What's your favorite part of vacationing? Planning?

I read that  study found that many people find the most satisfaction from planning the trip. This seems backwards. I bet the people found self satisfaction in planning the trip because the trip went great and it was thanks to their planning.

I like planning trips a lot. I'll admit I've enjoyed the process of planning trips I didn't take. Recently, I thought about paying for a pre-packaged tour but it felt like a scheduled chore.

Have any of you guys taken these types of trips? Are they as fund as completing your own itineraries?

5 Comments
 

I went to South America for 3 weeks with nothing but a plane ticket. I arrived in the airport with no place to stay. I planned the whole trip on a whim. Sometimes planning isn’t always needed and it’s fun to fly by the seat of your pants. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

This may be a little counter to what you said. Would you pay someone to prepare a custom "loose" itinerary for you. I.E - I they do all the logistics for you and give you options to crash, but you can do w/e you want. For only $35.99 you can get an itinerary that still allows you to fly by the seat of your pants.

 

Consequatur quia sit saepe dicta rerum. Hic voluptatem ipsum doloribus necessitatibus. Ut qui qui facere eveniet.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”