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Family Travel Forum has provided trusted vacation planning resources for traveling the world with kids since 1996. Over the years, our staff and contributors who Have Kids, Still Travel! — as well as their children, our interns, professional writers and our community — have contributed a rich library of compelling travel journals and reviews. We strive to keep our community's work relevant and up-to-date to help you make the most of your own family adventures. Please add your comments and corrections to any post and send us your notes on the latest destinations, products and trends you find. After all, we are community.
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4 Common Sense Travel Safety Tips

Packing, planning, heading out, and arriving at a new destination are transitional moments when families should reinforce common sense safety.Make your vacation a memorable one by taking a few...

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Custom Itinerary – Trip to Spain

Q - Lauren L. of New York City writes: We are traveling with our 7 and 9-year-old boys to Spain in June and need help with kid-friendly cultural activities in Barcelona, the Costa Brava and over the French...

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Custom Itinerary – Weekend in Maine

Q - Jeff L. of Trenton, New Jersey asks: My family, including a 1, 6 and 9-year-old will be spending a long weekend in Bethel, Maine and we are looking for some activities that include watersports,...

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Let’s Make A Deal – 10 Ways To Save On All-Inclusive Vacations

Read FTF's money-saving tips for choosing the right resort, planning your vacation, and booking your next all-inclusive getaway.Read FTF's money-saving tips for choosing the right resort, planning...

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Congratulations! Winners of 2008 Teen Travel Writing Scholarship

Helping others motivates family travelers and earns scholarships for writers ages 13-18 in Family Travel Forum's 2008 Teen Travel Writing contest. (New York, November 11, 2008)...

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Family Travel Forum Announces 2009 Student Travel Scholarship Winners

The emotional life of today's teens is revealed in the thousands of compelling travel blogs submitted to the 3rd annual FTF Teen Travel Writing Scholarship.(New York, November 13, 2009) - Family...

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Hiking With Kids

Follow the advice of expert hikers at the Adirondack Mountain Club and your kids --even the littlest -- will be running up the trails in no time.The Adirondack Mountain...

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Save On A Roadside Room With Roomsaver.com

Need to find some cheap places -- at the last minute -- to stay on your family mega trip? Funds running low towards the end? Visit this great, old-fashoined site for hotel coupons. If you're...

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Safety First For Our Kids

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children shares valuable safety tips for the holidays, and throughout the year.Just in time for the winter 2007-2008 holiday shopping season, the National...

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