International Family Vacations Trending at TMS Family Travel Summit
Growing interest in international family travel explored in depth by participants at the 2015 TMS Family Travel Summit in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico (New York, June 17, 2015)...
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Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa, New Mexico
A previous winner of FTF's Top 10 Getaways for Family Togetherness award, Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and...
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Top Cheap Campground Getaway: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts
The Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts, previously a winner of FTF's Top Cheap Getaways for Family Travelers award, get...
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Montecito-Sequoia Lodge
Located in the magnificent redwoods between the Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park, Montecito-Sequoia Lodge (650/967-9502,...
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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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Kids Stay Free at Iberostar Resorts if Booked Now
Book a summer vacation at select Iberostar Hotels & Resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean and your kids will stay free! When visiting with...
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Tour the World from the Comfort of Your Theater Seat
"Traveling Papers" has to be among the rarest of theater events -- a play based on travel writing -- and among the easiest and most fun trips I've ever taken. I am pleased to report that it is a very...
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Greece’s 10 Best Family Beach Resort Getaways
As the summer heat begins to hit in full force, start planning your family’s next beach getaway, and take a real chance to “get away” by going to the Mediterranean paradise of Greece.Though...
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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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Club Valtur Pila, Sestriere, Italy
When it comes to children, there's no nationality more disposed to cheek-pinching and cooing than the Italians. In fact, the Italian notion of family is exactly what makes vacationing there with children...
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YMCA of the Rockies, Colorado
A previous winner of FTF's Top 10 Getaways for Family Togetherness award, YMCA of the Rockies...
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Summers In Telluride And Mountain Village, Colorado
Telluride, Colorado boasts summer festivals, hiking, mountain climbing, and nature walks. Together, they make for a warm-weather getaway that's even more popular than its ski season.
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Hanoi, Vietnam – The last days in April, 2015
Last month, me and my friend headed in Hanoi to attend a wedding of my friend. She married a vietnamese man so we went to hanoi to joined with her. But Hanoi...
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Livsnjutare
What does a plane ticket mean to you? What does it make you think of?Where would you go?Not only what...
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Fodor’s Family: New York City with Kids
If you have plans to visit New York City with your kids, this comprehensive little guidebook updated in 2013 can help make your trip-planning a little easier. As many parents know, Fodor's offers...
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Key West, Florida Hotels And Resorts
There's no place in America quite like Key West, one of the most laid-back towns your family will ever visit. Its low-key attractions are certainly worth a few nights' stay, and we recommend you drive...
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Anaheim, California Hotels And Resorts
Anaheim, California brims with local delights for families: Disneyland and California Adventure, the Wild West-inspired Knott's Berry Farm theme park, Angels baseball, and Ducks hockey,...
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Berlin on a Budget: Tons of Teen Cool
Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Silver Lake in Los Angles, and Pacific Northwest cities like Seattle and Portland, all score high on the millennial coolness-scale. But in my own teen offspring’s opinion,...
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Capitol Reef, Utah, A Great National Park For Tiny Travelers
The American West is rich in National Parks that offer wide-open spaces, panoramic vistas, hiking trails and a vast menu of family recreational possibilities. What makes
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Magical Rajasthan
When thinking about family trips, at least for families with children over the age of 10, India doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Think again. India has camel and elephant safaris, wildlife...
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Gulet Charter in Turkey
I've recently returned from a trip with my family over the holidays. We rented...
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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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The Tyler Place Family Resort, Vermont
FTF's Senior Editor was thrilled to return to Vermont's Tyler Place summer camp and find that it provides an even better family resort vacation with passing time. My family of three were guests...
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Cooperstown, New York For All Ages, All Tastes
Families love Cooperstown, New York -- a tripleheader for grandparents, parents and kids because of its variety of contemporary and historic amusements.There are not many family destinations...
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Michigan Lakefront Resort Makes Family Beach Vacations Easy
If everyone you know is headed to the beach this summer, remind them those lakefront resorts with crisp fresh water, lawns instead of sticky sand, and docks instead of paddleboards are where it's at. Anyone...
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Maui, Hawaii Attractions
Hawaii's second most-visited island, Maui is an excellent choice for a family getaway, with 120 miles of shoreline, more than eighty sun-dappled beaches and thousands of waterfalls and pools spread...
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The Del Hotel Ultimate Family Reunion
Recently, five generations of our family gathered to share good times at one of the most famous San Diego beach hotels, the historic Hotel Del Coronado, better...
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Free Travel Fun In Santa Monica, California
In a chic westside community like Santa Monica -- the "beach" to most Angelenos -- there are many options for free family fun. All ages will enjoy the relaxed Main Street, a truly walkable route that's...
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Top 10 Disney Vacations – Hotels, Resorts And Cruises
Our Top 10 Disney vacation options allow families to choose from great themepark resorts in Florida and California, a Hawai'i resort hotel, and several cruise ships. We know there's never enough "Disney...
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Bringing the World to Your Kids at Project World School
When we first heard about Project World School, we knew it was an intriguing concept and enriching travel opportunity that our frequent traveling families would want to explore. In...
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Pennsylvania Dutch Country Hotels And Resorts
When it comes to the beautiful, quiet countryside of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, there are many places to stay for all budgets. Read on for some of our favorite...
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TMS Family Travel Summit Explores Opportunities in International Travel
Media Alert: The 3rd annual TMS Summit Convenes in...
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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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Albany, New York Attractions
New York's capital region boasts more than the Governor's mansion to attract visiting families.“And the capital of New York is...” The class fell silent. “Albany!” I shouted in triumph....
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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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Baby’s First Vacation At Madison Beach Hotel, Connecticut
The town of Madison, Connecticut, midway between the New York City and Boston shorelines, is blessed with pastoral seascapes and some of the cleanest and least utilized beaches on the...
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Attractions
You don’t have to go far to find fun things to do when you plan a family vacation to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a large suburb of Philadelphia, conveniently located 75 miles from New York City and...
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Sesame Place And Bucks County
From the six-story-high water thrills of Sky Splash down to the smaller scale fun of Slimey's Chutes – and all points in between – Pennsylvania's
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A Weekend In The Hamptons
The Hamptons aren't just for the rich and famous -- though it certainly helps if you are -- and we've discovered some of the top activities and accommodations in this Long Island, New York vacation...
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Australia’s Outback By Train
The classic train journey aboard The Ghan between Adelaide and Darwin reveals how immense, how vast, how achingly, stunningly wide and endless is the Australian desert.Flying by plane...
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Nemo’s World
Come aboard as three generations cruise along Australia's Great Barrier Reef looking for "Nemo" and his undersea friends -- and find them.“Can we visit Nemo again?” asked my eldest son as...
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Doing Spain Right With Adult Kids
It was meant to be a real vacation. Three weeks in Spain. Just the two of us…. Not!
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Value Vacation Adventures In Kissimmee, Florida
On a recent visit to Central Florida, I stayed in Kissimmee, minutes from Orlando’s famed theme parks yet rich in other family-friendly activities. With both Disney and Universal...
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Lanier Islands Resort, Georgia
This fully developed private island within an hour of Atlanta transports families into their own picture-perfect world for a weekend getaway from daily life.Composed of five islands and packed...
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Top 10 Resorts For Skiing And Snowboarding 101
Our picks may not be the most famous of ski resorts, but here are 10 top learn-to-ski and ride programs that know how to teach -- kids or adults. They're not in any particular order;...
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Pulling Mozart’s Strings in Prague
Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is generally associated with Vienna, the composer also had strong personal and professional ties with Prague. It was there, at the venerable
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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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