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Deciding on an annual family vacation can be easy, so can planning it. The trouble usually comes with getting there and being there with the children. That is when the flaws in the plan are revealed. Hopefully, with the following pieces of advice those troubles can be averted.

Involve The Children
Most problems in a family vacation involve the children. The best way to avoid that is to involve them early, very early. Let the children decide on where to go and make the siblings come to a consensus on a trip. Once they have decided then give them the realities- times parents will be off work, budget, etc. Then let them begin to work it out. If that Walt Disney Cruise cannot be worked out, have them go back to the drawing board. Once they are in the ballpark, have them research thoroughly hotels, travel routes, budgets, and things to do. This doesn't have to be all at once, actually it should be done over a months' time. This will assure the children truly want to go on the decided location. Plus, there expectation will be set on the destination and not elsewhere.

Parental Sanity
Children will have a much higher threshold for the discomfort than their parents. Their focus will be on the things to do, and if the hotel has a swimmable pool (read indoor pool for winter) that will go a long way too. Parents though need to consider their comfort, remember this is your vacation also. Take into consideration if your vacation location will be able to take the children off your hands. Is this location near extended family that could let the parents have some free time? Does the vacation spot have a children's program or babysitting service? Or perhaps if your able, you can hire and bring a long a nanny/sitter on a short-term contract. Maybe grandparents could make the trip too for this purpose.

Another big caution is your home away from home. A hotel at $30 a night in Orlando may seem like a bargain online, but that changes when it is a run down, roach motel off in the middle of nowhere. Spending the $200 a night for a hotel in the resort could provide comfort and piece of mind that will make that trip a good memory for everyone. The extra money spent will not matter when the children remember the trip their lifetime.

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