Welcoming Families to Where the Rich and Famous Vacation in Mexico
Dreaming of your own family hideaway and tropical beach, with staff and chefs to help you with the chores of a summer rental? Look no farther than Matlali, a cluster of posh hillside...
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Riviera Nayarit Hotels And Resorts
For a tropical beach vacation packed with eco-adventure activities, head to our pick of the top family resorts along the Riviera Nayarit coast of Pacific Mexico.
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Karisma Resorts, Purveyor of Luxury Family Vacations
Imagine an all-inclusive resort with beautiful rooms, excellent food and well run children’s programs; add in great service and superstar mascots, and you’ll get the Azul by Karisma Hotels &...
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10 Things People Get Wrong About Goa
Finding enlightenment in India is such a cliché that I was surprised my trip to Goa, India served a similar purpose, illuminating psychic baggage of long-ago travel myths.My misconceptions...
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Key West, Florida Attractions
Pirate lore and historic homes, gingerbread trimmed boutiques, tropical palm trees, funky cafes and roaming chickens make colorful Key West, Florida a delightful getaway.The southernmost point...
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Tropical Flavors Awaken Appetite For Island Adventures
Traveling with family members who are too stubborn or too afraid to experiment with food can spoil any trip. You don't want picky eaters to waste their tropical beach vacation standing in a buffet line....
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Stay Vacationed to Cure the Family Workaholic
Do you feel like you’re part of a ‘vacation starved’ society because your family never got away for that two-week beach break last summer? Whether or not you have a workaholic at home, you...
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Finding Bargains At Lesser-Known All-Inclusive Caribbean and Mexican Resorts
No matter whether it's a bear or bull market, all-inclusive resorts will continue to be a good value for active family vacations in the Caribbean, Atlantic and Mexico. Due to the vagaries of...
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Alaska: Planning A Family Trip To America’s Last Wilderness
America's largest state (586,000 sq. miles or one-fifth the entire country) and her last frontier, Alaska comprises 19 national and 55 state parks, 3,000 rivers, 1,800 islands, and over 100,000 glaciers....
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Riviera Maya’s Underwater World
Although Cancun is the gateway to the Yucatan peninsula’s coastal resorts, since the late 90s, many families have chosen to bypass this exciting city and spend their holiday time south along the Riviera...
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A Family Adventure In Puerto Vallarta
From straight to single to same sex lifestyles, Puerto Vallarta's warm welcome for every family traveler makes for a great Mexican beach vacation with kids. Located in the state of Jalisco on the...
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San Blas, Mexico is for the Birds and the Food
For an authentic Mexico eco-adventure along the Riviera Nayarit coast, head to the remote San Blas Peninsula. Go now, while the closest international airport is in Puerto Vallarta,...
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Dallas, Texas Attractions
Whether you're a fan of Cowboys & Indians or the Dallas Cowboys, you'll have fun with the family in Dallas. And since they do everything big in Texas, there's way too much...
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Who’s In Charge? Kids Influence Over Family Vacation Grows
According to a new global survey, an average 87% of parents admit they give kids a say in vacation destination planning, with 34% of America’s millennial parents (those between the ages of 18 and 34...
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My Summer in Sweden
This is the account of 11-year-old Madeleine’s CISV Village summer experience in Bastad, Sweden. For those who don’t know,
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Hey Dude, Dude Ranches In The Northeast
Live like a Western cowhand or rodeo star in the Northeast at New York's Pine Grove Dude Ranch or other nearby Catskill Mountain dude ranches.On...
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Miami Is Grand For Family Reunions
My three picks for a family reunion in the sun are The Palms Hotel & Spa, the Park Central Hotel, and the Trump National Doral; very different resorts that make my family return to Miami, Florida...
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Make It Easy: Google Shares Insights and Travel Tools
At the launch this week of an enhanced Google Flights search engine, the team at Google Travel shared some interesting travel trends culled from users’ search...
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Legoland Florida Hotel And Friends Open In Winter Haven
At a recent family press event in New York City, the Legoland team from both coasts came together to announce the latest Legoland...
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Princess Transports King of Musical Theatre to the High Seas
As the competition for cruise passengers increases, cruise lines are upping their game in children’s programming, cuisine, recreation and now entertainment.Several lines have found that offering...
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TripIt.com Makes College Tour Itineraries Easy to Manage
Billing itself as a "travel organizing app," the trip notification site TripIt.com is even better than that -- it can assist you by making upcoming...
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Austin Beyond the City Limits
We recently visited Austin, Texas on a nostalgia tour led by my husband, a long-ago resident. Our son was delighted to see the town made famous by SXSW and my husband,...
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How To Be A Guest of Honour In London
Twenty-four-year-old Adaeze Uyanwah is the school teacher whose film earned her the dream job as the City of London’s “Official...
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Quebec City, Canada Hotels And Resorts
Presenting our comprehensive guide to the top family-friendly hotels and urban resorts in Quebec City, Canada, a culture and cuisine-packed family destination that has something for every...
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Quebec’s Mont Sainte-Anne Resort
Hit the slopes at Mont-Sainte-Anne, a child-friendly Canadian mountain resort where cheap lift tickets and lessons mean learning the sport is affordable and fun.It's French-ish, it's snowy and...
