Family Travelers

Family vacation ideas for affordable travel with your own special group, whether your party includes babies, kids, teens, grandparents, or those with special needs, with a section where students can plan their own cheap travels.

Jazz at Kitano

Asian Fusion Meets Jazz at Kitano

The Kitano New York on Park Avenue at 38th Street has long been the preferred and preeminent destination for discriminating Asian corporate travelers who appreciate the hotel’s quiet location and close proximity to Midtown Manhattan, and it’s quickly going to become a favorite of the...

Category: Parents & Teens
Uncle Sam Wants You

It's Time to Permit Cellphone Use in Flight

The FAA gets it wrong again. When Virgin Atlantic announced recently that passengers could make calls on their cell phones on VA’s Airbus A330 and Boeing 747 between London and New York, it was another wake up call to the Federal Aviation Administration to face reality. About 100 other...

Nude beaches sign

Naked We Go!

What do you really do on a nude vacation?  Apparently the same things you’d do if you were on a fully-clothed holiday, except, we assume, horseback ride. But, you ask, how likely is anyone to go to a nude beach or clothes optional one, and strip? For a country settled by humorless and...

Mary Cumming and Family

South Carolina Almost Grandmother Wins Universal Orlando Family Vacation

Congratulation to Mary Cummings of Columbia, South Carolina, on her upcoming trip to Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.  Cummings entered the Families Dream Big Theme Park Vacation giveaway after seeing a mention on Twitter because, she thought, "it would be a fun-filled totally awesome...

Shuttle Bus to Historic Hyde Park

A Day with The Roosevelts at Historic Hyde Park New York

New York City is loaded with non-stop, round-the-clock activities to keep visiting families busy. But don’t restrict your Big Apple vacation plans to the city limits. There are some great happenings for families just outside of town, and you don’t need a car.  A 90-minute train...

Category: Kids 5-12
Cat asking about his influence at home

K for Klout Grows More Powerful than M for Money or I for Influence

You think you know what clout is, but do you understand real Klout?  The Klout Score, according to the company which administers it, measures "influence based on your ability to drive action." Do Klout scores, measured on a scale of 1-100, matter to anyone? It seems they do, if you...

Disney World and Universal Studios Fun Activities for Toddlers

Disney World And Universal Studios Fun Activities for Toddlers

Is your baby or toddler too young to have fun at Florida's Disney World and Universal Orlando resorts? No way. I know that a vacation in Orlando, the world's theme park capital, with Tiny Travelers might be a dream come true, just remember that kids' and parents' dreams might not be...

California's Disneyland And California Adventure Theme Parks

It has been a decade since Disneyland, the classic staple of family theme parks, added California Adventure in February 2001, a park celebrating California's varied cultures, diverse natural scenery, and the glory days of Hollywood. Although it had a rocky start among long-time fans who hated...

Woman on Adventure Trip

Safety Tips When Women Travel Solo

There are real challenges to being female and on the road, like sexual harassment, including being touched or groped or receiving inappropriate or uncalled for remarks. When women travel solo, they are more likely to be the victims of theft, too. However, a majority of women say that personal...

Laurel Eastman kiteboarding

Windsurf And Kite Board Family Vacations In Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

I am on my way to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, land of travel fantasies, windsuring and kite boarding vacations for hundreds of thousands of Americans each year.  It's 38ºF and raining but on the JetBlue jetway in front of me a guy is joking, "70 and cloudy, why are we going...

Category: Parents & Teens