Family Travel Tips

Planning a family holiday is half the work. These guides cover the practical side: choosing and booking, flying with babies and toddlers, jet lag, staying healthy, keeping costs down and keeping everyone entertained.

Family Travel Tips

Family Holiday Money-Saving Tips: It's All About Timing

When you travel and when you book make a big difference to the price of a family holiday. Here is how to use timing well.

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Holiday Car Seats: Take Your Own or Hire Abroad?

Hiring, taking your own or packing a portable seat: how to sort safe car seats for a family holiday abroad.

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How to Beat Jet Lag with a Young Family

Flight times, naps, daylight and meal tricks that help young children adjust to a new time zone faster.

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Surviving a Beach Holiday with Kids

Timing, sand-proof snacks, sun and water safety, and the kit that makes beach days with children easier.

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Top Tips for Flying with Babies and Toddlers

Seats, buggies, ear pressure, routines, entertainment and snacks: how to make flights with little ones calmer.

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10 Easy Holiday Activities for Kids

Ten simple, low-kit activities that keep children happily occupied on holiday while you sit down for a while.

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20 Things to Spot at an Airport: A Family I-Spy Game

A free airport I-spy list of 20 things to find, with simple twists for toddlers, older children and teens.

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35 Quick Family Travel Tips, From Planning to Packing

Bite-sized family travel tips on planning, packing, flying, skiing and enjoying the holiday, all in one place.

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Are We Nearly There Yet? Car Games for Long Journeys

Classic no-battery car games and simple planning tips to keep children happy on long drives and holiday transfers.

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Create a Family Holiday Soundtrack: Playlist Ideas

Build a family holiday playlist everyone enjoys, then turn it into a soundtrack that brings the holiday back.

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Family Holiday Money-Saving Tips: Accommodation

Smart ways to pay less for family-sized rooms, villas and apartments without compromising on space or location.

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Family Holiday Money-Saving Tips: Flights

Alternative airports, flexible dates, smarter searching and fewer extras: practical ways to cut the cost of family flights.

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Family Hotel or Villa? Pros and Cons for Families

The pros and cons of hotels and villas for families, and when an aparthotel gives you the best of both.

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Family Travel Health: Before You Go

Vaccinations, GHIC cards, insurance and emergency numbers to sort out in the weeks before a family trip abroad.

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Family Travel Health: What to Pack

A family first-aid and medicine kit checklist, plus tips for carrying prescriptions and liquids through security.

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Family Travel Health: While You're There

Sun, heat, water, tummy bugs, bites and swimming safety, plus how to find a doctor abroad.

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Family-Friendly UK Airport Lounges: How to Choose

What to look for in a family-friendly airport lounge, how to check child policies, and how to book.

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Holidaying with Another Family: Pros, Cons and Tips

The pros and cons of a shared family holiday, and how to agree money, plans and house rules before you go.

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How to Avoid the Pitfalls of a Last-Minute Family Holiday

Passports, entry rules, jabs, weather, insurance and ATOL: what to check before booking a late family deal.

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How to Baby-Proof Your Holiday Accommodation

Quick, low-cost ways to make a hotel room or villa safer for a crawling baby or busy toddler.

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How to Entertain Children at the Airport

Play areas, plane spotting, games, journals and shopping challenges to fill the wait before take-off.

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How to Have a Fantastic Family Ski Holiday

Trial runs, ski school, childcare, resort choice and kit: how to plan a ski trip the whole family enjoys.

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How to Have a Relaxing Holiday with Children

Planning, the right room layout, a slower pace and realistic expectations: how to make a family holiday feel like a break.

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How to Keep That Holiday Feeling After a Family Trip

Simple ways for the whole family to hold on to that relaxed holiday feeling once you are back home.

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How to Make Time for You on a Family Holiday

Room layouts, kids' clubs and evenings in: easy ways for parents to get some downtime on a family holiday.

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Things to Consider When Booking a Family Holiday

When to go, flight length, transfers, weather, food and accommodation: what to weigh up before booking.

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Travelling with a Baby: Hotel Checklist

Bath, kettle, cot, warm pool, lifts and genuine family facilities: what to check before booking with a baby.

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Walt Disney World Tips for Families with Young Children

Pacing, heat, buggies, snacks, rain and sore feet: practical tips for a first Walt Disney World trip with children.

Packing for a trip with children?

Our travel gear guides cover travel cots, buggies, car seats and children's luggage, with what to look for before you buy.