Plan Your Dream Vacation

Your task: You will choose any STATE in the United States to plan a vacation to. You will have to make many decisions along the way. While planning your vacation you will have to decide: who will go with you, how long will you stay, how you will get to your destination, where you will stay when you are there, what will you eat, and what you will do while there. As you work through this project you must fill in all the information as it is listed below.You will have a budget of $7000, plan accordingly!

 Your Destination: ____________________________________

Describe why you picked this destination:

 

State Quick Facts:Capital:Largest City:Most popular tourist attraction:Population:

People: How many people are you taking? You must take at least yourself and one other person, but cost is the only restriction to how many people you take.

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Dates: When will you go? You will likely have to adjust your “dates” as you plan your trip but you will have to have “dates” in mind which must be solid by the time you complete the project.

Departure: ________________ Return: _______________________

Transportation: How will you get from here, Elma, to your destination? Choose one of the 2 options and complete all the information for that choice. Drive: You may choose to drive to your destination. If you do the vehicle you

will have is a 2013 Honda CRV that gets an impressive 25 miles per gallon.You must calculate gas cost based on the national average of $3.63 per gallon.Travel Expense Calculator: www.mapquest.com Travel Distance: ___________miles

Fuel Cost: distance x miles per gallon ______ x __________=_________

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Miscellaneous miles (this should be a close approximate that you will calculate when planning your itinerary):

___________milesFuel Cost: distance x miles per gallon ______ x __________=_________

Fly: You may choose to fly, you must calculate the cost of a flight for you and all the members of your group that you are taking. Remember, you must calculate a round trip flight!

www.travelocity.comFlight Expense Calculator:Departure Date ___________ Destination Airport _______________Return Date ____________ # of travelers ____________ TOTAL flight cost $_________ Rental Car: If you fly you will have to rent a car to use during your trip.Be sure to calculate the cost of the rental car based on the dates of your vacation.

www.rentalcars.com Type of car rented ________________ Cost of rental $____________ If you feel you are in a destination where a rental car is not necessary, explain here:

 

Lodging:You will have to determine where you will stay, the most common solution

is to book a hotel however, you may be creative. If it applies to your location you can consider a campground, a condo, or a rental house.

www.hotels.com 

Lodging choice(name) ________________Description of choice:

    

Cost per day: ______________ Total Cost of Lodging: $________

Dining:Where will you eat? You will need to plan your meals daily for your trip. You must look online to find restaurants in the area you will be travelling. You must find restaurants that have an online menu with prices. For EACH day of the trip you must plan what YOU will eat for dinner at which restaurant and calculate YOUR bill, then multiply your bill by the number of people in your group for a dinner estimate for each day. For breakfast and lunch you will calculate $5 per person per day for breakfast and $10 per day per person for lunch. Use the chart below to help you calculate your total dining cost. DAY Breakfast Lunch Dinner Total cost TOTAL for all ($5 per day) ($10p/d) Restaurant Menu Choices Total for day for all people

   

Itinerary: What will you do when you get there?• You must visit at least 3 historic sites and attach a 1 paragraph description of each.• You must go on 1 guided tour, of any place of interest associated with your

destination/state and attach a 1 paragraph description.• You must visit 2 recreational sites and attach a 1 paragraph description of each.• You must calculate the cost of all the items on your itinerary.

Itinerary Costs:Location: Admission Price: #of people

Total____________ _________ _____ ________________ _________ _____ ________________ _________ _____ ________________ _________ _____ ________________ _________ _____ ________________ _________ _____ ____

Trip Overview:Complete the following once all of your decisions and plans have been made.Be sure all other required information is filled out and paragraph descriptions are attached.

Destination:

Dates of trip: _________________--____________________

Number of travelers ____________

Total Transportation Cost: ___________

Total Lodging Cost: ___________

Total Food Cost: ___________

Total Entertainment/Itinerary Cost: ___________

Total Trip Cost: ___________

Sources:You will use many sources while planning your vacation. Please record all sources you used below. It is fine if these are all web sites.