Family Travel

Someone asked me yesterday what my "niche" in the travel industry was.  The answer was easy.  Family travel and destinations.  Why?  When I was a kid my dad traveled for a living so when he was on vacation he wanted to stay home.  We never went on vacation.  My grandparents took us to Joplin Missouri once and Colorado Springs.  That was the extent of family vacations for me at least the ones I really remember.  We had fun on what are now known as "staycations"  I guess we were really ahead of our time.  Bet my dad never knew he was a trend setter even back in the 1970's.

As an adult I wanted to travel, see the world.  I got married and had a family instead.  We love to travel.  Lots of times it is just camping for  a long weekend but we do enjoy Disney.  I have been to France, England and Italy.  We are headed to Beaches Negril in Jamaica this spring.

I took my son to Disney a couple times when we lived in Florida, first a couple day trips then we stayed for a whole week.  I will never forget that trip.  He was 5.  We were on a family vacation.  It was fun.  He is now 23 and we still talk about those memories.

We have now been to Disney several times.  I have helped friends plan family vacations to Disney. And as I did this I realized the happiness I got from that.  Why not turn that into a business?  So I did.  I am now a certified Disney Planner, Universal Theme park specialist, Princess First class for the Princess Cruise line - on my way to commodore. Starting my PHD at Sea for Norwegian Cruise line next week.

Not only can I plan a package vacation for you, I can plan an adult weekend away at a nearby hotel, an adult only ski week in Colorado or a 107 day around the world trip on Princess Cruise line.  Your imaigination is the only limit to my helping you plan what ever trip you have next. Does your son's Sr class want to attend Grad night at DisneyWorld.  I can handle that as well.

 What does this mean for you when I plan your trip?  It means I know the vacation you are planning and I know how to make the value of the trip exceed the cost.  It means if you call me and say I want to take a 14 day trip to Alaska I know what cruise line is the best for Alaska vs the best for the Panama canal. I means that your vacation is as important to me as it is to you.  It means the memories you want to make are going to be memories that last a life time.

A family vacation doesn't have to be as extreme as Disney, or Beaches or a trip to Europe.  It can be 5 days camping in Yosemite.  As long as you are together and memories are being made.  At the time they may not be something you think you will ever laugh about but trust me it will be a memory and someday you will indeed laugh.