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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you invite, be extremely clear on what you want to cover, and what you won’t cover. Put it in an email to avoid misunderstandings.
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You should be paying for all meals, snacks, and activities.  You don't have to cover souvenirs.

Personally, I wouldn't invite friends of my child on vacation and then stick the parents with part of the bill.  You don't know the financial situations of the other families.  When when you invite a kid on vacation then expect the other family to pay for a portion of their child's bill, you're kind of asking them for money more than you are treating them.  It comes off like you're looking for their kids to entertain your child so you don't have to deal with your own teenager.

It is tacky to accept money from anyone you're hosting.[/quote]

I've literally never heard this but I'm from the Midwest. I've been on plenty of trips with friends' kids and vice versa. We (and they) never paid travel. They did not pay lodging (b/c we'd pay that regardless). Souvenirs/spending money was on their dime. Meals were generally covered by us/them, unless the kids were off on their own. What I described is how it always was.

It's a vacation. Not a dinner party. If the parents cannot afford to foot some of the bill for their kid, they are free not to send them. But, cover everything? No. Just be clear what they are expected to cover. [/quote]

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