Are you curious about the place households are touring in 2024?
As a journey guide specializing in household holidays, I’ve compiled an inventory of this yr’s most sought-after locations amongst my purchasers.
Be part of me as I information you thru the highest locations and experiences that may make 2024 an unforgettable yr for household adventures!
Household cruises
The enchantment of cruising has by no means been extra standard with households! The cruise business continues to focus on the household market with newer, bigger and extremely progressive ships. From water slide coasters to ice rinks, infinity swimming pools, interactive household video games and Broadway-style leisure, there is no scarcity of household actions on these ships.
Alaska cruises
Just lately I acquired numerous curiosity in Alaska cruises.
As a result of Alaska’s cruise season is proscribed to the summer season months, demand can usually exceed provide; due to this fact, it’s essential to safe your Alaska cruise reservation as early as attainable.
Not solely do Alaska cruises promote out shortly, however many standard port excursions are additionally booked up.
Cruisers acknowledge this excessive demand, so that they have already opened their reservations for crusing to Alaska in 2025.
Caribbean cruises
Caribbean cruises proceed to be in excessive demand and an increasing number of households are discovering cruising as their most well-liked mode of journey.
It is the proper sort of trip when you have to fulfill multi-generational relations and relations with totally different pursuits.
Even when your loved ones is not thinking about water actions, there are a number of different actions on board akin to video games, arts and crafts, dancing and meals/beverage tastings.
As well as, there are quite a few port excursions that present perception into the island’s tradition and historical past, together with alternatives for impartial exploration.
For these searching for one of the best household experiences, lodging and leisure on board, Disney Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Worldwide are two traces that all the time lead the pack.
cruises in Europe and the Mediterranean
Many households I work with have discovered that European cruises and Mediterranean area is without doubt one of the most handy methods to effectively go to a number of locations with out stress.
These itineraries enable households to pattern totally different worldwide cities to find out which areas they want to return to for a future go to.
The comfort of not having to unpack and repack at totally different motels and having the ability to get up in a brand new metropolis day-after-day makes cruising Europe extraordinarily engaging for households.
European river cruises
When households are in opposition to the large crowds on an ocean liner, many discover it a extra relaxed expertise on family-friendly river cruise.
These smaller boats journey by way of lovely landscapes with great views of European landscapes and medieval castles.
River cruises take visitors to beautiful cities and villages the place households can simply get off the boat and discover on their very own. As well as, most river cruise itineraries embody non-compulsory day excursions included of their cruise worth.
Ships are additionally recognized to dock in standard European cities akin to Amsterdam, Paris, BudapestPorto and Vienna.
Tropical seashore resorts
For households searching for a tropical getaway, many flock to the attractive seashores Turks & CaicosAruba, Cancun, Punta Cana, Jamaica and Hawaii. A few of these locations embody all-inclusive services and actions akin to youngsters/teenagers golf equipment, water parks, boat journeys, water sports activities and nightly leisure.
The all-inclusive business has grown a lot through the years that it may be troublesome for fogeys to determine which household resort is true for them.
Even in the event you slender your selections all the way down to a selected island, the resort might be vastly totally different from its neighbor.
After I work with households, I assist them determine which resort attributes and facilities are most necessary to them so I can advocate a spot they’ll get pleasure from. For instance, a resort could supply an important water park, however have a small seashore with numerous rocks and seaweed. One other resort could supply tons of on-site actions, however then cost an additional payment to make use of these facilities. These are just some examples that I’ve written about on my weblog, “The ten most typical questions it is best to ask when selecting an all-inclusive household resort.“
Theme parks
The theme park business continues to draw visitors to its immersive lands, thrilling sights and interactive experiences. There’ll by no means be a scarcity of households searching for a theme park trip, whether or not they’re visiting for the primary time or returning visitors can profit from my experience in offering the newest theme park additions and updates.
Disney theme parks
The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California will all the time be on the prime of the household’s want listing. You may all the time discover new resorts, eating places, sights and experiences opening up in Florida.
2023 noticed the debut of recent rides like Tron: Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT’s park transformation with the addition of Moana’s Journey of Water, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ new restaurant, Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Toy Story Land.
On the Disneyland Resort in California in 2023, Mickey’s Toontown has been up to date with extra interactive playgrounds and the addition of the Mickey’s and Minnie’s Runaway Railway attraction.
A brand new San Fransoyko Sq. (made well-known by the film “Large Hero 6”) has been created at Disney’s California Journey, which is able to embody a brand new restaurant and different themed experiences.
In late January 2024, Disneyland will bid farewell to Disney’s Paradise Pier Resort by debuting the reimagined Pixar Place Resort, themed round beloved Pixar characters.
Common theme parks
In order that the well-known mouse doesn’t surpass me, Common Orlando Resort and Common Studios Hollywood proceed to develop their choices together with including Tremendous Nintendo World franchise.
This new land debuted at Common Studios Hollywood in 2023. In 2025, Common Orlando Resort will introduce an excellent greater Tremendous Nintendo World at its new theme park, Epic Universe.
This new park will characteristic a number of Tremendous Nintendo World sights together with experiences themed after DreamWorks Animations movies akin to The best way to Practice Your Dragon.
In 2024, visitors visiting Common Florida or California parks could have the chance to expertise themed areas and experiences akin to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Jurassic World, Minions, Transformers and The Simpsons. As well as, each areas supply Common Metropolis Stroll, a purchasing, eating and leisure mecca related to thrilling theme parks.
As you’ll be able to see, 2024 is an thrilling yr for household journey with a wide range of choices to go well with totally different pursuits and preferences. From household cruises in Alaska, the Caribbean and Europe to holidays on tropical seashores and thrilling visits to theme parks, there’s by no means a scarcity of locations the place households can create trip recollections collectively.
For extra info or at schedule a session to debate a visit in 2024 (and past) or every other luxurious household trip, please contact lissa@kingdomdestinations.com.
Lissa Ryan is a Senior Journey Marketing consultant at Kingdom Locations specializing in luxurious household holidays. Lissa helps busy mother and father who need to create journey recollections with their households by way of luxurious journey, however are too busy or overwhelmed with all the trouble and analysis required to plan the proper trip.