Sample generic budget

Budgeting for your chosen course or workshop

We appreciate that it isn’t easy to calculate a trip abroad when you have to do all the sums yourself. One of the reasons we decided to leave to you the choice of your accommodation, is that it allows you as an individual to create your own, made to measure, creative holiday. It is certainly not our place to decide what you can or cannot afford!

With this in mind, we have created a table of typical costings so that you can better assess possible expenses during your time here in Venice. Bear in mind that our calculations are based on the actual tuition days and do not take into account any extension you may make to your holiday before or after the Workshop event of your choice. It is also worth noting that the accommodation costs quoted are often for a room or a self-catering apartment which could be shared, and as such, costs could be further reduced for two or more persons dividing the amount indicated in our sample table. Keep your eyes open for special ‘partner’ savings on a course fee — these often offer savings as in our example here where 2 or more people booking together benefit from a 5% discount.

Item	Cost	X number of days/nights tuition	Total	Notes
Return flight cost from UK to Italy	€130 approx.	N/A	€130	Consult: 'Marco Polo' Venice Airport http://www.veniceairport.it/en/ 'A.Canova' Treviso Airport http://www.trevisoairport.it/en/ 'Ryanair' https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/ 'British Airways' http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/it_gb 'Easyjet' http://www.easyjet.com/en/ 'Monarch Airlines' http://www.monarch.co.uk/ Airlines Venice Airport www.veniceairport.it/en/flights/airlines.html Airlines Treviso Airport www.trevisoairport.it/en/flights/airlines.html
Shuttle bus Venice airport to Venice Piazzale Roma	€8 single €15 return	N/A	€15	Consult: http://www.atvo.it/it-venice-airport.html
Shuttle bus Treviso airport to Venice Piazzale Roma	€12 single €22 return	N/A	€22	Consult: http://www.atvo.it/it-treviso-airport.html
7-day ticket Venice public transport including return bus transfer Venice airport	€72	N/A	€72	Consult: http://www.veneziaunica.it/it/e-commerce/services NB. The public transport bus number from Marco Polo airport to Piazzale Roma is no.5. It does not run all night
7-day ticket Venice public transport	€60	N/A	€60	Consult: http://www.veneziaunica.it/it/e-commerce/services
Guest house	€56	x 5 nights Sunday (presumed arrival), Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Friday presumed departure)	€280	Consult: Contact via email http://www.camplusliving.it/guest-house/redentore
Hostel	€45	as above	€225	Consult: http://generatorhostels.com/en/destinations/venice/ NB. some suggested rates are for a shared room
Bed & Breakfast	€80 -- €120	as above	€400 -- €600	Consult: http://www.bed-and-breakfast.it/en/ http://www.booking.com/index.en-gb.html https://www.kayak.co.uk/ https://www.airbnb.it http://www.booking.com
Hotel	€100 -- €170	as above	€500 -- €850	As above NB. some suggested rates are for a shared room
Self-catering apartments	€100 -- €170	as above	€500 -- €850	As above NB. some suggested rates are for 4 persons or more (eg. 2-bedroomed apartment)
Sample evening meal	€25 (pizza, beer, coffee)	5 evenings	€125	Occasionally some evening meals are included in course fee. Check your chosen course prospectus to confirm.
Sample lunch	€15 (tramezzini, glass wine, coffee)	N/A	Optional	Lunches are usually included on all workshop days. Check your chosen course prospectus to confirm.
Full workshop fee	€360 *	N/A	€360 *	*This is only an average course fee. Check your chosen course for specific figures
5% 'Early Bird' discounted fee	€342*	N/A	€342*	*For all bookings made before date specified in the course prospectus of your choice. Based on an average course fee. Option available on some courses only.
5% for previous participants	€342*	N/A	€342*	*For those who have participated in any previous Creative Retreats workshop. Based on an average course fee. This discount is usually a standard option for workshop participants.
5% 'partner' booking	€684* (total for 2 people)	N/A	€684*	*TOTAL For 2 people booking together at the same time. Please give us the name of your booking partner to confirm booking status. Based on an average course fee. Option available on some courses only.