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Category Archives: Family Travel

Family Travel

Travelling With My Dad, And Now, With My Daughter

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 21, 2020September 13, 2021 5 Comments
Entertaining Lucy in Florida

It’s Father’s Day in the US. My first major international trip was with my Dad, and I reflect on taking my own daughter on her first major international trip.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...

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CoronavirusFamily Travel

This Time Will Be Different

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 31, 2020September 13, 2021 7 Comments
European Route Suspensions

As cities, states, and nations re-open, I promise this time will be different, this time I will appreciate what we’ve all been taking for granted.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...

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Family TravelItaly

Remembering My Last Trip to Italy

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 5, 2020September 13, 2021 11 Comments
Da Michele pizza

There’s a lot of uncertainty, bad news and fear right now. This week I was thinking about our last trip to Italy and how much we loved it and wanted to share some of our experience. If you are...

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Award TravelFamily Travel

Sometimes The Best Use Of Miles Is For The Cheap Seats

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2019July 29, 2019 16 Comments
Economy Class With Miles

121Pilot, a commercial airline pilot and  frequent contributor to Live and Let’s Fly, offers his thoughts on why economy class redemptions can make so much sense. As an airline pilot I have access to free travel on the airline...

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Family Travel

Health Care Traveling Challenges Despite Insurance

Kyle Stewart Posted onJuly 21, 2019September 14, 2021 17 Comments

Though I have full health care coverage, I had an issue while away from home and I experienced a little glimpse of the nightmare that health care can be while traveling. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...

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Family Travel

The Little Maniac On My Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 16, 2019July 17, 2019 106 Comments

I’ve seen some poorly-behaved children on my flights over the years, but never anything like my flight today… I was flying SriLankan from Colombo to Kuala Lumpur and was sitting in business class with four other passengers. As we...

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AmazonFamily TravelNews

Amazon Prime Day Picks: Traveling Families

Carly Stewart Posted onJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Leave a Comment
Amazon Kindle

Amazon Prime Day offers excellent savings for traveling families. Here are some of my picks from Amazon Prime Day 2019 that will help you and your family as you travel near and far.  If you haven’t followed us on...

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BusinessFamily Travel

Bringing Family On Business Trips

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 23, 2019September 14, 2021 7 Comments
Mother and daughter walk in Colombia

The more I travel for work, the more I long to have my family with me. But just what does that look like and what are the ethical implications of bringing the family along on business trips? If you...

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Family Travel

United Airlines Shines…Unlike My Son

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 9, 2019May 10, 2019 60 Comments
Child Crying Business Class

My family flew from Zurich to San Francisco on United after a few weeks in Europe. United was great. My son Augustine…not so much. Yesterday I wrote about how nice the flight was in terms of service, seat, food,...

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Family TravelLos Angeles LAX

The Best Lounge At LAX For Young Children

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2019March 28, 2019 11 Comments
Best LAX Kids Lounge

Traveling with infants or children is often not only stressful in the air, but on the ground. But one lounge at LAX stands out as the superior choice for parents or guardians traveling with young children. The oneworld lounge...

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Family Travel

Bragging: Child Behaves Perfectly In Lounge Defying Expectations

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 17, 2019September 15, 2021 16 Comments
Polaris Lounge SFO

As a traveling parent, assumptions are made about my child before she even enters a room and how we will respond. Eyes turn towards families then roll with disgust as a child sits down at a lounge or in...

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EditorialFamily Travel

2019 Will Be A Country Count Duel

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 3, 2019September 15, 2021 6 Comments
Cuba

At some point, the student becomes the teacher, and in our families, we often play the role of teacher for all things travel, miles and points. One of our disciples has crept his country count up on us and...

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Business ClassEditorialFamily Travel

Sharing a Business Class Seat

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 3, 2019September 15, 2021 64 Comments
United IRROPS

Some passengers book one business class seat or use an upgrade and trade use of the seat, splitting time between coach and business class. Is this right? Fair? Is it wrong? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...

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Family Travel

Our Child Reached The Perfect Age to Fly

Carly Stewart Posted onJanuary 20, 2019January 20, 2019 3 Comments
child airplane

Our daughter has been flying around the world with us since she was just eight weeks old. However, now, at nearly five years old, she has reached the perfect age to fly.  Challenges of Flying With Children There are...

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Family TravelPassport

“Renewing” a Child Passport Amid the Government Shutdown

Carly Stewart Posted onJanuary 6, 2019January 6, 2019 4 Comments
passport

Our child’s passport is expiring and it’s time for a “renewal.” With the uncertainties of the government shutdown, it muddied the already opaque process. We decided to pursue the expedited services in an effort to ensure a speedy replacement. ...

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EditorialFamily Travel

Vacation Home or Endlessly Roam?

Carly Stewart Posted onSeptember 23, 2018September 25, 2018 18 Comments
Mérida, Mexico

I have taken some time away from the blog to focus on returning to school, but on a recent vacation, we encountered a new dilemma and I wanted to share it with our readership. The decision on whether to...

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Family Travel

Unaccompanied Minors on Diverted Frontier Flight – Escorted To Hotel Without Notifying Parents

Carly Stewart Posted onAugust 12, 2018August 12, 2018 4 Comments
Frontier A320

Last week unaccompanied minors were traveling on a Frontier flight that was diverted. The children’s parents claim they were not notified when their kids were taken to a hotel by airline staff. What should have happened? What happened? Siblings...

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Family TravelIndia

Taking a Toddler to the Taj Mahal

Carly Stewart Posted onAugust 5, 2018August 5, 2018 4 Comments

Last week I penned a review of the Hyatt Regency Delhi from a trip our family took to India almost three years ago. During our stay we took the journey out to Agra to view the Taj Mahal. We...

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Family TravelMusings

Should I Cruise Or Fly To Europe?

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 31, 2018July 31, 2018 25 Comments
cruise versus fly

I’m looking ahead to Christmas travel to Europe this year and seriously considering a ship over a plane.  Little Augustine (who’s running circles around me and starting to put sentences together) has reached the age in which flying is...

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Family Travel

What Is The Appropriate Age For Ditching Kids On Airplanes?

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 27, 2018July 27, 2018 17 Comments

Last week, I wrote about a father who ditched his eight-year-old in economy class while he flew business class on a 12-hour flight to Asia. The story has garnered fierce opinions on both sides. Some have argued that it...

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