JW Marriott Phuket Resort And Spa, Thailand
This lush family resort and spa on a tropical southeast Asian isle offers the best of Thai hospitality and a gorgeous beach overflowing with family activities. If you're thinking about a tropical paradise...
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Same-Sex Couples Family Vacations
In a fresh look at the gay travel scene, Vermont, New Mexico and Indiana are "coming out" along with some classic resorts. The 2007 summer season was the busiest one post-9/11, and it left some...
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Easter in Hawai’i
Perhaps it was the haul of chocolate eggs our 11-year-old son, Sasha, 11 at the time, collected at our stay this past Easter. Or learning about and stroking...
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Apartments To Let In Paris, France
Traveling with the family to France's biggest city? Here's an interesting and cost-efficient way to stay during your visit, if you choose to live like the locals in your very own rental studio. A...
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Top 10 Getaway for Luxury Travelers Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa, Hawai’i
In 2006, FTF's annual Top 109 survey of award-winners honored the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel and Spa, Mau'i, Hawai'i as a Top Luxury Spa. Whether a high-end vacation is a matter...
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Top 10 Getaway for Luxury Travelers – Four Seasons Resort Lana’i at Manele Bay, Hawai’i
In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners honored the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay, Lana'i, Hawai'i as a Top Luxury Beach Resort.In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners...
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Fathers And Sons – A Diary
Follow three generations of Spielmans throughout a wonderful family reunion in peaceful northwest Vermont and find out what the family- friendly, non-theatening Smuggler's Notch Resort has to offer...
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Pelican Grand Beach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Located in Ft. Lauderdale away from the city's busy nightlife, this resort aims to provide adults with a relaxing beach getaway while giving kids the fun they want.As we drove up to the Pelican...
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Custom Itinerary – New York City With 10-Year-Old
Juanita D. of Fort Mill, South Carolina writes: I am taking my daughter to NYC for her 10th birthday. Her grandmother and aunt are also going. We need help with daily itineraries so we do not go out of...
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Club Med Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
The DR's Club Med offers upgraded facilities, bigger Kid's Club, sports: everything you need for a tropical beach vacation.The DR's Club Med offers upgraded facilities, bigger Kid's Club,...
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Grand Traverse Resort And Spa
Find out if the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa on Michigan's west coast makes the grade with Family Travel Forum's resort reviewer. This split-personality Grand...
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Tokyo, Japan Hotels And Resorts
In one of the world's most expensive and crowded cities, it helps to have some guidance on where to sleep with the family.Tokyo, long one of the world's most expensive cities, actually has...
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Star Trekking: MTV’s Real World Cancun Suite Now Open at Mexico Resort
Have you been watching the new season of the Real World: Cancun? Well then you must have noticed the amazing suite the roommates are staying in at the Melia Resort ME...
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Edmonton, Alberta Hotels And Resorts
Edmonton is Alberta's capital of family hotels, with some of the most far out accommodations we've ever seen -- even for Canada!Capital of Canada's rugged Alberta province, the city of...
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Beijing, China Hotels And Resorts
From a humble hutong to a golden lobby, China's capital city offers accommodations in every budget, for every taste. Several major hotels have been built in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics....
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Custom Itinerary – Switzerland
Paul E. of Rosiori de Vede, Romania writes: We are planning a trip to Switzerland with our 6-year-old daughter. We want to see interesting sites and also relax. Do you have any suggestions for us?
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Ocean Edge Resort And Golf Club
Stylish but not stuffy, this classic resort on lower Cape Cod has all the ingredients for a great beach vacation. If you imagine Cape Cod as a flexed right arm, the town of Brewster sits on...
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Scottsdale Fairmont Princess, Arizona
Based on her experience staying at the Scottsdale Fairmont Princess with her teenage son, Family Travel Forum's resident resort reviewer takes a look at this luxurious Arizona property.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands Hotels And Resorts
Rotterdam is a compact city, with most of the elements of interest to tourists grouped near the harbor. There are several hotels which would be suitable for traveling families in this area. There...
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Venice, Italy Hotels And Resorts
Can anyone afford to stay in Venice? Read a family's review of various accommodations in this fabulous, but pricey town.Venice is romantic, beguiling, historic and artsy. And often, crowded,...
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Teen Programs – With The Folks At A Resort
Learn what to look for with the "five C's" of resort teen programs.After reviewing the supervised teen programs at the Smuggler's Notch, Vermont; Tyler Place at Lake Champlain, Vermont; and...
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Pink Shell Beach Resort and Spa
A classic Gulf Coast Florida resort adds new villas, a fun pool and other contemporary amenities to appeal to today's families. When I was told the Pink Shell Beach Resort had an 'Octopool,'...
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All-Inclusive Caribbean Vacations
Here's a primer on what all-inclusive vacations mean at DR, St. Lucia and Bahamas resorts, where one price buys room, board and fun!Recently I read a plaintive letter to a popular travel magazine...
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JW Marriott Grande Lakes
Upscale family resorts are sprouting all over Orlando as quickly as timeshares. One of the newest entries is the Grande Lakes development that includes a Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott....
