Want a stress free vacation this year? How about a family vacation where everyone comes home refreshed and feeling like the entire itinerary was designed around them? Here are the top 2 travel tips on how to have lasting memories on family trips instead of breakdowns thus creating a Refreshing Family Vacation this year and every year!

Vacations are not just your time and money, they are also your memories.  So start with these top 2 basic tips and you will be on your way quick to the vacation of your dreams.

1. Location, Location, Location
Do a little research and choose a location wisely.  Does the location and resort have aspects that will appeal to all in your family?
Everyone in the family can agree on a family vacation, so find a luxury resort that offers a private beach, a luxury spa, famed dining along with access to plenty of family friendly activities.  My pick is one in the Fort Lauderdale area called  Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. It sits on 16 oceanfront acres which includes a quarter mile of private beach. The palm tree-lined grounds, luxury resort spa and amazing suites provide the perfect refreshing escape from the laundry!  You get tropical seclusion without a passport or customs plus the added enticement for mom of upscale dining, shopping, entertainment, luxury spa treatments.  You can’t go wrong with a place like Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa!

2. “ Mom Time”
Heard the old saying is mom ain’t happy no  one is?  Well it is true!  There is not need to fell guilty about planning your own little “Me” time while on the trip.  As most moms do, you place, scheduled, packed and organized this entire adventure.  So how do you get away without them even realizing. Easy!

Resorts like the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa always have an activity schedule.  Many times the activities are free or only a small charge.  Their local activities for families list anything from an Imax Theater at a science museum to water sports.  Water sports seem to be the best adventure if the weather is fine.  There you can pick anything from boogie boards, humongous floating water playgrounds, wave runners, surf boards or deep sea fishing trips.

The secret is to schedule these activities at the crack of dawn, have a late lunch and I promise you all will crash!  You though will be invigorated that they are in that lovely hotel suite with the blackout curtains going “night night” (with Dad), while you are off to a shopping or spa treatment extravaganza!  Just the thought of it invigorates me!
These “Top 2 Travel Tips” have been tried and tested multiple times by yours truly here Spa Travel Gal – Ava Roxanne so please enjoy your “Mom Time” on your Refreshing Family Vacation!  Share any tips of your own below!  Chat soon!

For more about the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort and Spa you can visit here http://www.marriottharborbeach.com/