Affordable Family Travel to Your Dream Destinations
by Dr.Ricardo Lalama · Filed Under: Discount Travel Packages · Family Vacations · Travel Tips
Affordable family travel to your dream destinations is not just a fantasy. You can make that once-in-a-lifetime exotic dream vacation a reality with a little expert planning and a few important travel tips. Today we are featuring an article from a blog by ABCnews.go.com written by Nina Terrero. Nina offers money saving tips for affordable family travel to your dream destinations.
“The results from the 1,500 people surveyed indicated that no matter how bad the economy might be, parents “dream big” when it comes to far-flung locales where they can take their children.”
“A foreign city was on the dream list for 37 percent of respondents polled and 27 percent said they’d choose Europe. Some 22 percent said that relaxation on the beach would be their choice while 11 percent of parents would love to go on a trek to see exotic wildlife.”
“Europe, Hawaii and the Mediterranean were the most popular “dream destinations” picked by parents, while 9 percent said they’d choose Orlando as their dream trip.”
“What’s interesting about this survey is that most families don’t realize that these dream vacations are actually more affordable that they realize – if they travel smart, said Eileen Ogintz, author of the weekly syndicated column “TakingtheKids.”
“Given that 88 percent of families with kids at home already have their dream vacation in mind, Ogintz says that there a few practical tips that can make planning your fantasy trip a reality that won’t break the bank.”
“Your dreams become much more reasonable if you consider traveling at off-peak times and participate in a house swap,” Ogintz said. “There are also other steps that make planning easier, like scheduling fewer plane stops. You might save a little money with three stops on a flight to Hawaii, but every time you stop creates the potential of things getting messed up, like a flight being cancelled. Travel insurance is also a great idea, because it helps cover the cost of airfare and hotel in the event of bad weather.”
“Genevieve Brown, Travelocity editorial director, says that there’s no better time than the present to consider whisking the kids away on vacation. “The average air fare to Europe during the fall season is about 20 percent less than it was a month ago in August. When you get there, you’ll find fewer crowds, better weather than in the summer months and hotel rates are lower too.”
Many families dream seeing the sights in Paris and Rome or hearing the roar of the wild on safari in Africa, well just because the economy isn’t cooperating with your budget don’t give up on the dream. Instead price it out with a travel agent and use all the money saving travel tips you can squeeze into your plans and then decide whether you can actually make affordable family travel to your dream destinations into a reality.
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