment (amusement parks, museums, shows, movies, tours, etc.)
• Cost per ticket (x4 people)• Packages (& what it entails)• Name of facilities, movies, tours, price per
person
Step Six: Meals
• Meals, name of restaurants and prices (can you find restaurants that let kids eat free?)
• Menu items including cost
• Consider hotels with continental breakfast included?
Step Seven: Gratuity• Gratuity (tipping –
bellhop, taxi, baggage, wait staff, etc.)
• Baggage (50 cents - $1.00 per bag)
• 20% on other items (like meals)
• Taxi or other transportation
• Concierge (depends on what service is provided)
Step Eight: Non-essentials
• Purchasing of non-essentials and souvenirs
• Include budget amount, items purchased (if possible)
Step Nine: Miscellaneous items
• *Determined by students*
• Look for specials and discounts!
• You will have five days to work on this assignment divided between the computer lab & the classroom to organize your data.
Presentations begin:
Friday November 1, 2013
You will have six days in the computer lab to work on this assignment