Best Family Travel Tips

How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets

Family Travel Tips — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:57:56 +0000

Knowing how to find cheap airline tickets when traveling as a family by plane is a skill worth mastering. Here are a few well known policies that will help you get discount airline tickets: The biggest advantage you have is knowing well in advance your date of travel. Book your flight as early as [...]

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Fourth of July Activities: Washington, D.C.

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:29:39 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Formally the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States, located on the North Bank of the Potomac River and is surrounded by the states of Virginia to the Southwest and Maryland to the other borders. Washington D.C. is one of the most quintessential American cities there is. There [...]

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10 Ways to Start a Collection for Your Family Vacations

Family Travel Tips — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:59:55 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Starting a family collection is a great way to get kids involved in the family vacation. If you can find an item that everyone can get involved with, everyone will be searching for their own way to add to the collection during their travels. Whether you are attending local events, browsing at flea [...]

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Safe Food and Drink Hygiene When Traveling

Family Travel Tips — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:26:12 +0000

Image by dannyman via Flickr Whenever you travel away from home on your family vacation, be sure to take a few basic preventive measures to keep your family safe and healthy when it comes to food and drink. The major cause of health problems when traveling is dehydration. Children often become excited and overly active when on [...]

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Family Travel Tip #2 – Local Events Can Bring Unexpected Fun on a Family Vacation

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:35:56 +0000

Oftentimes on a family vacation there is some downtime you’d like to fill. Sometimes you are looking for a local event that everyone would like to be a part of, just to get a feel for the locale and it’s people. Whether it’s clam bake, a blue grass festival or a best chili cook-off, local events [...]

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10 Great Reasons to Travel with Children

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:30:08 +0000

The mission of this Family Travel Tips site is to help overcome the bad publicity generated about traveling with children. When people think of traveling with children crying infants on planes, family resorts overrun with obnoxious children, kids fighting in the back seat of a car are just of few of the images that come [...]

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21 Travel Packing Tips for Family Vacations

Family Travel Tips — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:43:58 +0000

When packing your child’s suitcase for your family vacation, you should have your destination and length of stay in mind. You probably already have some idea of the weather and activities you have planned so here is a listing of some hints you may not have thought about: Choosing Traveling Clothes: Don’t pack all new items. Comfort [...]

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Sometimes, life gets in the way

Family Travel Tips — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:24:31 +0000

I’m sure many of you have heard the saying, “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans”. Well that’s exactly what’s been happening with me. While I’ve been busy reacting to events happening in my life lately, this poor blog has been languishing totally ignored out here in cyberspace. Now however, I’m back on [...]

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Family Travel Tip #3 – Take a Virtual Vacation

Family Travel Tips — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:55:17 +0000

Before making a final decision on a destination for your family vacation, take a virtual vacation trip. Becoming familiar with the area you intend to visit is a great way to add another level of enjoyment to your family trip. Here are some ideas to get you started on the virtual vacation trip: Visit your local library [...]

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Quebec City, Canada Winter Family Vacations

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:34:55 +0000

For some great winter family vacations, try Quebec City, Canada. If you are looking for a great family vacation activity, Quebec City, Canada is the place to be. Quebec City hosts one of the longest running and most popular winter carnivals around. This carnival runs for 17 whole days and the range of activities and festivities [...]

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Visit Quebec City, Canada for a Unique European Experience for your Family Vacation

Family Travel Tips — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:55:03 +0000

If you are looking for a unique European experience in North America, Quebec City, Canada is the area you are searching for for your family vacation destination. Reminiscent of France with it’s French language and culture, you can experience both a modern city and an ancient old city that is still surrounded by it’s original [...]

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Family Dining at Disney

Family Travel Tips — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:36:39 +0000

If you are planning family dining at Disney in any of the table service restaurants while on your Disney vacation you need to make reservations in advance. Disney calls these Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs) – and if you know the restaurant you prefer and time of dining, then you need to make the reservation 90 [...]

