Who has the upper hand in planning family vacations? Mom or Dad?

[QTNexpat]

Hello everyone!

Are you a mother or a father living in SG? Who do you think is a major decision maker in planning family vacations? Who makes the final call or where to go/how to much to spend, etc,.? And why?

I would (naively so, as I am neither a mom nor a dad) assume that a mom has the upper hand in choosing a place which both she/her husband and the kids would enjoy...what do you think?

(Note: I'm doing this for an academic project on consumer behavior, if anyone wants to know why)

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the kids

[Barnsley]

Hello everyone!

Are you a mother or a father living in SG? Who do you think is a major decision maker in planning family vacations? Who makes the final call or where to go/how to much to spend, etc,.? And why?

I would (naively so, as I am neither a mom nor a dad) assume that a mom has the upper hand in choosing a place which both she/her husband and the kids would enjoy...what do you think?

(Note: I'm doing this for an academic project on consumer behavior, if anyone wants to know why)

The school system ......

Almost everyone in my office takes vacation to sit with their kids in run up to exam time.

Hardly anyone takes more than a day off here and there......

Its damn strange!!!

[QTNexpat]

Almost everyone in my office takes vacation to sit with their kids in run up to exam time.

Hardly anyone takes more than a day off here and there......

Its damn strange!!![/quote]


You mean parents take a day or two off to assist their kids in studying for an upcoming exam rather than for a short family vacation?

[Barnsley]

Almost everyone in my office takes vacation to sit with their kids in run up to exam time.

Hardly anyone takes more than a day off here and there......

Its damn strange!!!

You mean parents take a day or two off to assist their kids in studying for an upcoming exam rather than for a short family vacation?[/quote]

I am not sure how much "assitance" a parent can provide , but 90% of my colleagues never take enough time off in one go to have any sort of vacation short one or otherwise.

All annual leave is taken up with a day here and a half day there, its weird!!

[QTNexpat]

Almost everyone in my office takes vacation to sit with their kids in run up to exam time.

Hardly anyone takes more than a day off here and there......

Its damn strange!!!

You mean parents take a day or two off to assist their kids in studying for an upcoming exam rather than for a short family vacation?

I am not sure how much "assitance" a parent can provide , but 90% of my colleagues never take enough time off in one go to have any sort of vacation short one or otherwise.

All annual leave is taken up with a day here and a half day there, its weird!![/quote]


Ahhh that makes sense...that is odd indeed.