Family Travel Resources

Recently I heard a commentary on the radio about airline fees. With airlines ailing from increased fuel costs, many have spiked certain fees (such as fees for pets, unaccompanied minors) or instituted a new policy

Family On Board is an online store with a large selection of travel gear specifically for family trips.  By category, they carry luggage and organizers, child safety items, car and plane comforts, music, video

Last fall, one mother in Maryland, Susan Cole, wanted to fly her 12 year-old son Danny from Baltimore Washington Airport to Houston so he could catch a football game with his dad. She assumed Southwest Airlines

This is a great article that I came across on Bankrate.com. The article shows the readers 26 ways how to save money on items less important so that we can spend more on things we truly value, such as side excursions

If you are thinking about planning a family road trip you might find this site to be a useful place to start.  Favoritefamilyvacations.com has a cool section where users submit their favorite family road trip

Traveling can be very stressful, and traveling with teens doubly so, for reasons that are completely different than for traveling with smaller children. Teens are developing their own interests and more than ever

Have Baby Will Travel is your online destination for hotel reviews, trip reports, destination information, useful articles, travel tips and packing lists, all geared to those traveling with babies and small children. 

This article has some great ideas on how and what to pack for traveling, that is still inexpensive and light to carry. For example, Start with a good travel backpack that fits plane size restrictions. A non-wheeled

Family Fun Parks and Amusment parks can be lots of fun for the whole family.  I discovered a few great websites that highlight lots of favorite family fun parks all over the place.  Favoritefamilyvacations.com 

Ever have a problem trying to find age appropriate places to go in on a family vacation or to find that perfect family travel adventure?  I found this website that basically does all the suggesting instead