Gift from Brendan
Brendan Vacations is offering a $200 American Express gift card in tandem with a qualified booking of a Brendan Escorted Family Vacation when booking by August 31. 
Brendan’s family vacation programs have been carefully planned to include fun, multi-generational and kid-friendly activities that will entertain and educate children of all ages. Their trips are appropriate for parents traveling with children, grandparents traveling with grandchildren, or traveling with members of your extended family. Along with the exclusive gift card offer, Brendan Vacations offers ways for families to save: young travelers save 5 percent; families of five to eight save 5 percent each; share a room with three people and save; book two vacations and save 5 percent; or book three and save on two. Choose from 13 terrific trips throughout the US, Canada and Europe ranging for 8 to 14 days beginning at $1,550/adult land only.
Ritz Carlton Growth
The Ritz Carlton Companies recently announced a major worldwide expansion that already began this year with three new properties in Hong Kong, Toronto and Dubai. 
New hotels and residences will continue to open up the next few years in many of our favorite family travel destinations including Herzliya, Israel; Rancho Mirage, CA, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico (which will include a new Reserve property) and a Bulgari-branded hotel in London all opening in 2012. Future plans include hotels in Aruba; Bali; Indonesia and a residence property in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico with additional properties throughout the Middle East and Asia. Residence properties offer condo style accommodations while the Reserve property is all about environmental sustainability.
Irish Genealogy
The Brooks Hotel in Dublin wants you to find your Irish roots. 
The hotel’s consultant genealogist will help you trace your Irish ancestors as part of a three-night package that includes full Irish breakfast each morning, a complimentary glass of Guinness, a copy of “Tracing Your Ancestors in Ireland,” a three-course dinner in Francesca’s Restaurant and a ticket for the Hop On Hop Off City Bus Tour with live commentary. The bus stops at some of Dublin’s most famous landmarks including Trinity College, The National Art Gallery and Kilmainham Gaol. The hotel’s consultant genealogist has years of experience in genealogical research and will assess the information on your emigrant ancestors that you will forward prior to arrival. The package with genealogy consultation with all specific terms and complimentary room upgrade is priced at 339 Euros ($474) per person sharing. The package without consultation is 269 Euros ($376) per person sharing. The Brooks Hotel is a popular 4 star boutique hotel with 98 rooms located close to famed Grafton Street, the Temple Bar area and Trinity College.
We Are Family in London
London’s five-star The Milestone wants to enhance the experience of young guests with a host of complimentary items and activities designed to keep your children entertained throughout their stay. Some of the amenities include a teddy bear book and a chocolate mouse on turndown, color pencils and coloring books, children’s movies or various games, and a program for the more adventurous, the Milestone Mini Experience which includes a supervised behind-the-scenes tour to visit different departments in the hotel. 
At the end of the tour, the children will learn to ice tea cakes or learn how to fold napkins, and they will then receive a Milestone Certificate. The Milestone’s We are Family package includes a night in either a Deluxe Studio, Junior Suite or Master Suite, or a connecting Family Rooms; welcome glass of champagne and fruit; mocktails and ice cream or hot chocolate for the kids on arrival; complimentary gift for the kids on arrival; complimentary dining when eating with parents; complimentary in-room entertainment including the latest films; complimentary use of extensive children’s DVD library; complimentary use of assorted children’s board games; complimentary use of Wi-Fi gaming console with the latest games; No Tears’ children bathroom amenities; and children’s bathrobes and slippers. We Are Family is priced from $600 per room per night based on two adults sharing a Deluxe Studio and from $975 for a Family Room. Children must be 12 years or younger. The package is valid until December 31.
Starwood Dining Pass
Starwood Hotels and Resorts properties around the world now feature an SPG Kids Pass that allows your children 12 and under to eat and drink on an all-inclusive basis throughout your stay at nearly 150 Starwood resorts around the world.
Starwood Hotels includes a wide selection of resort properties under the St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Sheraton, Le Méridien, Westin, and Four Points by Sheraton brands. Experiences range from the Walt Disney World Dolphin, a Sheraton Hotel in Orlando, Florida, to the Westin Maui Resort & Spa in Ka’anapali, Hawaii, to the St. Regis Punta Mita in Mexico and the Westin Resort in Costa Navarino, Greece. SPG Kids Pass is available for purchase at check-in — or anytime during a stay — for a flat daily rate of just $10-20 on average, depending on the resort destination. Children can enjoy all-inclusive access to a variety of dining options, including children’s menus, buffets (where available) and beverages, at participating properties during their stay. SPG Kids Pass is available only for members of Starwood’s frequent guest program which you can sign up for at check-in.
