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Family Travel Growth on the Web

March 2nd, 2010
Amie from Ciao Bambino

Ciao Bambino is one of the old-timers in the Internet family travel world. When I started the company in 2004 as a planning service for families traveling to Italy, there were few online resources offering advice to people traveling with kids.

The family travel space has exploded over the last year alone with new websites and blogs popping up every day. We recently announced a partnership with the Nile Guide where we developed family-focused activity guides for top family destinations using their customizable planning tools; one of the most exciting elements of the partnership is that a large, broadly focused website asked us for our expert advice because they are serious about providing reliable and credible family travel content. Progress!

Moreover, other big travel players like Trip Advisor and Luxury Link (Family Getaway) are spending time and resources in an effort to attract family-focused readers and buyers. You know how this game goes, others are certain to follow suit.

Intelligent Travel (National Geographic) published a list of family travel websites in an article last week. Unfortunately, Ciao Bambino was not included in the round up; I was consoled by the fact a long list of fellow independent family travel blogs and websites were left off the list too.

Ciao Bambino is part of a fast-growing community of independent family travel sites and blogs providing essential and much-loved guidance to families everywhere. Those who find us are grateful. We are parents writing for parents and our content is relevant and reliable.

All the family travel blogs contribute something unique to a subject that is highly personal. By nature, this means that one website can’t provide all the answers—the best way to dream about or plan for a trip is to use a combination of all the websites that speak to you.

There are many wonderful resources online today. Here’s a list of the sites that are top of mind for me today (in random order). I’m sure I’ve missed important sites—who else should be included on every parent’s travel bookmark list?

From Here to Uncertainty

The Q Family Adventures

Have Baby Will Travel

Have Kids Will Travel

Travels with Baby

SixSuitCaseTravel

Travel with Teens and Tweens

WeJustGotBack.com

Hip Travel Mama

Cascadia Kids

Travel is More Fun with Kids

Dim Sum, Bagels, and Crawfish

Kids Go West

Two Kids and a Map

Family of Four Explorers

Nick Bowditch Travel

Cairns Family Holidays

Road Trips for Families

Frisco Kids

Best Kid-Friendly Travel

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14 Comments to Family Travel Growth on the Web:

NYCityMama wrote: March 3rd, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Wow! Thank you for the mention and recognition! To be listed on your site, and among such great family travel sites is a great honor…so many of these (yours including) are my favorites as well : )
Amy @ The Q Family wrote: March 3rd, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Thank you for including me in the list. I feel so honored because I have been a big fan of many of the family travel blogs you have on the list. To be in the same list! Wow!

Now I have discovered a few more from your list. Thank you!

I also follow a few other family travel blogs not mentioned here that I would love to add.

- Kids Go West http://kidsgowest.com/
- Two Kids and A Map http://www.twokidsandamap.com

Great resource!
Sarah V. wrote: March 3rd, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I’d just like to echo what NYCityMama said…thank you! I’m flattered to be included on this list.
Amie from Ciao Bambino wrote: March 3rd, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Thanks Amy. Wonderful additions!
soultravelers3 wrote: March 3rd, 2010 at 3:49 pm
I couldn’t agree more!

We started our open ended, non-stop family world tour & blog in 2006, which is very old for one written by a single writer, so fun to read you are even older!

Great perspective, great list. I’m grateful & honored to be included!
Lisa at The World is Calling wrote: March 4th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Amie, I feel so validated. Thanks for leading the way on the family travel front…
Sheri wrote: March 4th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Thank you so much for adding me to this list. I’ve been reading some of the people on this list for years! Really a huge honor.
Lucia wrote: March 4th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
That’s a great list…some of my favorites are on there and some new ones, too. Thanks for the continued inspiration and for including us on your list. Look forward to hearing more about your new endeavor. Headed out the door right now for a ski trip in the Bavarian Alps…wish us luck, our first family ski trip! I have been reading through all of your recent ski posts for advice
Mary T wrote: March 5th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Thanks so much for including us on the list - we are honored to be among such great family travel bloggers!
Theresa wrote: March 12th, 2010 at 8:04 am
Thank you so much for including SixSuitcaseTravel on the list! I appreciate all your help and support!

This is a great list of family travel sites filled with very kind and helpful people.

Thanks again!
rico figliolini wrote: March 12th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I love your website Amie. Not only is it informative, but easy on the eyes. I’ve also found SixSuitecaseTravel and WeJustGotBack.com as great resources for family travels.

I’d like to also mention my own humble website http://www.bigfamilyvacations.com.

Take care. Pleasant travels.
Claudia wrote: March 12th, 2010 at 10:13 am
You’ve compiled a great list of family travel websites, and echo #11’s comment re: readability of your site.
If you’ve got room for some more family travel info sites (and some Canadian content), may I humbly offer my blog site for your consideration - http://www.thetravellingmom.ca
Thanks and cheers!
Sandy and Holly wrote: March 12th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
We love this list and plan to 1) add those new to us to our bookmarks, and 2) jot down all of them and post them on our wall!

For those with 3 kids and needing a hotel room big enough for a family of 5 in major cities, check our site, called, you guessed it, http://www.sleeps5.com

Thanks!
Glennia wrote: March 13th, 2010 at 7:20 am
I have been blogging about family travel since 2005 on my site, The Silent I. (http://glenniacampbell.typepad.com). We’ve been to 25 countries with our son, who is now 9.

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