I agree OP, this is one of the first EPs or GPs since Vampires I got excited about but then I came back down to earth and started to learn more.
Why is it that TS4's EPs are always so small? In content, in worlds, in gameplay, activities, new interactions, and stuff. They are always so limited.
If I look at TS2's Bon Voyage (ocean swimming) with it's three worlds, numerous activites for all three worlds that can be done anywhere else (ocean swimming etc.) and hotels to book, or run, many different objects to use, dances to learn, things to collect, owning vacation homes etc. etc.
Then there is TS3's IP world with tons of other things to do, and an open world and house boats and so much more. They didn't even have to add ocean swimming we already had it in TS3. And then there is the deep sea diving world, yeah, huge EP, and it's resorts..sigh.
It's not about this EP doesn't have hotels etc., it's always (to me) wow I can get a novel in older games I have to buy Reader's Digest in TS4.
Why is this never answered? And if it is by players, then it's, well, they have smaller budgets, do any of us really believe that anymore? TS4 passed the billion dollar mark months ago...it's all by design, less content for more money is more the truth.