Splitting Costs

[bumbling]

I am organising a family holiday for 18 people. The family units are one group of 6 and 4 groups of 3. The group of six is two parents with their xhild, their adult daughter and her two kids. ( in my mind this is two groups but they are insisting they are one group)

I booked a transfer from the airport to the resort and now we need to decide how best to split it.

The options are:

Per group 400/5
Per group with the group of 6 400/6 counting as 2 groups
Per person including children 400/18

Which way do you think is the most fair to everyone?

I agree with you that the group of 6 is 2 groups of 3. Therefore there will be 6 groups of 3 going. I think 400/6.

I would split pp so if 18 people and it costs 1800 then each owes £100

As it is all groups of 3 then 400/18 would work out the same per family.

It will be an amazing achievement if you come up with a solution that leaves nobody at all feeling hard done by. Good luck.

There’s no difference between options 2 and 3 in terms of cost per head/to each group so to avoid any discussion about what is/isn’t a group just state it as a cost per head

Options 2 and 3 are the same thing. Group of 6 are being arsy about beong 2 groups so per person gives the fairest result without raising hackles.

If it’s all multiples of three I would expect to deal with it that way.

So 400/6 and the group of 6 counts as two groups.

I agree that as 2 and 3 are the same it might be easiest to say it is a per person cost.
Good luck!

I'd do a cost per head, that removes any ambiguity and moaning that they are only one group so why are they paying double.

Per person is fairest

I would do it pp, then you avoid the argument about whether the 6 is one or two groups

The group of 6 want it divided by 5 as one member of their group is paying for them all. If divided by person they will be paying for 6 people and a larger portion of the overall cost.

As I still maintain they are two groups I don't think their finances are of anyone else's concern.

The other groups hate confrontation but don't want to subsidize the group of 6 so have asked me to come up with a 4th option that doesn't exist.

I am tempted to tell everyone to book their own transfers.

Per person, there are six of them so they pay for six. Nobody with half a brain could logically argue with that.

You split the costs amongst the adults surely? So 11 adults? Split the 400 by that..

If Theres eleven adults and it costs €400 surely divide it by 11? Which is just over 36 euro per adult...

There are other options to divide the cost.

Firstly, how are you being charged for the transfer? Per person or an adult and child price or just a set price?

Please tell me they’re all paying for their yen rooms?

What are you doing about food? Transport while there? Etc

No. You don’t just divide amongst how many adults. Children should be paid for by their own parents not subbed by others

If this is about a transfer then it doesnt bode well for the holiday itself to be honest!

The transfer is a set price.

The accommodation was paid for per group. The group of six opted for a 2 bed apartment so therefore paid more. The flights are obviously per person so they paid more. I'm not sure why they have chosen the transfers to be awkward.

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. Massive CFs who I would probably not be going on holiday with.

400/6.

They can't insist that they are a group. A group is Adults sharing a bed, so even if Mother/Daughter, they could share a bed, if needed. They are two groups.

Either that, or per person, which in this case, works out the same cost, per Adult.

Umm hang on but it works out even if you divide amongst adults because everyone has 1 child? With the exception of someone in group six, wow they might owe an extra €4...,
It's fair to split it amongst the adults as the average is 1 child.

Oh totally get everyone to book their own definitely! Other than that it's per person.

And given the bigger family are clearly being cheeky bastards and trying to shaft everyone but being subsidised before you even depart, I would be making it clear now that it's either individual bills or all groups of three, say it now before you leave because these guys have cheeky bastards tattoeed on their foreheads

Per adult is crazy unless everyone has the same number of kids and they’re all young enough to not effectively be an adult in regards to food etc

Per person is the fairest way.

I’m not sure I’d want to be going on holiday with people who were so unreasonable as to expect to pay half what everyone else is paying per person. I’m sure it won’t be the last time the issue of 1 group or 2 groups comes up, eg if each group takes a turn cooking for everyone or splitting grocery costs if you’re self catering.

I am tempted to tell everyone to book their own transfers.

this ^

Usually, I'm happy to coordinate who pays what, but at the first sniff of anyone being difficult, i would leave them to it. Per person, or cancel the group transfer: tell whoever is offering it that you cannot decide so they need to parley with everyone, ie take payment individually.

Heaven help you if you end up splitting the cost of any meals.

Why would the others sub the group of six because one person is paying. Ruuunn