Ireland Adventure
Go Visit Ireland, an Irish Walking and Cycling tour operator, is offering families a self-guided tour that includes walking, cycling, horseback riding, a boat day trip, a bus tour of Dingle peninsula and more. 
Your family can spend days exploring the Kerry Way and discovering Ireland’s blue flag beaches on a coastal walk. Other highlights include visiting Killarney’s craft and book shops, playing golf (pitch and putt), fishing, swimming in local rivers and lakes, spending time at a local spa, cycling around Killarney’s Lakes and Fells, a boat trip on the Lakes of Killarney, a horse and carriage tour through the Gap of Dunloe and more. The package price starts at $785 per person sharing (four-person minimum) and the minimum age is 10 years old.
India Adventure
Greaves Tours and Oberoi Hotels & Resorts have partnered on a new India Family Fun program, bringing travelers through India’s Golden Triangle to visit the magnificent destination trio of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. Priced from $4,386 for a family of four, the 7-day program includes accommodations for two nights at The Oberoi New Delhi, The Oberoi Amarvilas in Agra (where every room has a view of the Taj Mahal), and The Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur; daily breakfast at the hotels; 25 percent off spa therapies at each hotel; and complimentary daily yoga session at the hotels. Families will also have a chance to enjoy a rickshaw ride in Old Delhi for an up-close view of bustling market life and elephant ride to visit Fort Palace of Amber in Jaipur, as well as visits to Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, a bear sanctuary en route to Agra the Taj Mahal. During their stay with Oberoi, children of all ages enjoy kite making/flying classes, folk dance lessons, Indian cooking classes and the opportunity to adopt and plant a tree to commemorate the visit. 
London Luxury
London’s luxourious Lanesborough Hotel showcases a great family package this summer with 3 days of touring the city with a private chauffer along with a 4-night stay in the hotel’s 2 bedroom Apsley Suite. 
Your family will tour the Tower of London, London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Parliament, Big Ben, Harrod’s, Windsor Palace, Hampton Court or you can design your own special day in this vibrant city depending on your family’s interests. Also included are personalized gifts, daily breakfast and treats, dedicated kids butler, family pajama night with popcorn and ice-cream sundaes, unlimited movies, books and games, and Sony VAIO laptops in all guestrooms. This St. Regis property is located in Knightsbridge overlooking Hyde Park and also features a spa, gym, afternoon tea and fine dining options. The package is available from July 25-September 5.
A Paris Treasure
The elegant, yet child-friendly Le Meurice hotel in Paris also has a Family Program package. Your family will also receive an array of amenities and benefits including daily American breakfast, an upgrade based on availability, petit fours in the parent’s room, sweets in the children’s room, Meurice children’s bathrobe and slippers, stuffed toy and other children’s welcome gifts. Your family also has use of custom made wooden sail boats for sailing in the boat pond across the street in The Tuileries and tickets for two carousel rides. Plus a fun treasure hunt in the hotel! Le Meurice, part of the Dorchester Collection of luxury hotels, showcases a spa, gym and several outstanding dining options and is located in the heart of Paris just a short stroll from city’s most famous landmarks including Place Vendôme, the Louvre, the Opéra, Place de la Concorde and the Palais Royal.
Kids@Coolum
Through December 21, the Hyatt Regency Coolum on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia is offering a special Kids @ Coolum Package that includes spa entry for each adult, tennis, daily continental breakfast, 4 x 4hr Camp Hyatt kids club vouchers and bike rentals for the family for the entire stay. 
Families will love the private beach, nine pools, a host of activities including archery, canoeing, cookie making and the Camp Hyatt kids club where you will find great activities for kids aged six weeks to ten years. A Creative Arts Center, PGA Championship golf course, gym and a host of restaurants round out the amenities and recreation. Set at the base of Mount Coolum, close to the Coolum Beach town, the resort covers 150 hectares of exquisitely natural woodlands, bushland, rainforest, wallums (the unique eco-system indigenous to this region) and gardens.
