{"id":14053,"date":"2012-07-27T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/?p=14053"},"modified":"2012-07-27T04:56:33","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T09:56:33","slug":"easier-vacations-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/easier-vacations-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Easier Vacations with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a VACATION with kids, it&#8217;s a RELOCATION!&#8221; I knew I loved this woman after these words came out of her mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Traveling with kids can be exhausting. I always come home feeling like I need a vacation. Travel Mom showed us a slideshow of pictures she took with her family on vacation.<\/p>\n<p>One picture showed happy faces and pure bliss. The other picture reflected what was really happening behind those pictures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14054\" title=\"luxury travel mom1\" src=\"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/luxury-travel-mom1-375x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pic 1 &#8211; All smiles in the famous London telephone booth.<\/p>\n<p>Pic 2 &#8211; Look mom, pictures of naked ladies. Can I take one?<\/p>\n<p>A few tips from Luxury Travel MOM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plan, Plan, Plan<\/li>\n<li>Spend the extra money for the extra airplane seat and the extra hotel room so everyone has more room and their own seat. Get a airplane seat for your baby. It&#8217;s worth it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Have the hotel put snacks in your room on arrival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dress nice while traveling. You want the VIP treatment look like you deserve it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Join every loyalty club there is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Book through a Virtuoso Agent, Platinum Amex, Preferred Family, or directly through hotel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Know how to TIP the staff. A &#8220;thank you&#8221; should never be less than $10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Leaving a tip for maid service gets you far.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Quit while you are ahead. You can always go back to finish the things you didn&#8217;t get to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TOP FAMILY DESTINATIONS<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Turks and Caicos<\/strong> &#8211; 3.5 hour flight from NYC, they use the US dollar, world&#8217;s best beach, stay at THE SOMERSET or PARROT CAY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disney World<\/strong> &#8211; Go during low season and\/or book VIP tour guide, stay at Disney Yacht Club or Ritz Carlton Orlando<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kiawah Island<\/strong> &#8211; 30 minutes from Charleston, &#8220;happiest seaside town&#8221;, 10 miles of beach for biking, dolphins, stay at The Sanctuary or Kiawah Island Resort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to hear more, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxurytravelmom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luxury Travel Mom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, if you are traveling with a child that sleeps in a crib this is for you!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14055\" title=\"baby bjorn\" src=\"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/baby-bjorn-263x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone was amazed by the lightweight Travel Crib Light by Baby Bjorn. Assemble it in seconds and it only weighs 11 pounds! It folds neatly in a suitcase. Forget about the complicated cribs that take 5 minutes to put up. Try it, you&#8217;ll fall in love with the convenience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14056\" title=\"travel crib light\" src=\"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/07\/travel-crib-light-375x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can find it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BABYBJ%C3%96RN-Travel-Crib-Light-Silver\/dp\/B005EWF4BY\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1342712906&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=baby+bjorn+travel+crib+light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great summer!<\/p>\n<p><em>Jenna Crandall is a Mommybites contributor and blogger at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themommyinmanhattan.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">themommyinmanhattan.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog contributors. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. Guest writers may have conflicts of interest, and their opinions are their own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a VACATION with kids, it&#8217;s a RELOCATION!&#8221; I knew I loved this woman after these words came out of her mouth. Traveling with kids can be exhausting. I always come home feeling like I need a vacation. Travel Mom showed us a slideshow of pictures she took with her family on vacation. 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