| How are SAH study tour sites selected?
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| Study tour locations are proposed by the SAH Second Vice President who works in consultation with the Study Tour Committee and the SAH staff. Members may propose locations for consideration. Typically, SAH organizes three domestic and one foreign study tours each year. Locations are selected for their significance to the history of the built environment. Duration for domestic study tours is typically 4-5 days; foreign study tours typically last for ten days. Locations must therefore offer a rich enough selection of sites to sustain tour participants' interest for that length of time.
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| How is the cost of SAH study tours computed?
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| The Society uses a very precise calculation to determine the price of every study tour. First, all the individual and group expenses are researched by SAH staff and the study tour leader. Individual expenses include hotels, meals and admission fees; group expenses include bus rental, tour leader honorarium, administrative expenses, and other costs that the group will share. The group expenses are divided by the number of tour participants, which can be anywhere from 20 to 40, depending on the restrictions of the sites visited. Then the individual expenses are added to the prorated group expenses. Finally, a contribution to SAH, ranging from $100 for short domestic tours to $350 for long international tours, is added to the expenses. The cost of the tour will be the total of those three expenses-individual and group costs plus a contribution. Additional expenses for single supplements consist only of the difference in cost between a hotel room used by a single person and a hotel room shared by two people.
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| How are the study tours filled?
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| The study tours are filled on a first come, first served basis. SAH Members are notified by email notices and a mailed tour announcement. Official registration for a study tour is accepted once a study tour participant has filled out and returned the registration form and placed a deposit to hold their spot on the tour.
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