It’s true, there are ways to make family travel less stressful and much easier to manage so any time I find a business or strategy to accomplish this, I’m all over it!
Recently, TripCentral.ca added a new feature when booking vacations online – now you can specify the number of children you’re traveling with so that your results are filtered only showing you vacation packages that are actually applicable to your family! I love this. As a family of 5 I am really frustrated by vacation packages that are all wrapped up in a pretty bow for families of 4. Why? Canadian families come in different sizes, and our vacation packages should too!
The site is really easy to use, with a step by step selection process and information along the way giving you the ability to compare destinations and when the best month is to travel (according to your bank account, anyway!)
TripCentral.ca has also just conducted a family vacation survey in partnership with Ipsos Reid and are sharing the results on their site including more information like the details above. I have to agree – sunny destinations are at the top of my list in this cold Canadian winter!
To that end, TripCentral is hosting an ahhhh-mazing contest on their Facebook page! YOU can enter to win an all-inclusive trip for 5 to Grand Palladium Riviera Resort & Spa in Mexico! YES, a trip for 5!
Hurry over to their Facebook page to enter now because the contest closes March 17th! And then, head on over to TripCentral.ca and check out how easy they make it to book trips for Canadian families – yes even families that are not a family of 4 (but they have vacation packages for that size too, of course!)
Happy vacation dreaming and good luck in the contest everyone!
Oooh, my husband and I stayed at the Grand Palladium Riviera for our honeymoon! We just loved it 🙂 Would love to win a return trip – thanks for letting us know!
Yay! Great timing on this post! Earlier today I was getting all excited about a travel package I had found only to see it was for families of 4. We’re a family of 5 too. I did briefly wonder how much my youngest would enjoy it anyway…but then I thought she might hold being left behind against me forever so…
I like that they also find hotels that the whole family can share one room!
WOW! Would love to be able to just go on vacation. Great way to find hotels.
It has great features that other websites don’t have
Finally, people are getting with the times! Great site.
very cool,, great info,, love to go somewhere but gotta save first..
wish i could go away but i am pregnant. but sometime after this baby is born my husband and i are getting away 🙂 nice to know about the new features they have for family getaways. nice to know for the future
nice, that makes it so much easier to book vacations! I never knew about this feature. thanks for posting
our car just broke down so its another staycation for us.
I love that they offer packages for bigger families. Awesome way for them to stand out from the other websites!
That’s such a handy feature on the site! I’ve never used tripcentral to look into vacations before.
Wow, That looks like a whole lotta fun!
That is so awesome that they are doing this for bigger families, its about time!!
Entered! This is awesome.
I didn’t realise Tripcentral had that function. Potentially very useful.
very helpful for larger families
We don’t do any travelling due to hubby and his illness right now but if we do in the future this will be great to know. I like that it picks hotels for you that includes the whole family. A great way to book a vacation.
I don’t do any traveling/trips/vacation, due to my disability, but it does’t mean that I can’t dream about it. Thank You for sharing with me! 🙂
I just took a trip with TripCentral.ca, to Mayan Riviera in Mexico, and they were fabulous! They answered all our questions, and were extremely helpful when in Mexico as regards to planning trips and all!
This is great – we are a family of 5 and were discussing this the other day!
I’ve never used TripCentral.ca and loved your review!
looks great
I am finding it hard to plan vacations for our soon to be fam of 5 too! Thanks for this review.
So neat!
I have used tripcentral in the past and also really like the new search options and layout. I so need a vacation, thanks for the review and posting a chance to win with TripCentral!
Had no idea that trips were for specific numbers of family members, have never taken one, but good to know in case we ever do
love this idea. we are a family of 4 so I guess we would be able to find vacation packages almost anywhere. but I have friends with 4 kids , ill have to tell her about this so they can consider this if they ever want to take a family vacation for all 6 of them.
Oh nice didnt know about this website, I will consider it for my next family vacation for sure.
Yay to Trip Central for this great idea, they are such a good company!
Love trip central!! Such an awesome tool for families.
Wouldn’t a vacation be lovely! Trip Central sounds like a great resource for family’s that are planning a getaway.
I totally agree with you that vacation packages should come with options! We are a family of 5 and the idea of paying a premium for a family suite is overwhelming.
Love that they are making family travel so much easier for the average family!
cool! thanks for the info.
We never had the problem because we are a family of 4 but our friends were a family of 6 and it was always a real pain for them when they would purchase vacation packages. This is a great option for people out there with larger families.
great review great for larger families love reading up on things like this you learn something new everyday thanks
I love that they are bing so helpful now with bigger families.Their offers in their package deals make it so awesome and easier to choose.I like that they have rooms where a large family can stay together in.
Thanks for giving me the push in the right direction. We haven’t travelled since our son was born but I think we are ready to start. 🙂 Sounds like a great website for us to start with.
good review for me
This is great….very handy!
Nice they are offering options for more than 4. Grew up in a family of 5 so feel the pain!
This is wonderful! I was just wondering about how much a family trip would cost, this is very helpful 🙂
so great!!
My family is now grown, but good to use for travel with my future grandchildren
I love how they help you find hotels as well 🙂 Thanks for the great tips
What a great site and features. The Hotel finder is fabulous!!! Ohh I wish I could go right now!
I really haven’t heard about Hotel finder until now, and maybe the odd advertisement. Maybe it’s time to check them out because I am not overly impressed with some of the other competitors.
I’m totally with you on this!!! I also hate how families are just assumed to be 4 people. We are a family of 5 and let me tell you how frustrating some sites have been for me when booking a vacation. Will check this one out, they sound great!
very cool feature
I liked your TripCentral.ca Makes Family Travel Easier post.
If i need to plan a vacation i will check them out.
very good for big families and that they can all share a room
that’s a great feature that they added, its nice to have information geared towards your and your familys specific needs
This looks like a very helpful travel site!
This would be a very helpful thing. I wish we traveled more!
Looks like a very helpful site, will have to check it out! Thanks for letting us know about it.
great family retreat
Looks like a great travel site for families with both big and little kids. Will browse around some more
I don’t have a family of 5… Yet…
I love how easy it is to find vacations. Also entered the FB contest 🙂
Some of my best memories are from family trips.
What a good idea.
Anything that makes family vacations easier is great in my books!
This is so cool! It is hard enough to plan a vacation but this would make it so much easier. I love this type of help that gives you options.
Great way to travel. Thanks for info.
This looks like a very helpful travel site! I have come to realize that navigating the internet looking for information can be overwhelming – so any help is appreciated 🙂
This would be great for families more then 4, I am sure if would be frustrating.
This is a handy travel site. we bookmarked it! Thank you so much, we tend to vacation in larger groups of people then 5 so it’s important for us to find affordable accomadations and appropriate ones
Very handy site indeed. Could have used it when we were a young family. But also great for group travel. Thanks for the information.
Very helpful website. Thanks for the post.
This is great and very helpful thanks for sharing ! 🙂
I will recommend this to my brother’s family, which is also of 5 and within the next year they would love to take their first family vacation. Such a great idea and time saver.
I’m forwarding this post to my daughters as they are the ones with the bigger families now! Thanks for the hlpful info
This is wonderful I will have to pass this on to my son .