Travel Factory Blog

A recent article in the January issue of the Travel Agent talks about the travel trends expected in 2018. A Dallas Morning News section of the January 14 issue gets real specific in describing “52 places to go in 2018”. Both issues indicate that this is going to be a good year to go somewhere!!

Now, that's the kind of prognostications we can live with!!!

Both the travel agent consortiums of Travel Leaders and Virtuoso report that from their research and surveys, Italy was the most desired location to visit in the coming year. Having been there several times, I couldn't agree more. Among the top travel trends were multigenerational travel, active or adventure trips, river cruising, and anniversary/birthday/wedding arrangements.

It’s so much fun helping families plan for their vacation….just knowing how much fun they are going to have and the new experiences they will enjoy and the memories they will be making.

In my estimation, some of the best vacation options for families are the all-inclusive vacations.  That means all costs are considered and paid for before you travel.  And a lot of the time, the tour operators will throw in a promotion where the land package for the children under 12 is free.

Last week we talked about the fact that many folks are frustrated about where to go for their family vacation with the understandable concern that everyone would be happy, wherever it was.  And we mentioned that we use the services of a very reliable tour operator, Funjet Vacations, to help us make those “happy and memorable plans, and have done so over 25 years.

Making Memory Vacations with The Travel Factory

The U. S. Travel Association recently released a new survey targeting information on family vacations.  This survey found that adults say their most vivid childhood recollections are of family vacations.  Children surveyed also say they enjoy vacation time with parents and grandparents.  This poll surveyed more than 2500 adults and 1100 youth, and some who were as young as 5 years old.