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Eurail Train Travel Options Explode for Families
Eurail Travel's multi-country train passes are welcoming families to Europe with discounts, kids free deals, more flexibility and new perks that totally refresh the Eurail Pass concept....
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Extreme Ice Canoeing, Only In Quebec
The "snap, crackle, pop" of crunching ice does little to distract me from the notion that ice canoeing is supposed to be fun. Of course, that overused word – FUN...
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Five Reasons We Hate Air Travel
Why do we hate air travel I wonder as I leave the United check in desk at La Guardia Airport. The United agent we paid $25 to for my son’s...
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Mount Titlis Engelberg Welcomes Families to the Swiss Alps
A revolutionary revolving cable car, a calendar of traditional festivals, and the world's first Hobbit Museum are putting Switzerland on top of many family travelers' wish lists for 2015. Picture this: ...
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Four Seasons With The Family In Lake Placid, New York
Check out the top summer and winter activities, as well as the best in local lodging and dining, at Lake Placid in upstate New York.
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Dallas, Texas Hotels And Resorts
The FTF Staff reviews the most family-friendly, comfortable hotels in Dallas, Texas, where budgets range from fancy enough for the TV show "Dallas" to funky drive-by motels. Since the city is so...
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The Hilton Anatole Boasts Big Dallas Style
The Hilton Anatole Hotel is a big Dallas convention center hotel whose many facilities, fun events schedule and bargain, off-peak pricing make it...
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Laying Back At The Oyster Bay Beach Resort, St. Martin
Having a Caribbean timeshare without an owner's headaches can add a lot of value for a family looking for sun, sand, a gorgeous pool and the laid back lifestyle of a quiet island like Sint Maarten. Sint...
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A Quantum Leap In Cruising From Royal Caribbean
“Good, better, best,” is how Dhani Jones, Quantum of the Seas’ Experience Advisor for Sports & Fitness, talks about making smart food choices, and it’s an apt description of a cruise...
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A Week of Perfect Health
It takes a visionary like Deepak Chopra to understand that in this day and age, being able to successfully achieve “Perfect Health” in one week is an irresistible offer. Anyone interested in practicing...
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New York State’s Gore Mountain
Take a state-owned and managed recreation area, tuck it into the heart of one of America’s largest parks, give it funds to become a first-class ski resort and you’ve just met Gore Mountain. Gore...
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Scoring Happy Holiday Cheer and Disney Savings When You Need Them Most
Far from the pressures of cooking, shopping and putting on mittens, it’s all cast members on deck at the Disney theme parks to create winter holiday cheer, and ensure you and your family have a “magical’...
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Berliner Mauer – Why The Fall of the Berlin Wall Matters
November 9, 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Perhaps more amazing than this passage of time is realizing that the so-called "peaceful revolution" among East...
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Club Med Rising
Club Med, the pioneering all-inclusive hotel group that began with barefoot villages for singles and has evolved into some of the world’s best family all-inclusives is growing again -– and fast.At...
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Elephant Rears And Animal Care At Busch Gardens Tampa
The Busch Gardens Tampa themepark has expanded its animal offerings in a thrilling effort to bring Africa to life for visitors. And, maybe because we’re reading
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Perfect Pairing: Luxury Mexican Villa with Cooking Classes
Hacienda Petac, a traditional plantation in Mexico's state of Yucatan, is providing a unique group opportunity to learn more about Yucatecan culture through its cuisine and at-home...
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At One With Nature Along The Appalachian Trail
After a weekend exploring the Appalachian Trail from our base at the AMC Highland Center, we began to appreciate how this pioneering environmental organization brought New Hampshire's great outdoors...
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Lake Tahoe, California Hotels And Resorts
The shores of Lake Tahoe offer families so many outdoor activities, sports, shopping, restaurants, and scenic vistas that almost any resort will have enough to please 'tweens, teens...
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Edmonton, Alberta Attractions
Edmonton, best known as home to the world's largest indoor entertainment complex, the West Edmonton Mall, was one of TripAdvisor's Top 10 Family Destinations in Canada for 2011. This friendly city in...
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Cancun Family Beach Vacation: Attractions, Adventures, Tours
Cancun is one of those destinations that has taken on a certain mythical status, after four decades as one of the major beach destinations in the Western Hemisphere. In those years...
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Sichuan, China: Panda-ing to the Tourist Trade
A long black finger taps my cheek while I shift to balance my new 80-pound friend sitting on my lap. To my delight, he puts his gracefully arched fingernail up my nose, then leans in to start chewing...
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From Malaga to Granada, Spain
The Costa del Sol is more than beach -- it's the home of historic Malaga and the Alhambra Palace, Andalucia's centers of art and culture.For a taste of the region that introduced flamenco to...
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Following Frida Around Mexico City
A family weekend to Mexico's capital of D.F. boasts such rich cultural and culinary highlights that it's like having Europe next door.It had been 10 years –- and a lot of press about kidnappings...
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Tunis, Tunisia Hotels And Resorts
Tunisia, north Africa's newest spot for culture and history travelers, boasts fine hotels and restaurants.Several of Tunis' hotels extend a warm welcome to families and the country's star rating...
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