Essay On Barbados Vacation

For our vacation, Jalyssa Rivera and I chose to go to Barbados, an eastern Caribbean island, known for its beautiful beaches and warm climate. With the cold temperatures we’ve been experiencing here in Wisconsin the past couple of months, we thought that a place like Barbados would be nice for a change. We’ve planned our vacation to be 8 days and 7 nights long, from Friday, March 30th, 2018 to April 6th, 2018, during which we plan to take a break from the cold Wisconsin weather and instead fly to Barbados and enjoy what the island has to offer. We’ve also managed to stay within the $6,000 budget. The total cost of our trip will be $4,034, which includes $1,211 for our hotel; $1,420 for our flight; $115 for a shuttle to take us to and from the airport/hotel; $700 for food; $860 for activities; and $328 for a rental car. Spending the remaining $1,966 will be optional for us, in case we want to buy extra things like souvenirs to bring back …show more content…
In this case, we opted for the latter. We ended up finding hotel and flight deals for a total of $2,746, which saved us $1,885.39. Even though the opportunity cost of finding the cheaper deals was having to dig a bit more, put more time into finding more economic options, and having to get a smaller hotel room with a single bed, it was very much worth it in the end. This was an economically smart decision because we ended up getting a much cheaper deal, even though we gave up certain things the other package offered and had to dig a bit more, which ultimately left us with more money to spend on other things that mattered more, like leisure