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Alaska Travel Industry Association

Alaska — the land of the Midnight Sun and the northern lights — provides unlimited opportunities for family travel throughout the year. Whether families want to explore by foot, bike, boat, ferry, train, car, RV, plane or even sled dog and snowmo

Family Travel Radio – Affordable Vacations are as Simple as a Mindset Shift

Family Travel Association

Author and freelance writer Erin Kirkland talks with Family Travel Radio’s Aaron Schlein about how travel is more affordable when parents shift their perspective. Budget travel has “negative connotations,” Kirkland tells Schlein. “We need to start thinking about shifting our mindset, and make the phrases affordable and budget, come back to being something meaningful.” In […]

Why Agents Should Embrace Cost-Conscious Family Travel

Ethan Gelber

Regardless of budget, all families deserve great vacations. To help, travel agents must embrace cost-conscious family travel.

7 Ways to Save For and Plan an Affordable Family Vacation

Ebony Magazine

An affordable family vacation doesn’t have to be a fairytale. If it’s important, you can make it work. Here are some tips.

Ecotourism and Family Travel in Costa Rica

Ethan Gelber

Costa Rica offers amazing product and program diversity at cross-section of ecotourism and family travel in Costa Rica. “A family vacation in Costa Rica is a way to raise awareness about sustainability for the whole family.”

Top Considerations for Volunteering Overseas… with Your Kids

Transitions Abroad

More and more parents are considering volunteering overseas with their kids to see beyond typical tourist attractions and act as global citizens.

Beyond Family Cruises: 10 New Multigenerational Vacation Ideas

U.S. News and World Report

A multigenerational vacation is more popular than ever, but how about something other than a cruise? Here are 10 outside-the-box ideas to consider as a family.

Join Us in Supporting the Every Kid in a Park Campaign

Ethan Gelber

The Family Travel Association is proud to partner with and pledge its support to the White House’s Every Kid in a Park campaign. Join us!

Some of the Best Family-Friendly Museums Around the World

HomeExchange

Museums aren’t what they used to be. Today’s are designed for little ones to explore as much as for adults to enjoy. Here is HomeExchange’s selection of some of the best family-friendly museums in the world.

Family-Friendly Activities in Las Vegas

Travel Pulse

It might surprise you to learn that there are almost as many fun family-friendly activities in Las Vegas as there are fun things only for adults.

Top 5 Multigenerational Vacations for Every Budget

U.S. News and World Report

Here are five top multigenerational vacations suited for a wide range of budgets, interests and traveler types.

FTA Spotlight: Re/Defining Family Travel > Making Family Travel Affordable

Tawanna Browne Smith

Ask average parents why they don’t travel more (or at all) and the word you often hear is: money. Are there ways for to make family travel more affordable? We think so! (This is the ninth of our 12 FTA Spotlight: Re/Defining Family Travel topics.)

The Dude Ranchers’ Association

Created in 1926, the National Dude Ranchers’ Association (DRA) was founded to preserve, protect and promote the unique experience and identity of a dude ranch vacation.