The Family Travel Files E-zine: Advice

Vermont: Smugglers’ Notch, Smuggs Resort, Is Your Child Ready for Winter Snowsports?

Winter offers many opportunities for families to enjoy recreation in the outdoors. Alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing and snowshoeing are all sports that families can enjoy together and pursue as lifelong hobbies. If your children are young, how do you know if they are ready to begin a snowsport? [Read More]

USA: Family Vacation Fun –Now You Can Rent Bikes in 144 Cities Across North America.

We have just learned of a great resource to compliment a family vacation.If you have no intention to travel with your own bikes yet enjoy bike riding with your children then we have a solution for you. [Read More]

Advice: Family Vacation in Europe - Exchanging Places Is Easy.

Imagine living on the Costa del Sol for two weeks or staying within walking distance of the Thames in London. Maybe you would like your family vacation home base to be a villa in Tuscany or a beach house Oahu. You can make and awesome family vacation happen by simply exchanging places. [Read More]

Advice: Intrepid Travel’s 12 Responsible Travel Tips.

For the past two decades Intrepid has maintained a commitment to responsible and sustainable travel. They work with communities by establishing local businesses, they train and use local operators and always ensure that travellers really interact with the locals in their host communities. [Read More]

Advice: Just Bug Off - Summer Family Vacation Essentials.

Pests of the insect variety can raise the stress level of any vacation. Checkout our list of solutions to pesky bugs so your family vacation time will be more pleasant. Our list offers solutions for a camping trip to the Boundary Waters or a family vacation in the tropics. [Read More]

England: London, Family Vacation Fun - 10 ways to Save in the City.

Modern, quirky and loads of fun, London is a terrific city adventure destination for families. For some, to do it and not break the bank is the challenge. Ideas, details, and the latest information on how to save money may be found at a new website visitlondon.com. [Read More]

Advice: Free Family Fun – Use Your Membership on Vacation.

When making family vacation plans and looking for ways to cut corners one obvious way to save money on attraction admissions may already be in your wallet. If your family belongs to a children’s museum, science museum, art museum, the zoo or the YMCA, check your membership guide for reciprocal admission privileges at similar facilities nationwide. [Read More]

Advice: Family Vacation Planning - Use More Energy and Spend Less Money.

Want to get away, have fun and not destroy the family budget? Are you wondering where to find the free or almost free stuff? We have been searching for ways to spend less yet have more fun - after all, a family vacation needs to be fun and as stress free as possible. [Read More]

Advice: No Stress Vacations - Pack Less, Plan Less, Spend Less, Do Less. and Have More Fun.

When it involves a family vacation doing less will actually result in more fun. This year more than ever, less will be more. For most parents the wish is to laugh more, sleep more and enjoy family time. Sound about right? [Read More]

Hawai'i'an Islands: Hawai'i' - The Big Island, Free Family Fun.

From refreshing waterfalls, awesome beaches, and a tropical rainforest at the zoo to tasty macadamia nuts, petroglyphs and starry nights, free family adventures are waiting. [Read More]

USA/Canada: It's a Deal - Lights, Camera, and a CityPass.

If you've seen the movie then see the city. Visiting North America’s movie locations is a ‘wrap’ with a pocket-sized vacation pass created to make a vacation easier to handle once its underway. Scores of movies celebrate America’s big cities. [Read More]

Washington DC: A Family Vacation on a Budget – Free and Fun Stuff.

For a city destination Washington DC has a terrific high value and low cost ratio making a family vacation bargain. When looking for entertainment in DC, one thing’s for sure: you don’t have to spend a dime. All of the city’s famous monuments are free of charge, as are the 15 museums in the Smithsonian system of museums and the National Gallery of Art. [Read More]

Tennessee: Pigeon Forge, Here's the Deal - Save Money on Your Smoky Mountains Family Vacation.

In a time when everything seems to cost more money, Pigeon Forge is spotlighting ways to save money on a family vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Save a little and have more fun. The ideas are simple; the savings obvious. [Read More]

Advice: Three Products - Safe, Easy, and Naturally Good for Your Family.

We are always interested in products that will make family vacation travel healthier, easier, safer, and stress free. We all know that using sunscreen is essential, and keeping your kids hydrated without a sugar overdose is a must so we are sharing a few products which do just that – make things easy, safe, stress-free, and healthy - meaning more fun without effort. [Read More]

Advice: Boomerang - Audio Fun and Trip Distractions for Roadtrips, Plane Trips, or Downtime.

Basically if you don’t have Boomerang! – the audio magazine - in your life, you need to get. Boomerang! is one of the fun parts of parenting. Tune in to great dialog about relevant topics presented in a pure kid style with quirky anecdotes, humor, plain facts that matter. [Read More]

Advice: Bach’s Rescue Remedy - Reduces Stress and Improves the Family Vacation Chill Factor.

Any travel with children can be stressful but during the sometime frantic holiday season the chance for stress is multiplied. Bach Kids Rescue Remedy and the full line of Bach Flower Remedies are an all-natural, alcohol free, non-narcotic healing system which can help relieve children’s stress, worries, and anxiety. [Read More]

Advice: Family TravelPhases, Vacations for the Time in Your Life.

All vacationing families do not fit the same narrow tourism industry profile- two adults with children between the ages of 6 and 12. Because of this we have created Family TravelPhasesSM, a grouping of vacation destinations and activities designed to match five age categories of family travelers. [Read More]

Advice: Healthier Traveling - Tips to Ease the Stress of Allergies Away From Home.

The fact is that one in four Americans suffer from allergies according to the Center for Disease Control and A Cornell University survey found that an even greater number - one-third - reported having allergies or traveling with family members who had allergic reactions. PURE Solutions: the company that creates allergy-friendly hotel rooms worldwide has offered a few tips for vacationers. [Read More]

Advice: Caribbean Family Vacation with a Baby – You’ll Need Diapers, Sunscreen, and a Hat.

Going tropical with a baby takes effort. After all, your baby does not need a vacation in the Caribbean but maybe you do. For little ones just going to the grocery store is a vacation. You however, may well need the Caribbean vacation or you wouldn’t be reading this.The whole idea is to have fun but to ensure that things run smoothly pre planning is essential. [Read More]

Advice: Family Snow Fun 101 – Maple Sugar Sticks, Snow Angels, and Elf Tracks.

Bundle up and get outside with your kids and recreate winter with fun in mind. From making snow angels (my personal favorite) to snow forts, snow hikes, and snowman making, fun is waiting and there are memories to be shared and family traditions established. Snow makes cheap, easy fun. [Read More]

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