Family Travel Guide


Our Family Travel Experts

Christine Loomis
Christine Loomis

Christine, whose children are now 16, 19, and 25, is the author of three family-travel guidebooks, Fodor's Family Adventures, Fodor's Around Denver with Kids, and Simplify Family Travel. She writes frequently for publications including Family Fun, AAAEncompass, Endless Vacation, Diversion, and Copley News Service. MORE »


Alistair & Lewis Wearmouth
Alistair Wearmouth

With two young children now in tow, Alistair Wearmouth's travel perspective has shifted seismically from digging out the best backpacker hostel in Kathmandu to coping strategies for toddlers on a transatlantic flight. MORE »


Steve Jermanok
Steve Jermanok

Steve Jermanok has toured much of North America's Atlantic shoreline, writing destination pieces for The Away Network, Boston Magazine (contributing editor), The Boston Globe, Budget Travel, Health, Forbes Life, Men's Journal, Outside, Robb Report, Town & Country, and Yankee Magazine. MORE »


Candyce Stapen
Candyce Stapen

Candyce Stapen has authored some 1,600 travel articles and 27 books, 26 of them on family travel. She is the winner of the 2004 "Caribbean Travel Writer of the Year for North America" award and a three-time winner of the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award. MORE »


Laura Tiebert
Laura Tiebert

Laura Tiebert is a freelance writer whose travels have taken her from the frozen tundra of Dawson City in Yukon Territory to the wide beaches of Muscat, Oman. A native Midwesterner, she lived in New York City for years before returning to Chicago. Today, she stays a bit closer to home in Evanston, Illinois, where she lives with her husband and two young children. MORE »


Emily Kaufman
Emily Kaufman

Emily Kaufman appears frequently as a travel contributor on Good Morning America, and writes for publications including Woman's Day, For Me, and 805 Living. She is also the author of The Travel Mom's Ultimate Book of Family Travel from Broadway Books. MORE »

Featured GORPTravel Trips

Austin Lehman
Yosemite Family: Domes, Rivers & Waterfalls
With 1,600 miles of streams and over 800 miles of established hiking trails, Yosemite National Park is the ultimate family escape. More »
JOURNEYS International
You Better Belize It Family Adventure
Canoe or tube on the Macal River, explore Barton Cave, ride horseback in the jungle and climb Maya pyramids in Tikal. More »
Active South America
Family Multisport Peru - Capybara
Explore the best Peru has to offer, see amazing sites and embark on the adventure of a lifetime in a safe, exciting environment. More »

Feature Articles


Trip Ideas


Practical Advice

  • Top Five Family-Friendly Hotel Chains

    Where service comes with a kid-focused smile to make that family vacation a hit with Mom, Dad, and the rowdy rabble.

  • Eight Survival Tips for Family Travel to Europe

    Traveling with the whole family takes some extra preparation, but a few helpful tips just might help you avoid potential travel bumps.

  • Family Cruising

    Forget about boring sea voyages—cruises these days cater to parents and kids who want nonstop action.

  • Family Road Trips

    Teaching your kids that traveling is all about the journey takes equal measures of patience and planning. Let us help you get it right.


Gear

  • Family Road-Trippin' Essentials

    Make the next family road trip even easier with this can't-miss list of indispensable gear items.

  • Car Camping: A Packing List

    The trick is to bring enough items that stand in for traditional home-bound amenities while still reinforcing the pleasures of being outdoors.

  • Outfitting a Family Canoe Adventure

    Equipping and organizing a family canoe adventure—whether it's an overnighter or a three-weeker—require considerations new to any canoer who is now a parent.


GORPTravel Trips


Photo credits: Christmas lights in Denmark: courtesy, Tivoli; Family Skiing: Getty; Snorkeling: courtesy, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism; Hiking in California Desert: Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism; Costa Rica: Photodisc

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