Family
School-holiday travel savings hacks
Well, the school holidays are here again. They’re great for spending time together as a family – in fact, 78% of parents look forward to them* – but they can also be an expensive time to travel. We know Aussies can be creative, especially when it comes to saving money, so we asked what your …
Why I love travelling with my grandkids
I’ve been on a few holidays with my grandsons since they were born – one of the more memorable being a three-week road trip down the Highway One coastline in California, taking us from Santa Monica to San Diego. While it is more work than travelling with adults, holidaying with your grandkids is an experience …
How to organise a group holiday celebration that will be remembered for years
If you’ve been thrown the mammoth task of organising a group holiday for a special occasion, like a milestone birthday, wedding, graduation, or retirement celebration, don’t be daunted! I’m here to help you do it like a pro. I recently organised a trip to Fiji for 20 members of my extended family to celebrate my …
Five of the best family-friendly resorts in New Zealand
Your family-holiday success can hinge on where you stay. Will everyone have enough room? Is it close enough to everything? Can you get five minutes of peace? Luckily, you’ve got us around, so we’re shooting over our top five New Zealand resorts to keep you and the kids happy (and let them think it’s all …
Should you take your kids out of school for a holiday?
Most families contemplate it, but as a responsible parent, is it wise to pull your children out of school to go on holidays? My answer is yes! As a mother of two primary-school-aged children, here are the reasons why I do it, and my tips for how to do it responsibly. Why you should do …
Best Aussie babymoon hotels for 2018
You’re about to become parents, one of the most intense, yet rewarding, life experiences a couple can face. Once bub comes, it won’t be as easy to get away for special couple time. So why not treat yourselves to some relaxation and romance now, before the baby arrives? The choice of destination and hotel is …
8 tips for travelling to meet relatives (and surviving)
Meeting or catching up with long-lost (or long-avoided) family can be a blast. Not to mention a great excuse to travel somewhere new, or go back to a place you haven’t been since you were a kid. You reminisce over old times and shared relatives, see different sides of people you’ve known or heard about …
18 reasons holidaying with your parents was the best
Everyone has cherished memories of their family holidays. Sure, the occasional fights and arguments and awkward family photos may have made some of those memories ones you’d rather forget. But once you get older, and you start handing over your own hard-earned cash for flights and hotels, you realise the value – literally! – of those …
Why I travel for family… and MURDER
Hi! My name is Cassie and I’m Wotif’s copy and content writer. You may remember me (or my puns) from scandalous blog posts like ‘10 reasons NSW is better than QLD‘ or that awesome Wotif email you got the other day. Unless it had a typo. That was someone else. What you don’t know about …
Why I take the kids back to where I holidayed as a child
By Sophia Auld Remember the days when summer holidays seemed to stretch out before you like endless miles of sandy beach? And when games of backyard cricket were accompanied by the aroma of sausages sizzling on the barbie? I remember my childhood summers fondly from our family holidays. I want to make sure my kids …