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The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawai’i
One of Waikiki's oldest hotels, the Royal Hawaiian, offers 10-acres of exclusive beachfront property and fun for the entire family One of Waikiki's oldest hotels, the Royal Hawaiian, offers 10-acres...
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Keystone Resort, Colorado
Find out how this skiing destination in the Colorado Rockies rates according to Family Travel Forum's ski expert. Find out how this skiing destination in the Colorado Rockies rates according to Family...
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North America’s 4 Top Family Ski Resorts
Colorado, Utah, British Columbia, Idaho...which of these family-welcoming ski resorts is best for your family?Read on to find out why contributing editor Laura Sutherland, author of "The Best...
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Point Sebago Resort, Maine
An award-winning New England resort scores with golfing families and the youngest kids.Children riding their bicycles like they owned the place and golfers with "life is good" smiles on their faces...
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Old Bahama Bay Resort And Marina
When families find beachfront villas, attentive service and gourmet cuisine, size doesn't matter at a luxurious Caribbean resort like this one. Itching to get out of Boston's deep freeze...
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Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort
This writer examines one of the top resorts at Beaver Creek that will suit your family's needs.Winding west from Denver, through the long and narrow Vail Valley, and a few miles north through...
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Fairmont Tremblant Review: The Perfect Family Getaway in Mont-Tremblant
The Fairmont Tremblant, a modern sanctuary nestled in the heart of Quebec's vibrant ski resort, offers a unique blend of rich cultural heritage and contemporary elegance. This...
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Old School Cool in West Virginia
Coolfont Resort in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia is a rustic resort and spa: the perfect place for your family to unwind. You may not need an SUV to get to Coolfont in the panhandle of West...
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Hotel Del Coronado, California
As a family-friendly resort in California, the Hotel Del Coronado is both classy and fun for kids. Find out the scoop on Family Travel Forum's ratings of this famous property.The "Del"...
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Vermont’s Hawk Inn And Mountain Resort
The Hawk Inn, a Vermont resort, offers plenty of options for outdoor activity, or simply lounging around, across the four seasons. Summer and Winter, Spring and Fall, the
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Club Maeva Miramar, Mexico
The family-friendly perks at this Gulf coast resort in Mexico make it a top value all-inclusive getaway for Southerners.Tampico is a vacationer's paradise, and, as of late, one of Mexico's best-kept...
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Avalon Baccara, Cancun, Mexico
After a stay at this sophisticated B&B and some fabulous meals, a family of Mexicophiles discovers that Cancun has changed for the better.As we drive in from the airport past elegant highrises...
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Club Med Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
It's a favorite with parents, kids 2 to 12-years and even hard-to-please teens, and one of Club Med's top family destinations.Club Med began decades ago, when a vacation visionary, Gerard...
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Napa Valley, California Hotels And Resorts
Since vineyard-hopping is an adult pleasure, where should you stay with your under-age family members while visiting the wine country? What's the best way to enjoy a sublime adult experience if...
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Holiday In Zermatt, Switzerland
Family Travel Forum's resort expert hits the slopes to review Zermatt, Switzerland in winter. Horse drawn sleighs still travel over the- cobbled streets of this quaint mountain town where...
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Northern California Getaway to Marin County
A great family getaway is to the coastal destination of Marin County where the pace of life is in sync with the seasons. Hikers will find lots of reasons and places to hit the dirt....
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Koh Samui, Thailand
One of Thailand's famous resort islands in the Gulf of Siam offers a lot of options for the family -- as well as fabulous beaches.Legendary as a party island, Koh Samui is...
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Explore Nature in Gunflint, Minnesota
If you love the outdoors and want to fish, bike, or hike with your family, then we've found the perfect, rustic, four seasons lodge for you in the Minnesota wilderness. If you love the outdoors and...
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Custom Itinerary – Europe with Tiny Travelers in Tow
Q. Steve M. of Irvine, California writes: My wife and I have two daughters (age 2 1/2 and 4 1/2), and are planning a trip to Europe. We'd like to do Paris, but we're open to anything. We want...
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Broken Arrow Lodge caters to inner cowpersons
My wife and I have had inner-cowpersons forever. Despite the disdain for such things now shown by our grown children, we’ve wanted to ride something passing for range ever since it became clear...
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Family Resorts of St. John, USVI
A family of 5 sleeps around at several of this US Virgin Island's top resorts to judge the best.Our family of five travels often from Washington DC. We swim in rooftop pools in New York hotels...
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Budapest, Hungary Hotels And Restaurants
Often referred to as the "Paris of Central Europe," this glamorous city is full of cultural sights and fun activities for families. Here are some ideas for where to rest after a busy day.Budapest...
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Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, Vermont
A clubby lakefront resort offers roomy accommodations, tons of activities, an active children's program, great food and a laid back atmosphere.What makes for a perfect family resort? How about...
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Cocoa Cottages Eco-Lodge, Dominica
Cocoa Cottages captures the best of the Caribbean for eco-trekkers: an intimate family atmosphere and plenty of opportunity for adventure! Among all the Caribbean islands, Dominica is known for...
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Sydney, Australia Hotels And Resorts
The accommodation choices in the heart of Sydney city are many, so traveling with family does not mean you have to lower your standards....
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