Tips & Documents
Our Travel Tips from parents who've been there and done it show you how to cope with everything from resort safety to pediatric travel health and babies on long-haul flights; plus the latest on Travel Documents such as travel consent letters, airline security, border crossing permits and more.
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Travel Insurance For FamiliesWe love travel insurance and won't leave home without it. Since the very first holiday spent battling storms and re-booking missed flights (at great expense), our family has found it essential. It should be for every smart vacation planner, too, particularly when traveling with kids. ... Category: Tips & Documents |
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Required Documents For Travel With MinorsSolo Parents, Grandparents and Guardians can satisfy legal requirements before crossing international borders with minor children by using these Permission to Travel And Children's Consent forms. The Family Travel Forum community has learned the hard way that parents planning family getaways... Category: Tips & Documents |
Family Travel PartnersMeet our Partners in Family Travel, companies and websites that provide services to make your family vacations easier, cheaper and, as our kids would say, Funner! Travel Destination & Resort Partners Travel Services Partners... Category: Tips & Documents |
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Permission To Travel Letters And Why You Need ThemAdults traveling outside the U.S. with children under 18, other than their own, must have a Permission or Consent to Travel Letter from both of the minors' guardians. Did you know that a child departing the United States and other countries, traveling with only one parent, a guardian,... Category: Tips & Documents |
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Bus Tours Introduce The World's Great CitiesDouble-decker hop-on, hop-off bus tours can be found all around the world, but have a longer history in Europe than in the US. Imagine a clever guide, a place to rest your feet, great photo opportunities, free local transport, and the breeze in your hair and you have the charms of a hop-on hop-off... Category: Tips & Documents |
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Have School, Still Travel?A long-time education insider goes behind the scenes to find out how teachers really feel when you pull kids out of school to travel. Walking down the street one day, I passed a man smoking a pipe. As the sweet aroma of the tobacco reached me, I was overwhelmed by a memory -- the smell took me... Category: Tips & Documents |
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Hurricane Season - Need To KnowAgitated by the constant hurricane updates on the Weather Channel and other media? Need to answer your kid's questions about hurricanes? Here's some basic scientific information about the scary storms that come with familiar names, and how to weather them. Typically over 300-miles wide... Category: Tips & Documents |
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5 Tips For Big Family Bike TripsShe’s cycled more than 22,000 miles across the Americas. No big deal. Cyclist and mom, Nancy Sathre-Vogel has been on numerous bike trips with her husband and twin boys. She offers some tips for preparing and planning a bike trip with the family. 1. Start biking with your... Category: Tips & Documents |
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U.S. Regulations For Special Groups Crossing U.S. BordersThe latest regulations from U.S. Customs and Border Protection explain some of the exceptions being made for Special Group travel, such as teen and school group tours. U.S. border crossing requirements changed in June of 2009. The following information concerns the Western Hemisphere Travel... Category: Tips & Documents |
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Rules of the RoadAs I've mentioned before, in my profile that I have these three rules that I live by. I feel I should explain them a bit better so you can full understand what I'm all about when I travel. 1) Always meet new people. This is solid. It's been proven over and over again along my trips... Category: Tips & Documents |
