40 destinations

What a group trip actually costs

A week for eight people, lodging and food, before flights. Each page breaks the figure down by group size and month, and shows whether driving beats flying from eight major cities.

Across the 40 destinations priced here, a week for eight — lodging and food, before anyone travels — runs from $7,270 in Scottsdale to $24,800 in Jackson Hole, 3.4× apart. The middle of the library is $11,400.

How much the month matters depends on the kind of trip. Parks swing a median 94% between their cheapest and dearest month; cities only 32%. GSA rates one of them at one price all year.

Fares are where your group's own geography comes in, so they are not in these figures. Each destination page prices flying and driving from eight major cities. The Department of Transportation publishes an average fare from at least one of those cities for 26 of the 40; the rest are modelled from distance, and the page says which is which.

By kind of trip

KindPlacesTypical weekfor eightTypical swinglow to high monthMost often cheapest
Beaches14$11,60070%January (12 of 14)
Mountains8$14,00092%January (4 of 8)
Cities7$7,70032%January (4 of 7)
Lakes5$10,70056%January (4 of 5)
Parks5$15,20094%January (5 of 5)

Typical means the median member. The swing is between a place’s cheapest and most expensive month for the same property.

All 40, A to Z

DestinationTypeWeek for 8
Asheville, NCMountain$8,990
Aspen, COMountain$14,700
Bar Harbor, MENational park$19,300
Bend, ORMountain$13,300
Breckenridge, COMountain$12,300
Cape Cod, MABeach$12,300
Charleston, SCCity$10,300
Coeur d'Alene, IDLake$10,900
Destin, FLBeach$11,000
Door County, WILake$8,510
Durango, COMountain$12,800
Glacier / Whitefish, MTNational park$15,200
Gulf Shores, ALBeach$11,300
Hilton Head, SCBeach$11,800
Jackson Hole, WYMountain$24,800
Key West, FLIsland$13,800
Lake George, NYLake$10,600
Lake Tahoe, CA/NVLake$10,700
Moab, UTNational park$12,000
Monterey / Big Sur, CABeach$14,800
Myrtle Beach, SCBeach$10,700
Naples, FLBeach$9,950
Nashville, TNCity$9,680
Newport, RIBeach$13,500
Ocean City, MDBeach$14,500
Orlando, FLCity$7,440
Outer Banks, NCBeach$12,900
Palm Springs, CACity$7,700
Panama City Beach, FLBeach$10,800
Park City, UTMountain$15,100
San Diego, CABeach$15,500
Sanibel / Fort Myers, FLBeach$8,970
Santa Fe, NMCity$8,120
Savannah, GACity$7,630
Scottsdale, AZCity$7,270
Sedona, AZNational park$11,100
Traverse City, MILake$11,500
Vail, COMountain$15,500
Virginia Beach, VABeach$11,000
Yellowstone / Bozeman, MTNational park$18,900
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