Can you imagine a world without books or libraries? Books stir up our imagination and open our eyes to the bigger world around us — much like travel does. That’s why we love this year’s Passports with Purpose fundraiser.

For the fourth year in a row, travel bloggers around the world will unite to raise funds for a charity. After last year’s success, $64,000 raised to help build housing in India, Passports with Purpose is aiming to raise $80,000 to build two libraries in Zambia.

The elves at Trekaroo have decided that we’ve been such parents this year that we deserve a big present before Christmas arrives. They’re giving away a 2-night stay with airfare and lift tickets to Mammoth Mountain in California.

If you’ve ever driven to Mammoth with kids you know how very long that drive can be and how sweet it would be to hop on a plane instead!

Thank you to everyone who entered our Luxury Family Travel Giveaway sponsored by CiaoBambino, Poshbrood and LuxuryTravelMom. We had almost 3,000 entries and it’s easy to see from the comments we received that our readers love Four Seasons hotels and resorts as much as we do!

In case you haven’t heard the news, we’re running an incredible giveaway right now for THREE different stays at a Four Seasons hotel. Get the full details and contest rules on our Four Seasons Luxury Family Travel Giveaway page or just head right to our Facebook Four Seasons Contest page to enter.

Important Note: All three participating bloggers — Ciao Bambino, Poshbrood, and Luxury Travel Mom …

When I dream about the ultimate luxury hotel experience, Four Seasons always comes to mind as the master of personalization, pampering, and beauty at every level.

Best of all, Four Seasons is committed to extending their iconic luxury experience to families. Kids love Four Seasons stays as much as their parents. If you’ve ever checked into one of their guest rooms with kids, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Parents are always the ones who are dishing out travel tips on how to travel with kids. I thought it would be fun to pass the microphone over to the other experts … kids!

Just “asking” kids for their tips may not be good enough to inspire the best thinking, so we asked our friends at Barefoot Books to provide a little motivation.

The result? Hello, great giveaway just for kids!

Red Tricycle is a go-to website for parents when they are looking for ideas on things to do with kids, what to eat or just what’s going on in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. They recently launched Red Tricycle San Diego and to celebrate they are giving away a family fun pack filled with tickets to the most popular family-friendly destinations in San Diego.

We are huge San Diego fans at Ciao Bambino. Nancy grew up in San Diego and returns at least once a year; we’ve covered many of the attractions in the prize package …

Thank you to all of our readers who entered the Sony Reader Getaway Giveaway.   While the giveaway is officially over now and the results are being tallied for the $10,000 Dream Vacation Winner, Ciao Bambino has randomly selected our winner (using random.org) and the winner is….Theresa C. from Missouri. She wrote her dream vacation post [...]

Did you send in your dream vacation postcard? You are one step closer to traveling to your dream destination or making someone else’s dream vacation come true. Check out all the entries at the Reader Getaway Giveaway website and vote for your favorite postcard entry – you may find a new destination to add to your vacation bucket list!

Have you written your dream vacation postcard yet? It could be worth $10,000 so don’t delay! The entry period ends on April 19 – read on for all the details.