Fellini in Training
Does your family have a budding movie director? The Belmond Hotel Caruso in the Amalfi town of Ravello 
offers the ultimate keepsake for your children. They can capture their holiday adventures on film by directing their own short movie. Led by a talented local film-maker, cameraman and sound engineer, your children will select the location and soundtrack, plan the scene and act it out for the camera before their film is edited in HD for the family to take home! The luxury property has a nice variety of amenities and recreation just for children including tennis lessons, pizza making, travel journal scrapbooking, kids and teen spa treatments and more. Families can also enjoy sailing lessons together, drawing lessons with a local artist, daily boat tours and a visit to a local farm. The former 11th century palace offers 50 rooms and suites, pool, gym and restaurant. For families their Very Important Kids package includes a free room for children (under age 12); breakfast daily and one dinner for parents; four hours of babysitting; welcome wine, fruit and flowers; use of PlayStation, DVDs and toys; pizza making class for children and complimentary non-alcoholic minibar drinks for the children. Just stay at least 3 consecutive nights.
Peruvian Cultural Experiences
On the banks of the Vilcanota River in Aguas Calientes, Peru, the Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel has added two new programs to enhance your family visit. Time for Andean Tales has native Peruvians explore Andean legends relating stories that have been passed down from generation to generation and honoring the tradition of storytelling. Mini Chef Lessons can be arranged for children between seven and 12. In the class, your children and grandchildren will learn to cook with healthy, indigenous grains, including kiwicha, maca, purple corn and quinoa. Another cooking class, Pachamanca, will allow them to learn about the culinary traditions of the Incas. As an added touch, the dishes are cooked in an outdoor stone oven and covered with leaves. The luxury property is an ideal base for exploring Machu Picchu. Let The Family Traveler create a custom Peru tour for your family with all its amazing highlights, culture and history!
Trafalgar Savings
Your family can save 10 percent on the land-only portion of Trafalgar’s Family Experiences tours as part of the 
company’s Young Traveler discount. The promotion is valid for children between 5 and 17 years old who are accompanied by an adult. There is a limit of one Young Traveler discount per room, based on double occupancy. Trafalgar’s Family Experiences tours are offered in the U.S., South America, Europe and Asia and range from eight to 14 days. A 5 percent discount is also added to groups of five to eight people; so bring along the grandparents, cousins and friends. Each tour includes Insider Experiences, an expert Travel Director and separate driver, 4 or 5-star hotels, VIP entry to many sights, optional experiences, luxury coaches with internet access in most countries and breakfast daily and up to half of your other meals provided.
Starwood’s 2nd Room Half Off
Children all the way up to age 21 can get a second room for half off a participating Starwood Hotels and
Resorts in Europe, Africa and the Middle East! In addition, children up to age 12 eat free from the kid
’s menu when accompanied by a dining adult ordering from the buffet or regular menu and with a maximum of one child per dining adult. Choose from 47 different countries to explore with your family including popular destinations for our families such as Spain, Greece, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France and Israel and new places to discover including as Slovenia, Sweden and Slovakia. Let The Family traveler help customize the best trip for your family’s needs and budget.
Families in Rome
The Hotel 47 in Rome is now offering a Work & Family package that includes 3 nights in guaranteed connecting 
rooms, daily breakfast for four and one free lunch. This 4-star hotel has spacious and modern rooms and suites, a rooftop garden restaurant for amazing city views, outdoor courtyard and breakfast is included in the rates. The hotel is nicely located in central Rome within walking distance to the main archaeological sites including the Colosseum, the Forum and the Domus Aurea as well as the Via del Corso, Campo de’ Fiori, Trastevere the Jewish Ghetto. The hotel recently announced the addition of several upscale and self-catering apartment rentals located in Rome and Venice that sleep up to 8. Check out and the amazing Colosseum views!
