Every family goes through different ages and stages, and the travel industry is working hard these days to offer special features that particularly suit the different phases of travel with kids.
Travel With Babies
Travel with a baby involves extra logistics -- but then, so does life with a baby at home. Lots of new services these days make travel with a baby easier. More and more resorts offer infant care, and/or special amenities for baby; meanwhile, baby gear rental companies will deliver all that baby stuff to your hotel or to grandma's house.
Travel with Toddlers A number of resorts and at least one major theme park is targetting September/early fall as prime-time to travel with preschoolers. Special rates, special amenities, special fun...
Family Vacations with Teens
Family vacations with teens can be a tricky business. Your teen increasingly wants independence, and time with peers; meanwhile, you long for trips together while there's still time. Also, teens have definite ideas about what's "cool" and what's not. The good news is, there's many types of vacations that teens can enjoy. And if you're wanting a resort vacation, several resorts are major major efforts to please teens.
