[Viral Now] 5 Tips you should consider before traveling with kids.

Certainly, a family travel is one of the most memorable experiences we could ever have. We love it from the beginning to the last day. We remember it when we’re back at home and we enjoy planning it, asking for tips and recommendations from our friends, searching for the best places and attractions for our kids and saving some money to be prepared for the trip.

A carefree and enjoyable vacation time is all you want, so check this useful tips before making your trip and apply them while you’re planning it.

1. Choose an ideal destination

Which activities does your family like and enjoy? There are many destination options with lots of thigs to do. You need to know if you want to visit a city and go to stores, malls, museums and theme parks or if you would like to have more nature contact and visit a beach or a forest where you can do outdoor activities like camping, walking in the woods, playing in the snow, swimming in the water, etc.

2. Pack wisely

Being honest, you probably won’t need all the clothes and stuff you pack and when you travel with all your family members there can be a lot of heavy luggage. You need to know exactly where you’re going and then pack the correct outfits, not things that will only be grabbing space in your bag. You can check how the weather is at your destination, which places you’re going to visit, what kind of activities you will do, how many days you will you stay and if you’re going to do a little shopping or not.

3. If you’re flying

There are many considerations you should know about flights, like rates, best travel seasons, airlines and its politics, that actually matter in your trip.

First of all, you need to start booking your flight with anticipation to get the best deals. This way rates will be lower and you can save some money for your travel budget. If you also check what’s the best season of the year to travel where you decided to go, traveling off season is recommendable especially when you travel with kids and you don’t want any chaos with crowded places.

You also need to check airline politics if you’re going to travel with big luggage or strollers, they could make you pay an extra charge for it. Try to choose the front or the last seats at the airplane, those seats are near the restrooms. Despite that, it’s recommendable to take the kids to the restroom before boarding and make a walk around the airport to make some exercise as well (you will be seated during the entire flight).

Finally, you know that taking a taxi to the airport is not always the best option, so if you want to take your car there you can use an on-parking airport or an off-parking airport. Choosing the second option will give you the best parking rates (you can save up to 50% over the airport parking rates) and you will have your own car when you return from your trip.

4. If you go on a road trip

Family road trips are always fun. Traveling this way, you will visit many new places and make stops in incredible sites; you can stop to eat and do a little shopping and also stop to relax and rest a little bit. It’s recommendable to avoid eating a couple of hours before the trip, because most kids get sick easily and you don’t want any incident. You also can keep a road trip first aid kit with preventive medication and other stuff you could need.

Make your vehicle a comfortable place, you can take some home comforts like blankets, pillows, toys, electronic games, a portable DVD player or books; this way your kids will be entertained and more relaxed during the trip. If you travel with babies or little children don’t forget to use special baby car seats for travel.

5. Family friendly accommodation

Searching for an adequate accommodation with a great location, good services, and good prices can be a difficult task as it seems. You also need to find a family friendly place where all your members can stay comfortably. Websites like Booking  show you good accommodation deals, but if you want to find a really family friendly hotel you can book here.

Don’t forget to capture all those special moments, bring a camera or a video camera and be sure you don’t lose any details. Remember to be patient, you were a kid once as well.

Featured photo credit: Kids trip via gooddaynow.com

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