This post is sponsored by Alamo Rent A Car, and I am so excited to announce my new partnership with Alamo as one of five moms on the Alamo Chief Travel Moms Council. As someone who loves a family road trip and is passionate about travel, I am truly honored to be a part of Alamo’s mission to inspire family travel.
Whether it’s a two hour drive into the city for a weekend or a trek across the globe, family travel will help you to create deep, lasting bonds. Traveling as a family can inspire, teach valuable lessons, and give you unforgettable memories through new experiences.
Humbled is the first word that comes to mind when I think of the amazing moms and bloggers who make up the Alamo Chief Travel Moms Council. I am humbled to be part of a council that includes Liz Mays from A Nut In A Nutshell, Crissy Page from the blogs Dear Crissy, Jennifer Quillen from The Rebel Chick, Stacie Connerty from The Divine Miss Mommy.
What can you expect?
Throughout the spring and summer we’ll be striking up conversations and sharing with you our thoughts and ideas on topics ranging from preparing a fun journey for your family, personalizing your vacation, capturing the moment, and how to have the best summer ever.
In addition to the new Alamo Chief Travel Moms Council, Alamo Rent A Car has recently partnered with a family travel expert, Eileen Ogintz to develop the awesome Alamo Kids Travel Tips infographic that you see below.
Savvy parents are increasingly including their kids in family vacation planning. In fact, 63 percent of parents said their children influenced their choice of vacation destination, according to the 2014 Portrait of the American Travelers survey. With this in mind, Alamo Rent A Car partnered with Eileen Ogintz, nationally syndicated family travel columnist and creator of TakingTheKids.com, to create an original infographic from the kids’ point of view.
The Alamo infographic features key stats and 10 original ideas from kids to help parents everywhere increase the fun while planning, packing, participating in activities and making memories for their family vacations. No matter where you take the kids or how much you spend on your family vacation, what’s important is enjoying your time together and making memories for a lifetime!
I love the idea of letting kids be a part of vacation planning. Some of my sweetest memories have been made during mother and son road trips, and vacations that my son helped to plan. Although, many of my son’s choices have resulted in me spending a day on a roller coaster screaming my head off. The more I scream, the more he seems to laugh. But you know, I wouldn’t trade those terrifying moments for anything in this world.
I hope your next family trip is better than ever!
Are you making any family travel plans for spring or summer?
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congrats, that is awesome! Sounds like a great campaign!
Congratulations! Can’t wait to hear all about the different themes!
Congrats and it sounds like it’s going to be lots of fun! I will be following along with everyone’s posts and can’t wait to read all the fun travel tidbits!
Congrats. This sounds like a totally awesome thing to be a part of. I’m planning my first vacation in YEARS with my kids and I alone in July to Ohio to see family. However, I also want to show them some of the neat things I got to do as a kid while I’m there (the huge Aquariums, the fair, and amusement parks too.) So, they are definitely playing a huge part of my decision making process.
I mentioned to Jennifer on Facebook today that Alamo really chose a GREAT bunch of women as their travel moms. Being super-nice, as well as talented, was obviously one of the requirements!
You are so sweet, Chrysa. Thank you! 🙂
So awesome, congratulations! I have so many small trips planned for my kids this summer. I’m so anxious to get it started!
We drive back and forth to Grandparents house (13 hours) several times a year with two kids under 3. I always plan with them in mind!
Congratulations! You all are some amazing drivers! I look forward to learning more, we only do road trips, no planes for us!
We’re planning to make a few trips to see some family this summer. We have a lot of driving ahead of us!
Great job – I LOVE all of your tips about having the kids be involved in the vacation decision process! I look forward to more posts through out the summer. The Alamo graphic in your post is the first vacation planning advice that I have ever seen from a major company (travel-related) that includes using Pinterest as a tool…..kudos to Alamo! Thanks for sharing!