We talk a lot about family vacations and we offer suggestions about family discounts and vacations sites that cater to the multigenerational family. But we also need to consider that if you are already living in a multigenerational home, then perhaps your vacation might be a vacation from work, from responsibilities, from work schedules and..Read the rest…

Rule #1 about vacation discounts — You have to ask! There are discounts for kids, senior discounts and most importantly for the biggest savings — Family Pass discounts. Nearly every big time tourist/vacation attraction has a group discount for families. And nearly all of them mean “family” in the broadest sense — mom, dad, kids,..Read the rest…

Road Scholar is a travel based website formerly known as Edlerhostel. They have a huge section devoted to “Grandparent Travel” by which they mean travel packages for grandparents and grandchildren. Covering mostly the United States and Canada these packages are meant for a certain type of traveler. From their website:
“Road Scholar Intergenerational Programs were designed..Read the rest…

One of the most important components of a successful intergenerational vacation has to do with balancing the energy levels of the participants. Take for instance the hike along the Grand Canyon rim. Do we take the drive and park route? What about that long walk in the summer when the drive north (from the South..Read the rest…

You are going to find a lot of articles here about taking a vacation with the whole multigenerational family. We will review places to go, things to see and give you lots of tips on multi-gen vacationing. Today we start with the planning. We cannot state this too strongly — if you have never taken..Read the rest…