Carnival Cruise Lines Goes Facebook, Skips Web Site
It’ a great video. It’s fun, alive, upbeat and touches a travel nerve: It’s Carnival Cruise Line’s new advertising campaign, “Hey America, Didja Ever.” But the video is not on the cruise line’s web site, confirming, once again, that searches for authentic travel experiences are not found on search engines or on web sites,...
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Bar Mitzvah Cruise Makes Smooth Sailing
When Maritza and Jeff Weiss of San Antonio, Texas, began to plan son Warren’s Bar Mitzvah, they considered the traditional format: a temple ceremony followed by a celebration near home. But Warren is shy, and was stressed about having to perform his parts of the service before a large crowd. So the Weisses chose another option: a cruise Bar Mitzvah. They contacted...
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10 Travel Trends: Families Redefining Themselves, Getting More For Less
Trends Report Dec. 1, 2010. As the family market boosts the travel industry's bottom line, expect more free perks and consumer demands for 2011.Trends Report Dec. 1, 2010. As the family market boosts the travel industry's bottom line, expect more free perks and consumer demands for 2011. In a series of annual traveler surveys that appear at year's end, Family Travel Forum Consulting...
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Resort Child Care – Choosing The Best
High quality childcare goes a long way to making successful family vacations, especially when you're traveling with babies and toddlers.High quality childcare goes a long way to making successful family vacations, especially when you're traveling with babies and toddlers.Parents, rest assured: a couple who skis does not have to curtail their outings once a baby comes along. The top ski resorts...
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Custom Itinerary – Tropical Resort with Baby Care
Q. Andrea F. of Brazil writes: We would like recommendations for a hotel, inn or resort with a baby program, infant facilities and nearby medical care in the Caribbean or Mexico. We are traveling for 3 weeks over the Christmas holiday. A. We have received your request for tropical beach...
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The Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid, New York
In both summer and winter, the Adirondack Mountains and its posh Whiteface Lodge (800/903-4045) offer an abundance of outdoor fun and adventure for families. Roughly 6 million acres in size, about the same as the state of Vermont, Adirondack Park is a patchwork of public and private land dotted with pristine...
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Norwegian Epic, The Big Story At Sea
Here's a case where bigger is better, because the stylish Norwegian Epic, one of the world's largest cruise ships, knows how to deliver heaping portions of family fun.With the launch of its new flagship, the Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) has created a single ship designed to satisfy the urges and expectations of all vacationers -- families,...
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Safety Accountability On Cruise Ships
A historic bill designed to ensure accountability by the cruise lines for safety matters aboard their vessels becomes law in the United States.A new bill that will help tighten security and safety requirements on cruise ships was unanimously approved by the House and Senate, and signed by President Obama on July 27, 2010. The...
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Scotland’s Luxurious Gleneagles Resort
Looking for an authentic taste of Scotland on your family’s next trip to the British Isles? If so, consider a short break to unwind at this celebrated five-star resort. Located in Auchterader, Scotland, Gleneagles Resort is an 830-acre estate that sits like a royal palace in the lush countryside that separates Glasgow and Edinburgh. While perhaps best known for its golf courses,...
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Barcelo Los Cabos Palace Deluxe, Mexico
A newly opened all-inclusive resort in San Jose del Cabo, this luxurious Barcelo resort was designed with the family in mind.One of the newest resort complexes on the pristine sands of San Jose del Cabo is the beautiful Barcelo Los Cabos Palace Deluxe. Although most might say that naming a hotel...
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