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Family Holidays

If you ask your kids to choose a destination for the family holiday, research shows that most of them will say Walt Disney World. Located in Orlando, Florida, it really is the ultimate place for families. No matter if your children are toddlers or teens; there is plenty to keep them entertained. Fortunately, there is plenty also for the parents to see and do. Disney World resorts even have babysitting services so Mums and Dads can have some quality time to themselves. But once you’ve done that trip and bought every one in the household a pair of Mickey Mouse ears, where else in the world should you go?

 

Family fun comes in a myriad of forms. Introduce a new destination. Consider hiring a car or a camper and exploring a country like New Zealand or Australia via their roads and highways. It also presents a learning opportunity for the family, understanding the geography, culture and wildlife of the country visited. Children can get involved by studying destinations beforehand and then helping to create a travel itinerary. They can participate in other ways, too. If you’re going on holiday to France or Italy, the children can listen to French or Italian language CDs and pick up a few useful words and phrases for the trip.

 

No matter where you go, near or far, taking a family holiday is important. Today’s families are short on time and long on responsibilities that erode the amount of together time available. Holidays with the family help everyone reconnect outside their normal, daily routine, and most importantly, create memories that will mean so much in the years to come. Your Travel Counsellor understands the unique needs of families and can create a travel package that makes everyone happy.

 

Featured Travel Diaries

Barcelona

Thursday 28th February 2008

5 Stars

Travel Counsellor: Mary Foyle

This year, the girls and I decided to return to Barcelona for our annual ‘catch-up’. We flew out at the end of February and booked into the Hotel Catalonia Princesa – a 3 star central hotel. We arrived in the evening and as it was dark outside, we were directed along the main road by the reception staff to Las Ramblas, the centre of tourism in Barcelona. I was a bit worried as it seemed to take quite a while to reach civilisation. However, on exploring the pedestrianised area beside the hotel the following morning, we discovered that in fact we were really quite central and only 5 minutes walk from Las Ramblas and the Plaza Catalunya. The hotel itself was in a very old building but had recently been renovated and the public areas and rooms were all lovely, breakfast was excellent and the staff were very helpful. On the morning after we arrived, we headed to the Plaza Catalunya to purchase our ‘hop-on, hop-off’ bus passes. Barcelona is a huge city and it would be impossible to... view full story

 

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