Thomson Family Adventures Announces Family Travel Trends For 2013

Feb. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Thomson Family Adventures (http://www.familyadventures.com/)

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WATERTOWN, Mass. –Thomson Family Adventures (http://www.familyadventures.com/), the original family adventure travel company, is gearing up for the upcoming travel seasons by responding to a number of growing trends in family travel that they have identified for the upcoming year. Aside from naming Tanzania (http://www.familyadventures.com/destinations/tanzania), Turkey (http://www.familyadventures.com/destinations/turkey), and Peru (http://www.familyadventures.com/destinations/peru) as some of the world’s trendiest international family vacation destinations for 2013, Thomson Family Adventures is now offering programs to cater to these trendy travelers:

Families Traveling with Older Teens and 20-Somethings: Because of this growing segment of the travel industry, Thomson Family Adventures is introducing “Families Traveling with Older Teens and 20-Somethings” adventure tours. These trips will be specifically designed to appeal to families that have older teens or 20-something children that are off to college or just starting out in the working world. The trips are designed with the idea that young adult kids need more sophisticated, adventurous vacation experiences than smaller children. Aside from the type of adventures offered for these tours, families can take advantage of great pricing with cheaper airfare, less crowded flights, and more, because they don’t necessarily need to plan trips during traditional school holidays. www.familyadventures/our-adventures/young-adult (http://www.familyadventures/our-adventures/young-adults)

Families That Want A Vacation Home, Away From Home: Thomson Family Adventures is introducing Villa-Style Adventures (http://www.familyadventures.com/our-adventures/villa-styl...) specifically for large families who want to gather in one exotic vacation home---away from home. Large families that are looking to travel as a unit have special demands that smaller groups don’t have. They want to stay together in comfortable, intimate accommodations, but don’t want to miss out on all the fun activities that make up an adventure vacation. These new villa-style vacations offer guests the right lodging situation for families while preserving the full experience of an adventure vacation. These vacations are all-inclusive and open to families with children of all ages. Accommodations are private and family-friendly, and the trips also include a personal family tour guide, transportation, activities for people of all abilities, a choice of accommodation ranging from rustic to luxury, delicious meals prepared for all dietary needs, and more. http://www.familyadventures.com/our-adventures/villa-style-adventures

Families That Want To Learn Something While Traveling

In 2012, Thomson Family Adventures announced an exciting series of brand new educational family vacations in partnership with Smithsonian Journeys. These Smithsonian Family Adventures offer families enriching cultural learning experiences. The trips are ideal for children ages 6 and up and focus on providing families with enhanced, hands-on educational experiences. These special tours combine Smithsonian Journeys’ 40 years of experience in educational travel with Thomson Family Adventures award-winning family vacation itineraries.  For 2013, Thomson Family Adventures is offering new Smithsonian Family Adventures in Panama and Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.  http://www.familyadventures.com/our-adventures/smithsonian-family-adventures

To learn more about Thomson Family Adventures 2013 lineup of adventure vacations, visit www.familyadventures.com

About Thomson Family Adventures

Thomson Family Adventures is the oldest family adventure company, and has been around since 1998. Trips are designed by families for families and have been tested and refined over time to create perfect family adventures. Please visit www.familyadventures.com to see the variety of adventures offered and to learn details about rates and specific itineraries. No one understands and admires the desire to share travel between multigenerational family more, and Thomson Family Adventures makes it more accessible than ever to book a vacation of everyone's dreams.