3 Travel Tips For Large Families

Travel can be stressful for just about anybody with all of the planning and expenses involved. It can be tough to take time off work, find a place to stay, and to afford to be able to do all of the things you want to do on a trip. But if you have a large family, traveling can be even more difficult and stressful. Wherever you go, you will have to constantly be thinking about whether or not vehicles and hotels will be able to accommodate you. But don’t let the size of your family keep you from doing all the traveling you want to do before moving into a retirement community! There are ways around the roadblocks. Here are 3 helpful travel tips for large families.

Take Advantage Of Discounts

Many group discounts are available for hotels and resorts, cruises, flights, and even theme parks. Do some research beforehand to see what kinds of discounted rates you may qualify for, and take advantage of them! If you are short a couple people to qualify for certain discounts, invite a few friends or extended family members. The more the merrier, right?

Plan Ahead

Most people plan trips at least a few weeks ahead of time, but the occasional last minute trip can be a lot of fun too. Unfortunately with a large family it is important to make travel plans as far ahead of time as possible. No spur of the moment trips for you!

Planning ahead properly means that you should book flights, hotels, rental cars, as well as any other accommodations at least a month ahead of time to make sure there is room for every member of your family on every step of the trip.

You will also need to coordinate with family members who work or are still in school. Some people may need to give their jobs more notice than others, so it’s best to choose the dates and start planning as soon as possible so that no one ends up missing out on the family trip just because of a work conflict.

Break Up The Group

Although this may not be the best option for you, it is also possible for you to break up your family into smaller groups and go on separate trips. This could end up costing less and working out better with work/school schedules, etc. Plus, doing it this way will mean that the family members staying home can look after the family pets or the young children who won’t be going on the trip. Talk to your family about whether or not going this route could be a good option for you. Sometimes adjustments need to be made, so be flexible whenever possible.

Having a large family can make certain things such as travel a little harder. But this doesn’t have to be the case! Try these tips and have fun with it.