Treehouse Suites
Looking for a unique accommodation experience and a fourth night free? The Treehouses at Chewton Glen,
a Relais & Chateau property, are built among the trees on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The property is located 90 miles from London and close to the coastal towns of Bournemouth and Southampton (where many cruise ships depart). The tree houses are built on stilts with large outdoor terraces and let in the surrounding nature with floor to ceiling windows. Daily breakfast delivery by hamper is included. Treehouses are spacious, have kitchenettes and can accommodate up to 9 guests. You have full access to the main hotel. The resort’s 130 acres of grounds and parkland provide an array of activities for all ages including mountain biking, indoor and outdoor tennis, pool, spa, 9- hole par 3 golf course, clay pigeon shooting, archery, falconry and more. The 4th night free is available through September 30.
Southern African Adventure
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat, a five-star Relais & Chateaux lodge situated 167
miles from Cape Town, is offering your family the opportunity to participate in three days of exciting and authentic excursions on the reserve with the Family Fun: Wilderness Adventure package. The program includes luxury accommodations for 3 nights, all meals (high tea, dinner, light continental breakfast and brunch) and daily evening nature drives with drinks and snacks. Plus you also get daily guided rock art excursions, children’s activities such as night walks with a guide and all lodge activities. Recreation abounds including hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, archery, star gazing, painting, bird watching and fly-fishing. The 16-room lodge also features a spa, one of the largest private herds of Cape Mountain Zebra in the world and is predator and malaria free!
Save on Your Next Journey
Save up to $1,000 on select Journeys International family trips. The first family to be booked for an eligible group departure for a Journeys for Families tour will get a discount of $250 per person for up to four people (with a minimum of two people) and at least 90 days prior to the trip’s departure date. Note that their 5% alumni discount is calculated after the Early Bird Discount, not on the original cost. Choose from 13 exciting destinations around the world to explore including specially designed trips with teens. Additional destinations are available with private and custom trips (but are not included with this promotion). Journeys travelers are adventurous, curious souls who not only want to see the world but who want to experience it. And for the family departures, they do their best to match your children with children of similar ages. New itineraries for Galapagos, Costa Rica and South Africa will soon be announced.
Algarve Getaway
Portugal’s Algarve region is a great summer family destination. The rugged coast is littered with quaint towns, 
beautiful beaches, national parks, water sports, great food and wine, history, culture and more. The upscale and family-friendly Vila Vita Parc has a special family package available from April through October with a minimum 4-night stay. Amenities are based on two adults and two children up to age 12. Your rate will include fresh seasonal fruit, a bottle of mineral water and a special VIP amenity for the children in the room on arrival; breakfast and lunch or dinner daily; a make-your-own-pizza cooking lesson for the children; one-day pass to Zoomarine (a marine theme park) or to Slide & Splash Water Park; kids club and use of the 9-hole Pitch & Putt golf course, 18-hole Putting Green and 18-hole mini golf. The property also showcases a spa, pools, gym, supervised care for babies and toddlers (6 months-3 years), teen activities, tennis, golf, water sports and more. Spacious accommodations include rooms, suites and private villas that sleep up to 10; ideal for multiple generations.
Luxury English Countyside
At the Four Seasons Hampshire your family can relax and enjoy the quitisential English countryside with wide 
variety of recreation and amenities. The resort offers biking, tennis, kids club, canal boating, spa, swimming, fishing, clay pigeon shooting (age 10 and up), falconry (age 12 and up), a ropes course (age 10 and up) and an equestrian center with a pony program starting at age 4. Children ages 7-16 can even “adopt” a pony for the day and learn hands-on all about caring for a horse. For Downton Abbey fans, the hotel can also arrange an after-hours visit to Highclere Castle where the show is filmed. You will be driven there in period style in a vintage Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith for your behind-the-scenes tour of the opulent estate. Explore many of Southwest England’s highlights from here. Other day trips include Jane Austen’s home, Winchester Cathedral, Stonehenge and Windsor Castle and theme parks such as Legoland and Birdworld. The Four Seasons sits on 500-acres and is an hour outside London. The resort is currently offering a third night free through the end of June.
