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What are
the benefits to involving everyone in the
vacation planning process?
How can my kids help plan for
the trip?
Where can my kids find online
tourism information on the places that we’re
planning on visiting?
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What are the benefits to
involving everyone in the vacation planning
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Your whole family
should be excited about the vacation and
planning can help build this excitement.
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Involving all the
members of your family will help you plan
things that everyone can enjoy doing.
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If you listen to,
teach and guide your children in the
planning process, it will help to provide a
better family vacation for everyone.
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You'll be able to
make compromises in advance, so you don't
spend your vacation time arguing over how
you should spend your day.
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There are many
learning opportunities for your children if
you involve them in the planning process.
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You'll be teaching
your children the skills of planning and
organization that can benefit them the rest
of their lives.
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This will provide you
an opportunity to spend some quality time
with your children before the trip.
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How can my kids help plan
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Give your children the
responsibility to help in the planning
process by assigning them various tasks.
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Have them interview
their friends to see if they have been to
your destination before.
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They can research the
destination at the library or on the
Internet.
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Have them report back
to the whole family on what they found.
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Teach them how to read
a map so they can help to navigate on the
trip.
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Teach them how to
budget both the time and money during the
trip. This will help them to appreciate why
they can't see, do and have everything
along the way.
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Where can my kids find
online tourism information on the places
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U.S. State's
Official Tourism Offices Links |
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This page contains
links to the official Tourism Offices of all
50 states. Each state's site is different,
but they all contain valuable information
for anyone planning a trip to their states.
Many of the sites also contain links to
major cities and tourist regions within
their state.
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www.towd.com |
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The Tourism Offices
Worldwide Directory web site. This site
provides a collection of addresses, phone
numbers, and web links to official U.S.
State Tourism Offices, regional, city, and
convention and visitor bureau sites. It also
contains a search feature that lists contact
information and web links for many foreign
governments?official tourism offices.
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