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Family Travel Tip #1-Check AAA for Family Travel Benefits

Family Travel Tips — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:30:10 +0000

Image by Getty Images via Daylife If you are not a member of AAA, you might want to check into their benefits before doing any family travel. If you are going to Disney, AAA not only offers discounted tickets to Disney World, but also offers preferred parking spaces that enables you to use specially located parking [...]

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Passports and Travel Insurance Needed When Traveling Abroad With Children

Family Travel Tips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:48:33 +0000

Passports and travel insurance are needed when traveling abroad with children. It is most important to have your paperwork all in order. Many countries insist that all children have their own passport. Even if you are traveling to a country that does not require this, it is a good policy to always have your child’s [...]

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Basic Equipment for a Family Camping Trip

Family Travel Tips — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:45:45 +0000

If you are first time family campers, you may be totally confused as to what basic equipment for a family camping trip is needed. Here are some tips and advice to get you planning a family camping trip in no time. Image via Wikipedia Tent: A tent is the main piece of basic equipment for a family camping [...]

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Camping With Kids

Family Travel Tips — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:06:52 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Mention camping with kids and you’re bound to get one of two opinions rather quickly: parents will either love it or hate it, there seems to be no in between. As for myself, I can say I’m not a camping fan. However, having raised 6 children, this was often the only option available [...]

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Choosing a Tour Guide for Family Vacations

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:25:11 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Choosing a tour guide for family vacations is a good option when you are visiting new locales or trying new adventure vacations. You may love the freedom of independent travel, but if you are doing something with the family that is totally out of your comfort zone or expertise, then consider using a [...]

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Consider a Home Exchange Family Vacation

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:26:13 +0000

If you’ve never considered a Home Exchange Vacation, the thought can be a little daunting. After all you are letting a family you don’t know live in your home while you live in theirs. However, when you consider the benefits, you just might be tempted to try it at least once. Remember that your potential [...]

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Winter Family Vacation Ideas

Family Travel Tips — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:37:46 +0000

Yes, I know many of you when when looking for winter family vacation ideas are thinking sun and surf, but this post is about actually enjoying that white stuff and spending time with your children enjoying healthy outdoor nature activities. Winter Carnivals abound at this time of year and offer some great family travel destination packages. [...]

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Great Travel Discount Buys

Family Travel Tips — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:45:51 +0000

Image via Wikipedia If you are looking for some great travel discount buys, don’t overlook eBay. People are always selling coupon books and discount certificates that they can’t use on this auction site. Oftentimes when people buy discount books their vacation time runs out before they can get through all the attractions. Other times they receive airline [...]

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When Traveling with Children, Create an ID Pack

Family Travel Tips — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:00:02 +0000

When traveling with children (or even at home), much as we’d like to think we are always safe and life always goes according to plan, sometimes the unthinkable happens. Which of us has not turned out back on our child to look at something only to discover a minute later that they are out of [...]

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Plan a Family Volunteering Vacation with Your Teens

Family Travel Tips — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:34:01 +0000

Planning a family volunteering vacation with your teens can be very rewarding. Don’t sell your teenagers short. They can be very idealistic and compassionate at this age. They want to right wrongs and help people and when you bring up the subject of a vacation spent volunteering, you may be surprised at the enthusiasm they [...]

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Affordable Ski Vacations With Children

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:08:11 +0000

Image by Bogdan Morar via Flickr Although ski vacations with children can be pricey, it is possible to enjoy a family ski vacation without breaking your budget. When picking a destination for ski vacations with children, be aware that larger, well known resorts charge what the market will bear. Smaller, mom-and-pop ski areas are ideal for families—especially [...]

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Travel Packing Tips for Infants

Family Travel Tips — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:31:54 +0000

When traveling with a baby these travel packing tips for infants will come in handy: Be sure to pack enough diaper changes and bottles to last for the entire trip. This may seem to be common sense, but I’ve seen many a mother at her wits end because of unexpected travel delays. Compute how long the [...]

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Family Travel to Our Nation’s Parks

Family Travel Tips — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:54:28 +0000

For a large family you can’t beat family travel to our nation’s parks for an affordable vacation. No matter where you live, there is most likely a state or national park within driving distance of your home. There are also national forests that offer camping amenities along with outdoor activities for the whole family. [...]

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