Save money on family travel: free things to do, getaways that don't bust the budget, and promotions at many types of popular vacation spots.
Family Travel Deals
A favorite resort, a red-hot deal, a clever pitch... Check out select deals at Orlando theme parks, all inclusive resorts, resorts in Hawaii, and more.
Affordable Vacation Ideas
Photo courtesy of Medomak Family Camp, Maine
When the budget gets tight, families still need a getaway -- perhaps more than ever. Ideas include family camps, drive-to getaways such as water park resorts, affordable vacation towns..
Christmas Vacation Packages
Photo courtesy of Wildflower Inn.
Granted, these aren't exactly low-cost getaways. But they are packages that deliver extra value, either by a reduced rate or by including extras such as Christmas dinner, stocking filled with goodies, maybe even a small Christmas to decorate in your room.
Tips for Finding Discount Airfares
Kids Fly Free to Disneyland - Photo courtesy Alaska Airlines.
Families really need to get good deals on airfares, when there's three or four or five (or more) of you.
Free Things To Do - in Cities
Free programs in parks, free days at museums, fireworks, parades; free Things to do in NYC, Orlando, San Francisco, Chicago...
Free Things To Do - Great Outdoors
Yellowstone National Park, photo © Teresa Plowright.
Sometimes the best things in life are free: beaches, mountains, the color of leaves in fall... National Wildlife Refuges are free year-round and most cities have one within an hour's drive; National Parks have free weekends, free hikes and other programs. Even expensive snowsports have some "free" deals.
Kids Ski Free
Photo courtesy of Steamboat Springs.
Skiing and snowboarding are expensive, especially for families, when parents have to shell out for three or four or five lift tickets (not to mention lessons), and kids grow out of their equipment every year. So "kids ski free" are three words we like to hear -- check out several types of "Kids Ski Free" opportunities.
