Family Vacation Tips and News

	Planning Tips for Luxury Trips with Kids CNN Travel "June 15, 2010 - Sometimes a parent wants a little more pampering on a family vacation than camping or a road trip to the beach can offer. But you don't have to leave the kids at home to enjoy a vacation to a five-star hotel or a villa in Hawaii."
	Best Places You've Never Heard of Scouting Report Budget Travel "June 4, 2010 - Last summer, in her quest to find accommodations that fit the new facts of her life, O'Shaughnessy spent a week with her husband and 7-year-old son in the P�rigord Noir, a sunny, hilly section of southwestern France that's less famous�and less expensive�than, say, Provence."
	NileGuide and Ciao Bambino Partner to Debut Ready-Made, Family-Friendly Travel Guides for Top Destinations Ciao Bambino Update "January 28, 2010 - Parents of the world, start your planning engines! Combining the world's best trip planning experience with family travel expertise, NileGuide and Ciao Bambino have partnered to launch family travel guides for top U.S. and international destinations on NileGuide.com."
	Ciao Bambino Receives TripBase Best Family Travel Blog Award for 2009 Ciao Bambino Update "July 14, 2009 - Ciao Bambino is a winner of the TripBase Best Family Travel Blog Award for 2009! The program gives awards to travel blogs providing quality information, advice and ideas"
	Babes in Travel Land Fashion "Mommyhood shouldn�t cramp your travel style. With hotels getting hip to family trips, you can bring the kids without losing your cool."
	Ciao Bambino Receives iParenting Media Greatest Product Award for 2008 Ciao Bambino Update "December 1, 2008 - Ciao Bambino is a winner of the iParenting Media Greatest Products of 2008 Award! The program provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products for families in the marketplace."
	Briefs: Must-have items for a first aid travel kit St. Petersburg Times "Traveling to Europe with kids? Visit ciao bambino.com for lodging advice and trip-planning help for families with kids, strollers, toys, etc. Founder (and mom) Amie O'Shaughnessy has checked out hotels and apartments in Europe, the United States, the Caribbean and other popular destinations and rates them by appropriate age group, family friendliness and proximity of age-appropriate activities."
	Wild rivers -- unplugged, or with the kids The Oakland Tribune "While fishing lodges are not appropriate for toddlers, Lamorinda parents need not put off global travel until the kids have grown. If you are traveling with little ones in tow, Ciao Bambino! reviews family-friendly vacation properties with age appropriate ratings."
	Ciao Bambino Expands Its Destination Coverage and Enables Parents to Review Favorite Properties Ciao Bambino Press Release "SAN FRANCISCO, California - March 25, 2008 � Ciao Bambino, the leading online guide to family-friendly vacation properties (www.ciaobambino.com), has expanded its destinations and added new community review functionality. The portfolio previously covered accommodations exclusively in Europe and now includes properties in several new markets including the continental United States, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean."
	Taking Your Little Ones Abroad What is the right age for children to travel internationally? MSNBC "Despite - or maybe because of - the hassles, businesses that cater to families traveling abroad are booming. A 2006 survey of AAA Travel professionals found that 42 percent were booking more international trips for parents with children under 18."
	Click, Pack, and Go Resourceful Web sites help vacationing families pick the perfect spot. United Hemispheres Magazine "Ciaobambino.com lists accommodations in England, Italy, France, and Spain that welcome families. It screens each property for placement in at least one of four categories: "Baby Ready," "Toddler Fun," "School Age Action," and "Cool for Teens."
	Luxury Family Vacations Concierge.com "The brainchild of frustrated traveler-mother Amie O'Shaughnessy, Ciao Bambino corrals a growing collection of (independent) hotels, villas, and apartments, arranging them helpfully by age-appropriateness ..."
	The Traveling Gourmet Luxury Travel Advisor "... if your client is traveling to Europe this summer with kids in tow and doesn't know quite where to stay, check out Ciao Bambino! (www.ciaobambino.com), a company that scouts out the best hotels accommodating families with children in Italy, England, France and Spain."
	Your Brood Abroad Travel and Leisure Family "Travel concierge Ciao Bambino has a new baby�a Web site devoted to child-friendly villas and hotels in Italy, France, and the U.K."
	Taking the kids: Renting a villa or flat abroad Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Media Services "(http://www.ciaobambino.com) has a free online guide to kid-friendly villas, flats and apartments with hotel services in resort areas in Italy, France and Spain. Give them your kids� age ranges, and they�ll tell you which places will work best for your family."
	Traveling with Kids to Europe? Things to Consider When Selecting Accommodations Amie O'Shaughnessy, Ciao Bambino Founder "When parents start looking for places to stay in Europe that can accommodate the entire family, it doesn�t take long for them to realize that hotel websites and villa brochures don�t provide the details needed to make confident decisions."
	Save big on that next family trip to Europe by cruisin' New York Daily News "Ciao Bambino (www.ciaobambino.com ), a new company devoted to foreign family travel, can plan customized shore excursions in Italy and France for a planning fee, starting at $250."
	Your Next Spring Break: 15 perfect escapes for every family�and budget Travel and Leisure Family "If your vision of heaven involves baguettes, Beaujolais, and fields of lavender, lease a farmhouse in the south of France from Ciao Bambino."
	Tempting the Taste Buds: Engaging Young Traveler's Palates in Provence Lynda Zuber Sassi, Travel Consultant "So what's a parent who wants to have a culinary holiday to do when traveling with kids in tow? In Provence the solution is simple, take the kids along and tempt their taste buds!"
	'Togethering' suddenly is in, but let's be realistic about the concept LA Times "Family-friendly services are proliferating. Some are silly, but others -- child-oriented travel consultants and retreats -- are brilliant."
	Savvy Tip, Italy with la famiglia Departures "Once you have a baby, your days of trekking through Tuscany are over, right? Wrong ..."
	Bonjour, Baby Cookie Magazine
	Bon Voyage! International Travel with Children Baby Zone "With the right planning (and attitude), traveling internationally with children is not only doable, it's enjoyable, and it will provide lifelong memories unlike any other."
	Family Style UrbanBaby Daily "Maybe this time, you won't need that second vacation to recuperate."
	Traveling With Children Enjoyable for Parents and Kids Road & Travel Magazine "Ciao Bambino works directly with each client and takes into consideration many of the elements of family dynamics and travel preferences that most traditional travel agents ignore."
	Ciao Bambino! TravelLady.com "You no longer have to wait until the children are older or grown to take that "once in a lifetime" trip to Europe - you can go and take them along."