Family Travel Tips
Traveling with your family can be wonderful but challenging so it's best to be prepared for anything. Whether you are arranging air travel with an infant or toddler, planning your first family vacation together, or looking for ways to get older children involved in planning the vacation, the following tips for traveling with kids will help to ensure that you enjoy your vacation time together.
Tips for Traveling With Children
1. If you are flying make sure you reserve your seats at the time you make the reservation. Try to reserve seats in the bulkhead row of the airplane, this will give you more leg room and allow the kids room to move around.
2. If traveling by car get a DVD player
so the kids can watch their favorite movies on the road.
3. Pack any prescription medication and also bring along common medicines such as Tylenol and Pepto Bismol. Take along a first-aid kit.
4. When flying be sure to pack extra clothes for the kids in a carry-on bag. Accidents do happen.
5. Keep the wet wipes handy.
6. Get the kids involved in planning the vacation by asking them what they want to see and do.
7. Give each child an allowance for buying souvenirs.
8. Don't schedule too many activities for one day. Always allow for downtime.
9. Don't forget to pack any favorite blankets and stuffed animals.
10. Pay attention to personal safety and obey all rules.
Florida Travel Tips
- The Florida sun is stronger than in many other areas. Make sure you take extra precautions and use lots of sunscreen.
- Wear loose, light-colored clothing to beat the heat. And be sure to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated before, during, and after recreational activities.
- When traveling to visit one of Florida's many theme parks, make sure you check into added perks like special line passes and extended hours the parks may be open.
- Enjoy local culinary favorites like key lime pie, stone crabs and conch fritters.
