How it works
Base = travellers × (return travel + days × daily spending) + rooms × nights × room price + extras; add contingency.
Input definitions
- Travellers
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Travel days
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Accommodation nights
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Rooms booked
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Room cost per night
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Food and local transport per person/day
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Return travel cost per person
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Total other costs: visa, insurance, activities
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
- Contingency (%)
- Enter the value in the labeled unit.
A worked example
- Travellers
- 2
- Travel days
- 7
- Accommodation nights
- 6
- Rooms booked
- 1
- Room cost per night
- 100
- Food and local transport per person/day
- 50
- Return travel cost per person
- 300
- Total other costs: visa, insurance, activities
- 200
- Contingency (%)
- 10
Assumptions & limits
Planning arithmetic using your supplied amounts, rates and policy. Use one currency for all money inputs; results use 2 decimal places. No statutory entitlement, automatic tax rule, live exchange rate or provider quote is inferred.
Sources & review
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Method updated 2026-10-17. Content checked against the stated method and examples. Our verification approach.
Common questions
Can I check the result before using it?
Compare the worked example with your inputs and use the stated method: Base = travellers × (return travel + days × daily spending) + rooms × nights × room price + extras; add contingency.. Confirm input units and boundary choices before relying on the result.
How does the Holiday and travel budget tool work?
Base = travellers × (return travel + days × daily spending) + rooms × nights × room price + extras; add contingency.
What are the assumptions and limits of Holiday and travel budget?
Planning arithmetic using your supplied amounts, rates and policy. Use one currency for all money inputs; results use 2 decimal places. No statutory entitlement, automatic tax rule, live exchange rate or provider quote is inferred.