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Our Family Travel Experts

Christine Loomis
Christine Loomis

Christine, whose children are now 16, 19, and 25, is the author of three family-travel guidebooks, Fodor's Family Adventures, Fodor's Around Denver with Kids, and Simplify Family Travel. She writes frequently for publications including Family Fun, AAAEncompass, Endless Vacation, Diversion, and Copley News Service. MORE »


Alistair & Lewis Wearmouth
Alistair Wearmouth

With two young children now in tow, Alistair Wearmouth's travel perspective has shifted seismically from digging out the best backpacker hostel in Kathmandu to coping strategies for toddlers on a transatlantic flight. MORE »


Steve Jermanok
Steve Jermanok

Steve Jermanok has toured much of North America's Atlantic shoreline, writing destination pieces for The Away Network, Boston Magazine (contributing editor), The Boston Globe, Budget Travel, Health, Forbes Life, Men's Journal, Outside, Robb Report, Town & Country, and Yankee Magazine. MORE »


Candyce Stapen
Candyce Stapen

Candyce Stapen has authored some 1,600 travel articles and 27 books, 26 of them on family travel. She is the winner of the 2004 "Caribbean Travel Writer of the Year for North America" award and a three-time winner of the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award. MORE »


Laura Tiebert
Laura Tiebert

Laura Tiebert is a freelance writer whose travels have taken her from the frozen tundra of Dawson City in Yukon Territory to the wide beaches of Muscat, Oman. A native Midwesterner, she lived in New York City for years before returning to Chicago. Today, she stays a bit closer to home in Evanston, Illinois, where she lives with her husband and two young children. MORE »


Emily Kaufman
Emily Kaufman

Emily Kaufman appears frequently as a travel contributor on Good Morning America, and writes for publications including Woman's Day, For Me, and 805 Living. She is also the author of The Travel Mom's Ultimate Book of Family Travel from Broadway Books. MORE »

Featured GORPTravel Trips

Family Rafting through Salmon River Canyons
Family Rafting through Salmon River Canyons
Flowing grass blowing in the wind on the high mountain sides, and sheer canyon walls let you know we are in the middle of nowhere. More »
Andes & Galapagos Family Adventure
Andes & Galapagos Family Adventure
Explore Ecuadorian highlands, volcanoes and rainforest and end your family adventure with a voyage around the Galapagos Islands. More »
Family Adventures in Montana & Wyoming
Family Adventures in Montana & Wyoming
Discover the spectacular diversity of America's favorite national park with the strikingly beautiful scenery of Big Sky, Montana. More »

Feature Articles


Trip Ideas


Practical Advice

  • Top Five Family-Friendly Hotel Chains

    Where service comes with a kid-focused smile to make that family vacation a hit with Mom, Dad, and the rowdy rabble.

  • Barging into the South of France

    Want a Euro family outing you're really going to remember? Grab the kids, rent a boat, and take to France's canals.

  • Eight Survival Tips for Family Travel to Europe

    Traveling with the whole family takes some extra preparation, but a few helpful tips just might help you avoid potential travel bumps.

  • Family Cruising

    Forget about boring sea voyages—cruises these days cater to parents and kids who want nonstop action.

  • Family Road Trips

    Teaching your kids that traveling is all about the journey takes equal measures of patience and planning. Let us help you get it right.


Gear

  • Family Road-Trippin' Essentials

    Make the next family road trip even easier with this can't-miss list of indispensable gear items.

  • Car Camping: A Packing List

    The trick is to bring enough items that stand in for traditional home-bound amenities while still reinforcing the pleasures of being outdoors.

  • Outfitting a Family Canoe Adventure

    Equipping and organizing a family canoe adventure—whether it's an overnighter or a three-weeker—require considerations new to any canoer who is now a parent.


GORPTravel Trips


Photo credits: U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.: Hisham Ibrahim/Photodisc/Getty; Yellowstone National Park: Photodisc/Getty; Indiana Dunes: Craig A. Berg; Manhattan: Corbis; Cancun Coast: Adalberto Rios Szalay/Photodisc/Getty; Sailing in the Chesapeake: Donovan Reese, Photodisc/Getty

Top Family Destinations


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