Disneyland Resort is making upgrades to the pool and courtyard areas of the Disneyland Hotel, continuing the property’s current renovation project. Changes will include building a new pool and water play area, renovating an existing pool, opening a new restaurant and bar, and re-theming of the hotel’s three guest room towers.
Changes will restore and highlight the original midcentury style of the hotel. The hotel’s original two-story bungalows were built in 1955, just months after Walt Disney’s first theme park opened its gates; the first tower was erected in 1962. …

Curaçao’s newest luxury resort embodies the spirit of this captivating island destination and brings authentic hospitality and cultural flavor to guests
Hyatt Regency Curaçao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina bid bon bini (“welcomes” in Papiamento) its first guests today, and introduces a new level of luxury and service to the Dutch-influenced Caribbean island. As the focal point of the 1,500-acre Santa Barbara Plantation resort community, the 350-room beachfront resort features Old Quarry by Pete Dye, the island’s only 18-hole championship resort golf course; Atabei Spa, an eco-friendly holistic retreat inspired by …

Travel Ticker®, a leading inspirational travel website, today announced the results of its 2010 Family Vacation Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive®. This year, 80 percent of parents who go on family vacations say they would prefer to visit a non-theme park destination for their next family trip if cost and planning efforts were comparable. To help, the experts at Travel Ticker have done all the planning work for them, finding affordable family trip ideas for an experience better than any theme park.
It’s no surprise that the 2010 Family Vacation Survey …

Myrtle Beach’s Beach Cove Resort offers a stay in a one-bedroom, oceanfront Executive Suite that features Two Queen Beds, Sleeper Sofa and Private Balcony and sleeps up to 6 people.
The resort’s website is running a $92 a night (min 1 to max 7 nights) special. But, check out Hotwire’s Travel Ticker and you’ll find that same special advertising at $79 a night.
Beach Cove Resort sports 4 pools, indoor/outdoor hot tubs, a lazy river, pool bar, restaurant and family fun at this North Myrtle Beach resort.
That $79 rate is only good …

35 Free and Cheap Things to Do With Kids in Portland – Cascadia Kids
What’s kid-friendly, free and fun in Portland, Oregon? Here’s a warm-weather list to get you started. What would you add?

Play in Salmon Springs Fountain’s 137 jets at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Enjoy a $3 family movie at McMenamin’s Kennedy School.
Watch ice skaters twirl at the Lloyd Center Ice Rink.
Enjoy one of Portland’s kid-friendly museums on a free or cheap day.
Try on glasses made from forks in Spoonman’s booth at Portland Saturday Market….

Read more at – Cascadiakids.com

Visiting Florence with Kids …

Miami sizzles year-round, but especially in summer.  But don’t let a little heat scare you off.  The Marenas Resort in Sunny Isles, just north of Miami, has a family package that’ll let you float in the blue Atlantic all day long. The suites are
Love Your Family package includes:
* Overnight accommodations in a one-bedroom suite with full kitchen
* 2 reserved beach chairs and beach umbrella daily
* Daily beach snack pack (water, fruit, and snacks)
* One pizza delivered and new-release family movie in your suite
* Daily parking and resort fees
* $25 credit …

Club Med vacations are definitely escapism—after deciding which resort and when, you can unplug that decision-making reflex for the duration.  All your meals and drinks, all your activities (including trapeze!), kids’ clubs, everything for one price.   This summer at Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Cancun Yucatan & Ixtapa Pacific (Mexico), Sandpiper (Florida), Caravelle (Guadeloupe), and Buccaneer’s Creek (Martinique), big families can book a week at $637/person; and couples can book from $774/person.  Book by June 28 for travel between now and December 11.
What You Get:

7 nights’ accommodations
All meals, snacks, and …

Summer nights at Walt Disney World Resort will enchant theme park guests when glittering light magic, high adventure, dance fever, thrills and chills set the after-dark scene. From June 6 through Aug. 14, “Summer Nightastic!” lights up the entertainment experience at the Vacation Kingdom with a megawatt parade, a fireworks extravaganza, a rockin’ dance party, concerts and other surprises.

Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot all present special events designed to add summertime energy to the after-dark theme-park experience.  At Magic Kingdom, thousands of tiny lights illuminate the return of the …