luxury

Our reviews of the top family vacation destinations and trip ideas organized by keywords (Italy, Caribbean, teens, etc) and topic (snowsports, spa, etc) to make your research easier.

Butterfield and Robinson Bike Tour

Luxury Tour Operator Offers More Informal, Cheaper Active Trips

In what could be a trend benefiting family travelers, luxury tour operator Butterfield and Robinson recently announced a series of Bistro Active Trips to many of their top destionations. Described as "active trips designed for the times: informal, immersive and great value," the high-end...

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Baby Room Ritz-Carlton Cancun, Mexico

Putting On The Ritz In Mexico At The Ritz-Carlton Cancun

If white sand beaches and a bit of sun are your cure for winter blues, the Ritz-Carlton Cancun is one of the most luxurious places to try this remedy. In fact, all year round with kids in tow, casual resort wear packed, you can take a trip to where fashion sits by vacationing at the Ritz!  For...

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Newport Mansion

Newport, Rhode Island, a Four Season Family Vacation Destination

Newport, Rhode Island’s reputation as a summer playground for the elite is justified, but it doesn’t paint the whole picture.  Yes, you will see fabulous Gilded Age mansions and expensive sailing yachts, worthy of the town’s America’s Cup history. But Newport is a very...

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The Seven Stars Resort, Turks & Caicos

The Seven Stars Resort, Turks & Caicos

The family-friendly Seven Stars is one of Turks & Caicos' newest luxury oceanfront resorts on Grace Bay Beach. A Caribbean paradise located just south of the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos in the British West Indies promises warm blue-hued waters, beautiful shores and tradewinds throughout the...

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Top 10 Beach Resort Getaways

Top 10 Beach Resort Getaways For Family Vacations

Almost everyone's favorite? A family beach vacation. Here are FTF's winners from a decade of "Top 10 Getaway" awards in the best family beach category. Our Top 10 beach getaways, all past winners of the "Top 10 Getaways" awards in this category, promise location,...

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Hilton Waikoloa Village, The Big Island

Hilton Waikoloa Village, The Big Island

One of Hawaii's legendary resorts, the Waikoloa Beach Resort complex including hotels, condos and a dolphin program have dominated the Big Island family resort scene for years. The Kohala Coast of Hawaii's Big Island is the favored destination for family vacation planners who want to...

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Anggun Boutique Hotel

Anggun Boutique Hotel - A Dime in the City

A rhetorical ethnic fusion...the three magic words that described the aura and fascination you experienced once you started entering Anggun KL, before you were left there stunned for the next few hours once you were walking across the lobby and into the courtyard. Once you were...

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Williamsburg, VA: Kingsmill Resort Lobby

Williamsburg Virginia Could Be Home for the Holidays from $109/N

At Christmastime, Williamsburg, Virginia shows its festive side with many family events that will get you into the holiday spirit, whether that spirit is back in the Colonial era like the neighboring living history museum, or a contemporary resort vacation version. From concerts and theater to...

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Casa de Campo Pool

Casa de Campo Muy Grande And Quite Grand Too

The fabulous Casa de Campo resort in La Romana, Dominican Republic, has extensive amenities and activities for multi-generational travelers. In fact, as my family discovered, there's more than anyone can do on a beach vacation. And for this year, both American Airlines (from Puerto Rico) and...

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Norwegian Dawn Kids Pool

From Norwegian Cruise Line, A New Dawn

To say that New Englanders are excited to have the newly renovated Norwegian Dawn plying the waters off Boston Harbor to Bermuda is an understatement. Formerly served by the smaller Norwegian Spirit, this route is popular for a slew of reasons, not least of which is that sun-starved passengers can...

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