Top 5 Tips: Multigenerational Vacation

I plan a lot of multigenerational group vacations. They are a lot of fun, but do require planning a bit differently than if just traveling with your immediate family and/or partner.

Here are the top 5 tips for planning a multigenerational vacation.

Parliament at night in Budapest. Depending on the ages of the youngest travelers, a river cruise may be a fantastic option for your multi generational group.

Unscheduled Time

Leave some unscheduled time. What do I mean by this? Even when I am planning a trip for 2 people, I don't want to pack the day with activities without any free time. The same is true for multi generational trips. And in a way, it is even more important. Leave some free time so smaller groups or individuals can explore something they are interested in that others in the family might not be. This could be a day at the spa, a museum, or ziplining.

Scheduled Time

On the flip side there should always be designated time where everybody is together. Usually this is dinner every night so the family can talk about the day. I also recommend at least one excursions/tour that the whole group does together. Ideally there would be more than one activity during the trip but this depends on the group dynamics and length of trip.

Hire a Professional Travel Advisor

This goes without saying, but use Markwood Magic as your travel agent. While the whole group will be in the same destination(s), each family unit will have slightly different wants/requests to do on their own.

Point Person

Have one person in the group be the main person to reach out to me. We can talk about options and then the decision makers can come together for the top one or two options.

Wonder of the Seas is a very popular ship Markwood Magic books for multigenerational groups.

Have Flexibility

The larger the group - the more flexibility is needed. Your family members might tour at a different pace than you or want to try something you are not interested in. If you can, try it anyway. You may find a new interest or maybe not. But either way it is an activity you will remember.

Where should you go on your multigenerational vacations? The sky is the limit and depends if your family is a veteran of traveling together or the first time. I have found that cruises tend to be the easiest because of the amount of variety of things to do. However I have also planned a lot of land based vacations. The answer is it depends, but no worries as Markwood Magic will help you plan it all.

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