Thomas Lindsay is planning a trip to Rome, Italy from July 26th to August 1st to visit historic sites and museums with his girlfriend. They will stay at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel and Spa for $3324, which includes meals. Most activities are free or low cost museums and landmarks. Transportation will primarily be taxi, costing around $435 total. The total estimated cost of the 2 week trip for 2 people is $8052, within the $10,000 budget.

1. Thomas Lindsay
BITE 5390: Web Technologies
07/01/2014

2. Trip to Rome, Italy
I chose to visit Rome, Italy on my vacation due to its rich
history and art heritage.
I will be traveling with my girlfriend, who is also an avid
history and art lover.
Most of my activities during my trip will consist of visiting
historic places and museums, ideal places to take lots of
photographs.
Activity cost’s will be kept at a minimum because some
places I plan on visiting are free to view.
Trip will start on Saturday, 7/26/14, departing from
Norfolk and arriving in Rome on 7/27/14 in the morning.
Trip will end on Friday, 8/1/14, departing from Rome and
arriving in Norfolk that same evening.

3. Why Rome?
Where else on Earth can you see sites such as these…

4. Why Rome?
And the art….

5. Transportation
The most timely and cost efficient method to get to Rome,
Italy would be by airplane.
As detailed, a flight for two people from Norfolk, VA to
Rome, Italy would be $3823.60 round trip.
Transportation in Rome would consist of traveling by taxi
most of the time.
The average cost of a taxi in Rome is about 1.5 to 1.8 Euro
per kilometer, which is about $13.50 per mile.
With the major museums and landmarks of Rome within a
tight radius, you rarely will have to travel more than 6 or 7
kilometers.
All other short distances of 2 kilometers or less, will be
walked.

6. Transportation

7. Transportation

8. Longest Travel
Of all activities, the trip to the Montemartini
Museum is the longest at only 7.7km each way, taking
about 17 minutes.

9. Shortest Travel
The shortest travel distance of all the activities is
about a 1.3km walk from the Hotel and Spa to the
Zoological Gardens.

10. Lodging
For the entire stay in Rome, I chose a hotel and spa in
the heart of Rome that offers free meals.
The name of the hotel is the Parco dei Principi Grand
Hotel and Spa.
The total price for two adults per night is $277.
It is within walking distance of the Zoological
Gardens of Rome.
Total nights at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel
and Spa will be 12, totaling $3324.

11. Lodging

12. Dining
Since meals are provided with the hotel and spa
package, most meals will be at the hotel.
I have scheduled two dinners at two of the most well
reviewed restaurants in Rome.
These two dinners should cost about $100 per meal,
for two people.
The two restaurants are the L’ Archeologia and the
Fortunato al Pantheon.

13. Dining

14. Activities
The majority of activities I would plan in Rome would
be to visit the art galleries, museums, and ancient
buildings.
Rome has such a rich history that it would take many
trips to see everything.
Most museums have fairly reasonable ticket prices,
most come in at around 10-20 Euro, or $13 to $27, per
person.

15. Activity Prices

16. Activity Prices

17. Activity-Galleria Borghese
7/20/2014
Admission for 2-$47.76
Transportation-$0 (Walk)

18. Activity-National Gallery of Modern and
Contemporary Art
7/21/2014
Admission for 2-$32.76
Transportation-$30

19. Activity-Montemartini Museum
7/22/2014
Admission for 2-$17.74
Transportation-$60

20. Activity-Spa Day
7/23/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (included with lodging cost)
Transportation-$0 (no transportation)

21. Activity-Vatican City
7/24/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$50

22. Activity-Sistine Chapel
7/24/2014
Admission for 2-$40.94
Transportation-$0 (included from previous slide)

23. Activity-Colosseum
7/25/2014
Admission for 2-$45
Transportation-$75 (dinner transportation included)

24. Activity-Temple of Venus and
Roma
7/25/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$0 (included from previous slide)

25. Activity-Pantheon
7/26/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$40

26. Activity-Piazza del Popolo
7/27/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$40

27. Activity-Santa Maria del Popolo
7/27/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$0 (included from previous slide)

28. Activity-Capitoline Museums
7/28/2014
Admission for 2-$35.49
Transportation-$40

29. Activity-Ponte Sisto & ponte bridge
7/29/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$50

30. Activity-Basilica of Maxentius
7/30/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (free)
Transportation-$50 (dinner transportation included)

31. Activity-Spa Day
7/31/2014
Admission for 2-$0 (included with lodging cost)
Transportation-$0 (no transportation)

32. Relaxation Days
One day out of each week set aside to relax at the
hotel and enjoy the spa. (7/23/14 & 7/31/14)

33. Financial Summary
Total cost of round trip flight to Rome, Italy for 2
adults--$3823.60
Total cost for Hotel & Spa accommodations for 2
adults--$3324
Total cost for additional food not covered by Hotel,
for 2 adults--$250
Total cost for 2 weeks of activities for 2 adults--
$219.69
Total taxi costs for 2 weeks for 2 adults--$435
Grand total for vacation--$8052.29

34. Conclusion
Given a budget of $10,000, it is very possible to plan a
trip as I have described to Rome, Italy, for 2 adults for
2 weeks.
While activities might not suit everyone’s tastes, they
come at a bare minimum of expenses and will be
enjoyable to those who cherish history, art and
culture.

35. References
www.kayak.com
www.hotelclub.com
http://
www.gnam.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/2/visitare-il-museo
http://www.galleriaborghese.it/
http://
en.centralemontemartini.org/informazioni_pratiche/biglietti
http://
www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/13/10-best-restaurants-ro
http://
ancienthistory.about.com/od/architecture/ss/071010-Basilica.ht

36. References-Cont.
http://
goeurope.about.com/cs/rome/a/Rome_Intro_2.htm
http://www.parcodeiprincipi.com/
http://www.rome.info/pantheon/
http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/piazzadelpopol
o.htm
http://en.museicapitolini.org/
http://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article
/0,31489,1850368_1850304_1850196,00.html
https://maps.google.com/