Realistically when faced with a choice between going on vacation to Barcelona or Rome, for most people it's going to come down to a question of cost. Are there

Realistically when faced with a choice between going on vacation to Barcelona or Rome, for most people it's going to come down to a question of cost. Are there direct flights? what do they costs? Are there any special deals on? Is there a huge event in one of the places that week driving up hotel prices? Do I want to attend that event? And so on. You won't be able to answer those questions without research, and unless you are properly rich the answer will make a significant difference. Plus there is always the implicit third option of "stay home and save all that money for something else", which also has to be considered.