Holidays for children abroad

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Summer is a hot time for travel. Everyone is in a hurry to go on vacation: both the working population and young mothers. What is it like, vacation with a child? How to find the right hotel, and what pitfalls await on vacation, will tell the tourism expert, founder of Baby Travel Club - Yulia Novosad

Julia, tell us, at what age can you travel with a child?

Some parents, when imagining a trip, feel not a languid expectation of something wonderful, but fear. Hundreds of questions appear in my head: from a pot to dairy-free porridge.

Often the first address to us begins with the words: “Previously, we easily traveled with my husband alone, but now we have our first trip with a child. We decided to turn to professionals for help."

Indeed, children under 7 make us pay attention to many little things that can ruin the rest. Let's look at it in order.

The first child flew with us at 3 months, and we took our daughter on the plane at 1, 5 months. You can travel from almost any age, but early trips should still be properly assessed by parents and a pediatrician.

If we are talking about moving from winter to summer, then you need to leave for at least two weeks in order for the child to acclimatize correctly.

How to choose a destination for your vacation?

The younger the child, the more careful you need to approach the choice of climate. Thermoregulation of babies is not ideal, so the weather is hotter than 30 degrees during the day, it is definitely not worth choosing.

Usually parents do not spend a lot of time on the beach with their babies. Walking holidays, when the weather is not yet beachy, which means that there are no crowds of tourists at the resort - this is an ideal pastime.

For children from 1, 5 years old and older, it is important to choose a warm, pleasant sea, without waves and with a gentle entrance. The ideal water temperature is 24-27 degrees.

There are resorts where the sea does not warm up above 20 degrees when the weather is over 30 degrees. It's hot in the sun, the water instantly cools. As a result, the child is sick.

What parameters do you recommend choosing a hotel?

There can be many personal factors. But let's talk about objective ones:

Sanitary condition. Perhaps the most important point. Children from all over the world bring their diseases to "children's" hotels. Hygiene and quality treatment in children's areas is very important

We can find adequate information about the real state of affairs in the hotel only in reviews. If in European countries we are more confident in high standards, then in Turkey and Asia we, agents, share invaluable information from our tourists.

• Children's accessories. A cot, providing pots, warmers, and even a baby monitor can make your stay that much more comfortable. Small worries take away a lot of precious vacation time from mothers.
• Nutrition. More often, family tourists choose an all-inclusive vacation. This solves the question of choosing the right one for feeding children, besides, family members may feel hunger at different times. In the all-inclusive format, you can almost always feed a child.

Please note that fussy children and allergy sufferers may not get proper nutrition in such hotels.

Tailored soup and dairy-free porridge are what Sherlock's moms seek out in hotel reviews with Sherlock's tenacity. There are children's tables with jars and a blender for very little ones.

Some parents take an entire suitcase of baby-friendly food jars on vacation. It should be noted that this is the right decision.

Is it possible to have a quality rest with a small child and a modest budget?

If the budget is tight, then I advise parents to pay attention to the aparthotels. They include cleaning of the room and change of linen. There is a kitchen and the ability to budgetly feed a family in the room with fresh and tasty vegetables, cook a light soup. Choose a quality European destination.

It could be Spain, Greece. In these countries, you can safely stay in a 3-star apart-hotel.

You have two small children, tell us, did you go on vacation with them alone?

I partially live alone with my children in Tenerife, when my husband cannot be with us for work. But this is life. Not a trip or a vacation. I can easily take them in an armful and go to rest alone, but I don't want to.

Olive is only 1, 5 years old, this is the most difficult age for traveling. I think I will practice in a year, but now I am more pleased to travel with an assistant.

How to organize a flight with children so that it is comfortable?

Never take a night flight, much less dock at night, when sleeping children need to be woken up. Do not skimp on the purchase of the first row. Children will have room to play, and you can read a magazine.

Every mother is concerned about the issue of medical care during vacation. What medicines should be in the first aid kit?

Our first aid kit for travel is small: a patch, antipyretic, thermometer, baneacin, antihistamine.

After many travels, I have come up with a simple formula: we take medication to stop an acute reaction while waiting for a doctor. And we always call a doctor. He will prescribe the medicines we need in our case, we will buy them at the pharmacy and then fully reimburse the insurance costs for this purchase.

You can't put together a first-aid kit for all occasions, and where to lay the straws? Although no, I still take medications for chronic problems with me. Due to acclimatization, they can become aggravated.

And finally, can you share how you spend your summer?

Our summer is incredibly busy. From the end of May we have been flying every 2 weeks. We have already visited Mallorca, Novosibirsk, and Moscow. Montenegro is on the agenda now. This is already a professional deformation. It is difficult for a travel agent to keep himself in one place.