Problem Hawaii

Background Information

You and your partner both work for a travel magazine with a large audience. Both of you write columns for this magazine, which targets single men between the ages of 20 and 45. However, one of you usually writes articles for readers interested in adventure travle while the other writes articles targeted at more readers interested in high culture. This year, like every year, your boss would like you and your partner to prepare two articles for the winter issue. As Hawaii is a popular winter destination, he has decided that you will both visit Honolulu for the week of January 19th to the 25th.

Together, you have been given a budget of US$5000 to share on transportation, food, hotels and whatever activities you want to write about. However, before you go, your boss would like you to prepare a budget in advance for approval. You need to be careful not to exceed this budget.

Pre-Task

Before you meet, you need to do some research into estimated costs such as transporation, food, hotels, entertainment, ect. Click the links below for extra advice. Remember, don't spend more than an hour looking up infomation. If you cannot find an exact total, just estimate how much you might need.

If you're the Adventure Traveler click here.

If you're the Cultured Traveler click here.

Task

You will have 20 minutes to talk with your partner online to share your estimated costs and to negotiate a budget. After you have come to an agreement, email your budget to totoro2@dolphin.upenn.edu.