All-inclusive family vacation is a fun and convenient way to spend a holiday. You spend a week or two with your family in an exciting, often exotic atmosphere, without worries about schedule, planning, transportation, or calculating those annoying extra costs. You pay once, and enjoy the rest.

Planning an all-inclusive family vacation is often half fun. Even before you hit the travel agency you can work out tons of exciting family vacation ideas on world’s most famous all-inclusive resorts without straining too much your family budget.

Perennial all-inclusive family vacation favorites include Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hawaii. Other popular family destinations include Rocky Mountain ski resorts and Disneyland in California. Transatlantic trips are less popular, because not many people want to travel this far with younger children.

The best way to please all family members is to plan an all-inclusive family vacation with your family. Take enough time now to plan your next family get-away, as you have fun together as a family, learn more about the world around you, and at the same time get the most from your vacation.

The first thing that you need to do when planning a trip to one of all-inclusive resorts, is to be clear on some possible location choices. Time and budget restrictions will be factors. Certain times of the year are better for vacationing families than others. For example, when you plan going to Florida, you should prepare to spend twice than average for hotel or even bed-and-breakfast accomodations.

Among the busiest holidays with highest tourist traffic are long weekends, Easter week, Labor Day weekend, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. April to May and September to November are the best times to take an all-inclusive family vacation, especially if you are flexible, because rates are much more affordable than during the high seasons.

Most all-inclusive family vacation packages have age limitations for children, depending on the type of activities offered by a resort. Because of this, all-inclusive family vacation is may be more suitable if your children are older than toddlers – ideally, starting with five or six years old. For trips that involve rafting, some companies require that children are at least ten years old. Some all-inclusive vacation packages include offer activities that take less than a day, which is a great way to have fun without too much pressure for the younger family members – and your wallet, too.

Look for family-friendly vacation destinations. Family-focused resorts are designed with children in mind, which reflects in the selection of activities, their safety, availability of other entertainment, even the number of food choices. Plus, at family-friendly resort you can meet other family with children of the same age as yours, and sharing the fun can turn the good all-inclusive family vacation into a great one.

When picking an all-inclusive family resort, make sure you check what is included in the price of the package. All-inclusive family vacation can be expensive, but most parents agree that you get lots of fun for the money. In most cases, the price of the package includes the hotel room or bungalow, basic activities, basic sports and leisure equipment, meals, and transportation to the places of interest and an airport coach. Never be shy about asking of a children discount – sometimes an agent can offer you one even if it is not listed. You can further lower the costs by taking a smaller hotel suite and planning some trips and excursions yourself instead of hiring a guide.


All-inclusive rates provide convenience and comfort both for parents and kids. With a little creativity, vacation planning can be a fun, exciting, and an educational way to spend some family time together. 

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