Estimate a family trip budget
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Estimate what a family trip costs, broken down by getting there, staying, eating, getting around, parks and activities, and extras, with a low to high range, the source and date behind every figure, and a confidence score. Works for city trips, all-inclusive resorts, cruises and theme parks. Figures come from Endless Travel Plans' verified price data and the observed fares and room rates of real family budgets, never live prices; follow calculator_url for live prices. Places ETP has no data for come back as unsupported rather than a guess.
Input Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| month | No | Month of travel, as a name ("July") or number ("7"). Defaults to about two months out. | |
| style | No | Travel style. Defaults to moderate. | |
| adults | Yes | Adults travelling. | |
| nights | Yes | Nights away. | |
| trip_type | No | city, all_inclusive, cruise or theme_park. Inferred from the destination when left out. | |
| destination | Yes | Where the family is going: a city ("Chicago"), a theme park ("Walt Disney World"), a beach area for an all-inclusive ("Cancun"), or a cruise ("Royal Caribbean Caribbean cruise"). | |
| children_ages | No | Age of each child, one entry per child (ages decide seats, tickets and meal prices). Empty for no children. | |
| departure_city | No | Home city or airport the family leaves from, for getting there. Without it, flights use a typical distance and say so. |