It was so much fun filming this video with the Wolters! Hope you all enjoy sharing in our laughter! 😆 Thanks in advance for your likes, shares, and subscriptions!!! 🙏Did we miss any important tips? Feel free to add your tips in the comments below so we can all learn from each other in this wonderful community! 👇🛩🚗

FLEXIBILITY is so key. With a big group, it's best to let some sub-groups go and do things that not everyone wants to do. And then plan low key things that EVERYONE can do as well so that you feel some togetherness. Even if it's a campfire at the end of the day!

@StephenandAndie

3 жыл бұрын

Yes - THIS! 👆

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree!

Love the discussion around skip-gen trips and grandparents. I'm planning our first multigenerational trip right now with my family of five and my parents and want to make sure it's enjoyable for everyone! I think one additional *very* important thing to discuss on a multigenerational trip where young children are involved is discussing rather than assuming any expectations regarding childcare help. Since my wife and I are paying for the whole trip, we felt comfortable explicitly telling my parents that we will expect that they will help us out with the kids when needed so that it can be *something* of a vacation for us as well. Maybe if we weren't paying with it we wouldn't have that expectation. Regardless, better to talk about beforehand than experience a lot of frustration afterward!

@MeansToTravel

Жыл бұрын

Yes this makes total sense! Thanks for the additional tip! 😀🙏🏻

Great video 🤩

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

So much fun to make but, really good information 👌

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jocelyn I agree! And yes, I hope this helps a lot of folks out!!!

Yeah, traveling with a group is a challenge for sure. There are some great tips in here - #4 is especially wise! Also - "Herding cats... " 🤣

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😀

Love the roundtable format. Great discussion!

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

Best quote: "it rains on vacation".... YES! And then you don't see puffins! haha

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha YES!!! You definitely have had first-hand experience with rainy weather on your UK adventures!

@ESUSAMEX

3 жыл бұрын

But sometimes you get to see a city that is less crowded because the locals stay inside that day. I saw more of Zurich because it snowed while I was there. There were fewer people on the streets and on the trams/trains.

I would like to add that it is important to allow some travelers to arrive and/or leave earlier. My friends and I went to Vegas before the pandemic and some people arrived earlier just to get everything in order before the rest arrived. The different travel days can sometimes allow for better airfare deals for those who may not have a ton of extra cash for the big trip.

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this is a great tip, especially for group trips like bachelor/bachelorette parties! Thanks for mentioning it!

Great information!

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pamela! 🙏🏻😀

Really fun video. Y’all genuinely work well together. Turkey hunting trip to NC anecdote made me smile. Most hunters never land a bird. It’s quite difficult. 🦃👍 🤔 @15:30 “It’s NOT all for one, it’s one for all.” 😐 Oh, Prof. Wolters. Dumas is rolling in his grave. It’s actually “All for one AND one for all.” (AND!) The group is essential to the individual and the individual is essential to the group. 😆

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha so funny that none of us caught that! Sorry Dumas! 😂😂

@tosht2515

3 жыл бұрын

@@MeansToTravel It’s the power of suggestion, Eliz. Someone says something with conviction and everyone naturally goes along. Happens all the time. AND, you guys had some drinks. 😆👍

I’m late to this video but this is so helpful!!!

@MeansToTravel

6 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed this video! I think all the tips would definitely still be relevant for 2024 family trip planning. 😊

Speaking of flexibility, I found out yesterday that the observation decks in New York are so much under capacity that it's no longer necessary to book ahead of time. That certainly makes it easier because you don't have to guess when a clear day is going to be three weeks from now

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

That's great that you'll be able to have a little flexibility with that! Never fun to book a time slot that gets ruined by weather!

This is very well done,great info and great laughs and memories shared with great people.I will say anyone watching should cherish travel with parents and grandparents sadly for me I never had that opportunity to experience those moments.

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric! So sorry that you didn't have the opportunity to do group travel with your parents or grandparents, but I'm sure they're traveling with you now in spirit.

Love this! I would say we did pretty good with 3 family’s going to Italy and all staying in the same air B&B. Just a note on this, let family know that we are doing this so I will need to shower about this time. We where getting reading to go out and one of the friends that wasn’t going out decided to get in the shower just before a friend that was going out and the other shower/bathroom was being used, it was a bit frustrating. We ended up not being able to get dinner before the show. We ended up going out after. We made it work.

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes great point! This is especially true if you’re staying at a place where you’re all on one hot water heater in case multiple people can’t shower all at once! Thanks Roxanne! 😀

4 of my favorite travelers! How fantastic! Great tips, guys, and fun to watch! I sense multigenerational travel coming up in my world, too. :) Thanks, guys!

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Aww shucks, thank you!!

I love this collaboration! We are planning more multigenerational travel and these are great tips. Destination pick is a big deal when the parents come along. 🥰

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kim! So glad you enjoyed the video, and I agree that the destination choice is really important. 🙏😀

Hello I enjoyed all the frank and honest discussion on multigenerational trips that take into account limits and interests of each person thinking of Easter next year with parents and my son

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it, Lori! 😀🙏

Great video with great tips.

@woltersworld

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏😀

Great video, thank you for sharing.

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks!

This was a great video. Very helpful

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks! So glad you liked it!

Great Video lots of laughs 😅

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Ronnie glad you thought so too!

Hello, nice to see you all...

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@woltersworld

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers

I am usually the leader in terms of planning, but I was just on a trip earlier last month where another person "took the lead". I had to bite my tongue at certain points when we were told at certain museums or landmarks that reservations were needed. smh. I might do some secret planning next time when plan A falls through.

@iggieminana8371

3 жыл бұрын

btw, nice books whoever's home this is.

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

It was Mark and Jocelyn's house, but Derek is a book collector himself so we also have a lot!

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I fully support your secret planning efforts Iggie!

What I got out of this: the guys keep holding onto their beers - not good practice. Just kidding. Enjoyed the discussion.

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

Haha very true good point! Thanks so much for watching! 😀

@woltersworld

3 жыл бұрын

Weren't sure what to do with our hands :)

So much fun to film this one with Mark and Jocelyn!

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more! 😀💯

@woltersworld

3 жыл бұрын

Loved hanging out with you all

@MeansToTravel

3 жыл бұрын

We did too! 😀