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[quote=Anonymous]Are the two days off at the beginning or end of the trip or are they in the middle of her regular work days?  If they are at the beginning or end of the trip, there is really no work-related reason for her to be in NYC those days.  I would give her the option to go home or travel on her own, at her own expense.  You should, of course, pay for her travel home.  However, I don't think you need to pay for her hotel and meal expenses on days when she isn't needed to work, if those days are at the beginning of end of the trip.  If they are interspersed throughout her work days such that it would be impractical for her to travel back and forth, then you should pay her hotel and a meal allowance during those non-work days.

As for paying her activity and show fees, you only need to do this if she is on duty or you invite her to join you.  It is fairly common to alter a nanny's schedule when she joins you on vacation, so she works some days during her usual hours and then has some days off, but makes up the hours at night so you can get out with DH or friends.

If she is not joining you for meals on days she needs to be in town to work, you may want to give her a modest meal stipend.  This doesn't need to cover the cost of fine dining, but she won't have access to her own kitchen, so you should try to close the gap between what she'd normally spend on food and what she'll need to spend to eat in NYC.  Of course, like everything else, this is a negotiable.  You can also tell her that she'll be on her own for meals when she's not working, especially since you'll be paying for her hotels and she will be working fewer hours than usual.

In this case, it sounds like you'd really prefer not to bring the nanny with you.  However, once you make it a work week for her--even with shorter days than usual--you ordinarily become obligated to pay her necessary and reasonable expenses.

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