The Task

Dear kids:

Your father and I had to leave unexpectedly for a business trip to Los Angeles, California. This has left us with no time to plan our family vacation. Based on our family talks, we have narrowed the cities down to three choices: New York City, New York; San Diego, California; and Orlando, Florida. We have decided to leave the final location up to you.

It is important for you to consider the following information as you make your decision. We are looking for the lowest possible airfares, hotels, and car rentals. Also, we want you to compare cost and time of driving our car to the respective city versus flying and renting a car

Working as a group, you need to research information about each of the three cities using the three Web sites provided. Use the spreadsheet provided to record your findings about each category to help you compare the three cities.

In order to convince us, you must prepare a travel brochure for the city you choose to have the best value. In each brochure you must highlight the major attractions, and include the information you found on driving, airfare, hotel, and car rental costs. Remember to make your brochure colorful and attractive.

Good luck! We know that this is a big responsibility, but we know you can do it.

Some important information to remember:

• We will be leaving from Richmond International Airport.
• We will depart August 20th, 2002, a.m. or p.m.
• We will arrive back August 27th, 2002, a.m. or p.m.
• Remember that your Father and I are counted as adults, and you two are counted as children.
• Remember the three cities you will be exploring:
  Orlando, Florida
  San Diego, California
  New York City, New York