Club Med Update
Club Med is now offering new week-long packages with nonstop service from New York/JFK airport to the Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport in Mexico, starting from $1,856 per person for travel dates February 9 to March 30. Direct flights are available every Saturday at 8:00 a.m. with the following Saturday departure at 2:20 p.m. from Ixtapa. Another current Club Med promotion includes free stays for children 4 and under for travel from April 27-October 26, 2013 to resorts in Florida, Mexico and The Caribbean when booking by October 29.
Thanksgiving in Panama
Eco Circuitos is offering a 5-night Family Thanksgiving Package in Panama for only $735/person per double room land-only. Experience the contrasts of Panama in a short adventure program which combines historical tours, the amazing rainforest at Soberania National Park, experiencing Gatun Lake surrounded by tropical rainforest and a visit to the Panama Canal. Your trip includes round-trip airport transfers, choice of Panama City hotels, half day Historical City Tour, hiking Soberania National Park, kayaking Gatun Lake, stay at the Radisson Rainforest Resort, free day for relaxation or optional tours and a visit to the Miraflores locks to understand the operation of the Panama Canal and view of the expansion project.
All Inclusive in Hawaii
With some of the island’s safest and family-friendly beaches, championship golf, an award-winning spa, a world-class marina and much more, the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina
is one of the most luxurious and complete resorts on Oahu. Two pools, water sports, ocean excursions and children’s and teen programs help keep everyone happy, and spacious guest rooms and lanais provide plenty of space for the whole family. And this resort is also one of the only properties in Hawaii with a package that includes daily meals. Their All-Inclusive special provides deluxe accommodations, breakfast, lunch and dinner daily (including room service), a 20 percent discount at the spa and the hotel’s retail shop and complimentary Internet access. The package is available through December 22. Additional restrictions and blackout dates may apply.
Grand Velas Grandparent Package
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort in the Riviera Maya, Mexico is offering value-added hotel packages for multiple generations that include a special rate for grandparents, family-friendly activities guided by a reunion coordinator including trips to Xcaret and an on-site guided ecology tour, discounted rates for children and VIP airport pickup service. When you book a minimum of four suites for three nights, special rates for one grandparent start at just $65.00 per night. Packages start at $327 per person, and children under 4 stay free. Children ages 4 to 16 are $99 per child, per night. This offer is valid through December 19 and black-out dates apply.
Bahamas Family Getaway
Abaco Beach Resort in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, is a family-friendly destination full of perks for kids and adults alike. 
Their Bahamas Family Getaway package features a day trip to a secluded island for swimming, snorkeling and lunch as well as a single family ferry transfer for a day trip to Hope Town. Your package also includes oceanfront accommodations, daily breakfast and dinner for children when they dine with two paying adults and roundtrip transfers from Marsh Harbour Airport. Plus children stay free. Abaco Beach Resort offers an array of accommodations—standard guestrooms, suites, cottages and residences—as well as a pool bar, restaurant, kids’ club and events calendar that includes Kids Night at the Movies, Crab Races for the Entire Family, and a Rake n’ Scrape traditional island music experience. In the kids club, local children are on hand to teach your children the art of fishing and fish cleaning, conch cracking and island arts and crafts. A nice cultural interaction experience. The Bahamas Family Getaway package starts at $1,261 per adult with two children free, plus $370 for each additional child.
El Dorado for Families
For families looking for a more intimate all-inclusive resort experience, the 30-suite El Dorado Generations Maroma recently opened on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, adjacent to the popular, adults-only El Dorado Maroma. The new resort is open to all ages and includes a kids’ club for ages 4-12, baby amenities and an in-room gaming console. Facilities include a restaurant and swim-up bar, a rooftop sunset bar and pool. Guests 16 years and over may use the facilities at El Dorado Maroma, which offers four restaurants, three bars, a spa and wedding venues. The new family property, located on beautiful Maroma Beach, features spacious suites including Beachfront Suites, Swim-up Suites, Jacuzzi Junior Suites, One and Two bedroom Suites (that sleep up to 9!).
Free Nights Now
Now Resorts is offering a Free Fall promotion with your 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th nights free! The special is available for bookings through December 22, 2012 when booked by September 30. 
Plus you will receive $200 in resort coupons for the spa, romantic dining and bottled wine and up to two children stay free per room with two paying adults. This promotion is not combinable with other promotions or special offers and some black-out dates apply. All-inclusive Now Resorts are located in Punta Cana, Riviera Maya and Puerto Vallarta.
Single Parent Fun at Beaches
Single Parent Months return to Beaches Resorts in the Turks and Caicos and Jamaica from September 4 to October 31. 
Single supplements will be waived saving you up to $200 per night. Just stay a minimum of three nights and also enjoy a variety of extra amenities designed to bring single families together for a memorable vacation. Family video game nights, Scratch DJ Academy Spin Art Session, beach Olympics, dive-in movie nights, a family beach bonfire and guest participation in the Sesame Street parades are all included.
Club Med Family Reunion
Book 7 rooms or more at Club Med Sandpiper Bay, Florida; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Cancun or Ixtapa, Mexico and enjoy a Family Reunion Package with up to 15 % additional land savings plus extra value amenities. The Family Reunion Package includes a welcome gift for each room, a family cocktail party with appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks for the children, a tailored private family event with sports and other activities, reserved family seating for dinner each night in the main dining room, special greetings from the Chef de Village during evening entertainment and a complimentary loaf of Club Med’s world famous white chocolate bread! Holiday restrictions and other blackout dates apply. You must book before August 27, 2012 for travel until February 15, 2013.
Panama for Families
Apple Vacations has added exclusive family rooms at three properties in Panama. Your family will receive two deluxe and connecting rooms as well as all meals, drinks, non-motorized watersports and private transfers. 
Plus two children 16 and under stay, play and eat free! Choose from beach resorts just outside of Panama City, the Westin Playa Bonita Panama and the Inter-Continental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa as well as the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. Experience the Panama Canal too! The Westin features three pools, gym and kids club while the Inter-Continental offers five pools, tennis and spa. At Gamboa, daily activities include nature walks in the rainforest, kayaking on the Chagres River and biking tours. Combine beach with the rainforest for an ideal Panama getaway. Rates start at $720 per adult for a four night stay.
