Families Heading to Theme Parks and Beaches this Summer
With Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to summer fast approaching, Travelocity travel experts dug into the website’s summer booking data to discover where families will take their summer vacations in 2011. Overwhelmingly, families will travel to beach destinations in the U.S. and the Caribbean.
1. Orlando: Orlando is, not surprisingly, the number-one family destination for summer 2011. With theme parks galore and some of the summer’s most competitive room rates, fun and value reign supreme on Orlando vacations.
Average Daily Rate for Orlando hotels: $87
Disney's Aninmal Kingdom Lodge
2. Cancun: A destination once known for spring break debauchery, Cancun has reinvented itself as a family-friendly destination. It comes in as the number-one destination for families traveling internationally, and two on the overall list.
Average Daily Rate for Cancun hotels: $184
3. Honolulu: Four destinations in Hawaii made their way into the top ten summer destinations for families, but of those, Honolulu comes out on top. Direct flights to Honolulu are available from many U.S. cities, making getting to world-famous Waikiki Beach a breeze.
Average Daily Rate for Honolulu hotels: $136
Waikiki Beach
4. Maui: Famous as a honeymoon destination, Maui vacations are also a favorite for families, especially during the summer months. Turns out kids and couples alike love the beautiful beaches, where the sand color ranges from white to black to red.
Average Daily Rate for Maui hotels: $181
Maui Beach
5. Kauai: Beautiful coastline and secluded beaches are a given on Hawaii vacations, but Kauai is the perfect island choice for active families and nature lovers.
Average Daily Rate for Kauai hotels: $154
6. Bahamas: Cheap flights to Nassau make getting to the Bahamas both easy and affordable. Though not technically part of the Caribbean, expect the same beautiful white-sand beaches, hotels in every price range and flowing rum punch.
Average Daily Rate for Bahamas hotels: $235
Bahamas Beach
7. Kona: Found on the island of Hawaii (or, The Big Island), Kona is an excellent destination from which to explore. From mountains to rainforests to the world’s most active volcano, this island is also the state’s most diverse.
Average Daily Rate for Kona hotels: $141
8. Puerto Vallarta: Puerto Vallarta is Mexico’s second-most-popular destination for families this summer. Mexico vacation packages are always a great value and this beach destination on the country’s west coast is no exception.
Average daily Rate for Puerto Vallarta hotels: $146
9. Turks & Caicos: Talk about an island that just keeps getting more and more popular – Turks & Caicos climbs up the list of top-booked destinations each year. Caribbean vacations are always popular for families and this island is proving to be a top pick.
Average daily rate for Turks & Caicos hotels: $248
10. Dominican Republic: Rounding out the top 10 most popular summer destinations for families is the D.R. and it’s no wonder. There are many direct flights to Dominican Republic every day, so towing the kiddies and all their stuff is no problem. Plus, Dominican Republic resorts come in every shape, size and price range.
Average daily rate for Dominican Republic hotels: $161
Comments
May 14, 2011
Thanks for sharing the information regarding the family destinations.. I am glad I visited here and come to know about it.. Its a great help to me.. I was in search of such resource..
May 14, 2011
These look like great places to travel for the upcoming season. Cancun as a family friendly destination surprised me. I have avoided Cancun thinking that we would be disturbed by Collage partying at all hours. Thanks for sharing.
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May 15, 2011
Turks & Caicos is a great resort destination. I hope that it doesn't get overcrowded with the tourism industry however. The beaches I visited when I was there were very exclusive and not too crowded.
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May 17, 2011
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May 17, 2011
That picture of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge did it for me! Where do i sign up?? We were thinking either hawaii or italy but i would not mind staying in the country if it meant spending a week at the animal kingdom lodge! I haven't been to disney world yet. i have always wanted too and my husband wants to go to the Harry Potter Theme Park which is near there right?
May 18, 2011
I'm just thinking how that Animal Kingdom Lodge would blow my child's mind.
May 18, 2011
Yea my kids would love going there too. I am guessing that the giraffes and gazelle were photo-shopped into that picture. We don't have to worry about Lions drinking out of the pool or anything.