Plan early, plan carefully
When travelling alone or as adults only, it
is easy to roll with the punches. This flexibility is eliminated as soon as you
include children on your flight plan. When travelling with your children,
ensure that you plan well ahead in time, and plan very carefully. Make this a
project if you have to. Find out all the necessities of travelling, asking
questions frequently if you have to. Find out whether there are any health
concerns, immunization requirements, special visa requirements, and so on. If
your child has their own passport, ensure that they also have the visa early.
Also pick out the accommodation wisely.
Find family friendly accommodation options that will be suitable for your
children’s needs. Some hotels and resorts offer kids clubs, free indoor
activities, nannies, and a host of other child friendly amenities. Find out in
advance if where you are planning to stay has any of these. They could come in
handy when you want to have some much needed adult time.
Get travel insurance
The logic behind getting insurance is to
minimize on risk. When travelling with children, the risks always seem to
multiply. Make sure that you get comprehensive insurance that will ensure a
smooth holiday experience. You can get good bargains online, but make sure that
the insurance company is credible. Don’t take insurance with some no-name
company simply because it is cheap. When taking the policy, read the fine print
and ask as many questions as possible.
While most children are covered by their parent’s insurance policy, find out to what
extent. If you have more than one child, find the limit to which your children
are covered. It may make sense to pay for separate travel insurance if, for
example, your health cover limits how much you can spend on health as a family.
Find out this first before you travel.
Get something for everyone
Remember: you are going for a family holiday.
This means that you will have many expectations to satisfy, including your own.
While going for a cheese and wine festival is an exciting prospect for the
grown ups, your children won’t be able to participate. Additionally, while
swimming in a pool in the Caribbean will excite your children, passing up an
opportunity to go snorkeling in the pristine waters might not sit well with
you.
Finding family fun activities is not as
easy as most think. Most of the times parents neglect their own happiness and
play it simple for their children’s sake; this does not need to be the case for
you. One of the easiest ways of getting this done is making sure that your
children have adult supervision while you slip away to some exciting activity. If
necessary, you can go on holiday with the grandparents and have them watch them
while you dash. This way, you can head of snorkeling while your child is
entertained elsewhere in a safe and conducive environment. Alternatively, you
can look for an activity that has something for everyone, like going to watch
tomato fights in Spain or a street festival in India.
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