Anonymous wrote:DH is a frequent traveler, so we go for free on points and miles. We budget $200 a day for food and activity (usually less) for a European or S. American trip. The hotel and airfare are free.

Maybe this isn't what you're asking for, but a lot of people are getting nearly free trips because of stuff like that.

This. I max out my credit card rewards. So over the last 2 years we have done weeklong vacations to Japan, South Africa, Caribbean, etc. All of these trips had either free airfare or free hotel.

Totally depends on the week/destination. Our most expensive is a week of skiing at Christmas which is peak season. That runs about $10k for 4 people. When we ski in the spring it's much less. A week at our own beach house, setting aside the cost of buying and maintaining the house, is maybe $100 for gas/tolls to drive there, about $1000 if we fly. Groceries are the same as at home, and most activities are free (beach, kayaking, etc.).

DH is a frequent traveler, so we go for free on points and miles. We budget $200 a day for food and activity (usually less) for a European or S. American trip. The hotel and airfare are free.

Maybe this isn't what you're asking for, but a lot of people are getting nearly free trips because of stuff like that.

Wholly depends on what your vacation is like. Disney (massive daily cost with amusement park tix at essentially $1000 a day for some families) versus beach front property (low daily cost once you're situated). Driving to locations or flying? Staying with family, in a hotel or using points?

Beach week is around $4k/week for 4 people.

$2500 for a driving vacation, where we rent a house for a week. + or minus $500.

Our beach week is usually around 3K. We are doing a National Park trip (which is fairly average for us) with flights and hotels for 4 days for about the same. If we went for a week, it might end up being closer to 4K.

Weeks stay with Granny:
$1100 airfare
$300 car plus gas ? Not sure DH reserved this
$200 meals
$ 100 activities for 2 preteens

$2000 or less total

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:obviously this question needs more detail. weeklong vacation to where?

beach?
domestic?
europe?
asia?
Africa?
cruise?

If you're taking "average weeklong" trips to Europe or Africa, the question is probably irrelevant.

What? No one goes to Europe or Africa for a week? Ever?

I wouldn't consider an average vacation to be one to Europe or Africa. That's not average. If it is for you, I don't think the cost is relevant. Understand?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:obviously this question needs more detail. weeklong vacation to where?

beach?
domestic?
europe?
asia?
Africa?
cruise?

If you're taking "average weeklong" trips to Europe or Africa, the question is probably irrelevant.

What? No one goes to Europe or Africa for a week? Ever?

Average domestic or Caribbean vacation with flying is about 4-5k for 4 of us.

Anonymous wrote:obviously this question needs more detail. weeklong vacation to where?

beach?
domestic?
europe?
asia?
Africa?
cruise?

If you're taking "average weeklong" trips to Europe or Africa, the question is probably irrelevant.

obviously this question needs more detail. weeklong vacation to where?

beach?
domestic?
europe?
asia?
Africa?
cruise?

Flights for 4: $1,600
Hotel for 5 nights: (often points, but without call is $1,000)
Car/gas: $200
Meals: $500
Tickets/entertainment: $500
All in about $4k for a fly to destination
Driving to the beach: Maybe $3k because it's mostly house rental

What do you spend on your average weeklong vacation?

Trying not to psych myself out of our potential $3.5k trip.