The man’s family has five members altogether, his wife, his two sons, a young daughter and he himself.

W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?
M: Yes. I’m thinking of going away on holiday but I’m not sure where to go.
W: Well, sir, we have a range of destinations you can consider. Are you going alone or with a friend?
M: With my family, actually.
W: So how many altogether, sir?
M: Four, my wife and I, and my young son and daughter.
W: Fine. Now with a young family can I assume that you’d like to go somewhere warm?
M: Oh yes. A beach holiday. That’s what we’re looking for. And we just need a safe, little place. A warm climate, a quiet, safe beach, a pool preferably, and lots of small restaurants and bars near the hotel.
W: And what eating arrangements do you want?
M: Just half board, please. We’ll have breakfast at the hotel but we’ll eat lunch and dinner at a beach cafe. We’d want about 4 - star quality for the hotel, by the way.
W: All right. And what time are you thinking of going?
M: I finish work on Friday night on July 8th and I’m off for two weeks. So, I’ll need to be back at work on Monday the 25th. I’ll need to finish the holiday then on the 24th.
W: And how long would you want to spend travelling?
M: Oh, as little as possible of course, with the little ones. Not more than a couple of hours in the car to get to an airport, and then not more than 4 hours on a plane.
W: That’s fine. You can get to all of the nice resorts on the Mediterranean easily in less than 4 hours. All right then. Let me show you some of our brochures.