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WIBU to split cost of holiday four ways?

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Eldermilleniallyogii · 09/03/2025 20:59

3 adults and 1 child (age 3) going on holiday. Holiday package will not give clear split of cost. Mother and daughter will share one room. Younger daughter will share with her DC3. Would you just split the cost of the holiday four ways? They have a room each so makes sense to split the accommodation costs equally and the child will also need a seat on the plane but we had thought the child place might have been cheaper than an adult space.

Splitting four ways seems fair however will mean in practice A and B will each pay a quarter of the cost while C will pay half as she is paying for C and D but it is her child.

How would you split the cost?

Is there a better way to do this?

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SeaDragon17 · 09/03/2025 21:07

Split it 7 ways.

Mum & older daughter pay 2 shares each.

Younger daughter pays 3 shares.

Dresdemer · 09/03/2025 21:07

I would price it up for if there were 3 adults going, and charge the mum of the 3 year old the difference between that and the total cost.

Kids are usually cheaper because they eat less etc but also because things quickly get unaffordable for many families otherwise.

Or, granny and aunty can very kindly agree to split 3 ways. I think that would be pretty normal when DC are so small. We have certainly had friends' kids along on that basis while still so little.

mrsm43s · 09/03/2025 21:07

I'd split 3 ways between the adults in this situation.

Purpleturtle43 · 09/03/2025 21:06

Eldermilleniallyogii · 09/03/2025 21:04

It doesn't appear to be a free child place and it would be self catering.

Edited

I don't think you can expect 2 other adults to pay a third of your child's holiday. It would be nice to offer if they can afford it but rude to expect that.

strawlight · 09/03/2025 21:05

I’d say split 3 ways between adults. What do A, B & C all think?

CaptainFuture · 09/03/2025 21:05

Mother and daughter will share one room. Younger daughter will share with her DC3.
Mother and daughter both adults?
Adult and a 3 year old?
The other room single adult?
So 2 adults having to share a room paying the same as an adult having room to self and a mum sharing room with tiddler?! Not at all fair!!

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Eldermilleniallyogii · 09/03/2025 21:04

It doesn't appear to be a free child place and it would be self catering.

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TwentyTwentyFive · 09/03/2025 21:03

You can't split a holiday 4 ways when one of those attending is a 3 year old. 😯

Split it 3 ways between the adults.

Purpleturtle43 · 09/03/2025 21:03

I would say the person with the child should pay a bit more but not double as the flight will have cost less as kids don't pay tax. Is it all inclusive, self catering? If it's all inclusive then the child will also cost less. And are you sure there definitely isn't a free child place? I think meeting in the middle would be reasonable.

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Eldermilleniallyogii · 09/03/2025 21:00

To be clear the holiday site does not give a breakdown otherwise we would just do that. Previously we planned a family holiday through British airways and it clearly stated the cost for each person. We booked accommodation separately.

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