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TRAVEL REVIEWS
The following travel destinations have been awarded the prestigious Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. Judged by independent family testers, these sites were evaluated on criteria including programming, family services, price, physical plant, food, amenities and more.
Our Family Travel Reviewers are families like yours: they are members of the National Parenting Center and are selected at random. These families get to travel to resorts and other exotic destinations to evaluate family travel values. We need families with children above the ages of 2 to evaluate these numerous family travel packages.
To participate, contact the National Parenting Center TODAY!
Call 818-225-8990
SCORING CRITERIA:
Family Services: includes understanding family needs and a flexibility to respond to different requirements, alterations etc.
Staff: includes availability, attitude and helpfulness
Food Service: includes variety of food, quality and service
Programs: includes scores for babies, children, teens and adults. Judged on variety, programming, creativity and originality
Physical Plant: includes rooms, grounds and level of cleanliness
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
The best and most complete destinations
to enjoy with the family
Sesame Place
Langhorne, PA
When the oppressive heat and humidity of the summer settles over the east coast of this country where can your family turn for relief? We discovered a haven of cool, wet fun just northeast of Philadelphia […]
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Lake Buena Vista, FL
When it comes to family travel Disney World has established itself as more of an institution than a destination. We were eager to send our review team, a family of five with children aged 10, 7 and 2 […]
Know moreFranklyn D. Resort
Runaway Bay, Jamaica
FDR features all of the amenities of a large resort in an intimate setting where families can enjoy each other while playing in the warm Jamaican sun. Attentive, friendly staff are everywhere […]
Know moreMarriott’s Marco Island Resort
Marco Island, FL
Hidden away on one of the best kept secrets in Florida, Marco Island, the Marriott is everything a traveling family is looking for in a resort vacation. While this property is not exclusively, […]
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Calabasas, CA
This unique cruising program operates twice each year taking a chartered group of travelers to exotic locations with some of the hottest young stars in Hollywood. This is an opportunity to get up-close […]
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Boscobel Beach
St. Ann, Jamaica
Many family resorts are now featuring kids “camps” or “centers” where children can be entertained while under the supervision of counselors. The finest example our testers have seen […]
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Riviera Maya, Mexico
The Grand Flamenco Xcaret, one of the Occidental Hotel chain’s newest resorts in the recently developed Riviera Maya section of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, is a standout destination for a variety […]
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