Four Great Family Travel Ideas, From Modest to Mind-Blowing

by, Marika Cain

Because we could all use a break.

The pandemic introduced a stubborn wrinkle to family vacation planning – but it’s still possible to make it happen. Whether you want to bunker down with your immediate relations or (responsibly) venture out with your travel pod, here are safe landing spots for the whole clan, from modest to mind-blowing.

The California Field Trip

The one upside of remote learning is that you can do it anywhere with a Wi-Fi signal. Hotels have seized on this perk, rolling out remote work and learning packages designed to accommodate the whole family’s needs. Southern California’s Ojai Valley Inn, for instance, outfits rooms with kid-size desks, gives adults nine-to-five conference-room access on weekdays, and helps everyone unwind with a family-game-night basket and daily deliveries of fresh juice and snacks.

The Upscale RV Break

Take it on the road with an eight-day American Excursionist RV tour of the American Southwest, either self-driven in a compact RV or with a private driver/guide in a 40-foot, high-end motor home, with hotel stays along the way.

The Month Abroad

Check into Belmond Cap Juluca on Anguilla for a stay of 30 (or more) days, and you’ll get breakfast daily, a weekly spa treatment, laundry service, and a daily resort credit of $100.

The Over-the-Top Escape

Make a break for South America with an Explora lodge buyout for up to 25 guests – and take it to the max with optional private jet transfers. Fresh desert air and adventure in abundance are on the itinerary – for example, with an Explora Atacama sojourn in Chile.