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Step And Blended Family Vacations

Planning a family vacation with your step or blended family? We share resources and expert advice to make step and blended family vacations -- and any travel together -- a success.

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Sustainable Cruise Brands Invest in Our Planet

The theme of Earth Day 2023 -- #investinourplanet – has prompted the Carnival Corporation cruise brands to share their investments in sustainable cruising.

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Barbells, a ball and scale are workout gear you could borrow from your hotel to exercise in your room.
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Travel Fitness Exercise Routine

Stick to your resolutions with these simple travel fitness exercises from a top New York City trainer. We guarantee they'll help travelers keep in shape with a quick and easy-to-do...

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Making Our Travels More Meaningful

Social, economic and political forces have persuaded many families to commit to more meaningful travel since the pandemic pause.

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Big Snow Is Coming!

Every autumn as the winds pick up my family thinks “Big Snow is Coming!” but that’s because we love snow sports. That’s not true in every family. Turning kids into snow...

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Walt Disney World Turns 50 And Better Than Ever

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Graphical chart of travelers' confidence in taking a vacation for summer 2022 from Allianz Worldwide Partners survey.
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Americans Are Confident About Travel Again

Americans are confident about travel again, spending more on vacations this summer, according to a new survey by Allianz Partners USA.

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Scouting RV Shows? Find Out If RV Travel Is Right For You

As the number of families contemplating RV travel vacations in the outdoors grows, so do the crowds attending RV shows. Living in the United States, we are very lucky to have such...

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Family Cruise Vacations Back For Summer

What’s next on your travel bucket list – hope it’s one of my favorite family cruise vacations! Perhaps you’ve always...

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8 Best Resorts for Same Sex Families

Every family, including same sex families, looks for vacations where everyone feels welcomed. Gay couples with kids, however, have an added dilemma. Same sex parents must choose...

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Harriet's Rooftop Lounge at the One Hotel Brooklyn has Brooklyn Bridge and New York City views.
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11 Ways Hotels are Changing

To picture how hotels are changing for the future, let’s start with the worldwide pandemic that kept people afraid and in their homes.

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Holiday Travel Plans Holding Strong Says New Survey

Surprise! Despite Biblical plagues swirling around the globe, families are holding strong to holiday travel plans. More than three quarters of residents recently surveyed in Spain...

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