Should Parents Drug Their Kids On Flights?
Would you sedate your child on a flight? Are parents who do so wrong?A Wall Street Journal article reported that many parents "drug" or sedate their kids on planes so they'll be less bothersome for the parents, flight attendants and fellow passengers.The "drug" of choice seems to be Benadryl, and while it does calm the kids, often putting them...
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Six and Seven Star Hotel Rating Inflation
So far no international classification for hotels exists, but that hasn’t stopped ambitious hotel marketers from slapping any number of stars, diamonds, and cacti on their properties and touting them as 5 or 6 or even 7-star properties, whatever that may mean in real service and amenities.I think the ratings inflation trend began with the Xanadu-like building frenzy in Dubai,...
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Banning Kids From Flying
Most Americans aren’t anti-kids. Just the ones that fly it seems. A recent on line chat had a curmudgeonly majority of flyers saying kids don’t belong on planes. Or if they must travel, then there should be a Family Travel section in the back of the plane. We were taken aback at the grumpiness of the “no kids allowed” crowd. What’s bugging them?It...
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Drugging Kids on Planes
When we created a Travel Video PostCard video a year or more ago about the practice of some parents giving their kids Benadryl or a related “drug” to keep the kids calm during a flight, we were not prepared for the volume and intensity of the feedback.Full-fledged arguments broke out among viewers and followers, and it often wasn’t pretty....
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Miccosukee Resort And Gaming, a Florida Resort
An enterprising Indian tribe has built a full-service family resort and casino in south Florida. Miccosukee Resort, Miami is an excellent destination for parents or grandtravelers interested in gaming while still vacationing with the grandkids. The outlying Florida Everglades provide a host of outdoor activities for young and...
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Travel Packages Don’t Always Mean Big Savings with Toddlers
We live in Chicago and have a 4-year-old we enjoy traveling with a great deal. Prior to Matthew (the 4 YO), we usually booked package deals from the airlines or Apple Vacations (large wholesaler.) They were all pretty good.Last year we had free miles, so we compared the packages carefully against airfares to see if using "free" mileage tickets was worth it for a trip to the Mexican Pacific...
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Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Cancun, Quintana Roo
What we love about the all-inclusive Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, located outside the main city of Cancun along the coast of Quintana Roo, is its ability to meet our vacation needs no matter what they are or how they change.If we want urban energy, there's a big disco and the glass-enclosed Sky Bar plus dozens of other bars, several theatres and 15 restaurants ranging...
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Free Kids Flights, Suite Discounts and Family Paradise in Bora Bora
The Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora welcomes families to its Polynesian paradise with a special value package through winter, spring, summer, all the way until the end of 2014.With their current resort offer, you receive a complimentary 4th night with a stay of three consecutive paid nights -- a savings of 25%. You'll have to check with them about availability, get in touch...
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Short Breaks And Weekend Getaways From Washington DC
Capital region families are ideally poised to head north or south along the Atlantic coast for a variety of urban and beach getaways suited to every season. If you and your family live near The Beltway, the ribbon of highway that ties residents of the Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware area to the Capital, you probably lead a high-pressure life 10 months of the year. And when...
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Short Breaks And Weekend Getaways From The New York Tri-State Region
Surrounded by ocean, farmland, mountains and great cities, the New York - New Jersey - Connecticut tri-state region and Pennsylvania have unlimited potential for family weekend getaways.Although New York City is often the top U.S. destination for international tourists, the families who live and work in this bustling metropolitan region are always looking to vacation elsewhere. And since...
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