How To Vacation With Your Grandkids Without Blowing Your Nest Egg
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, February, 2001 by Eileen Ogintz
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More vigorous in their 60s and 70s than any generation before them, many of today's American grandparents increasingly want to vacation with their grandchildren. And because vast distances often separate families-the young, child-raising couple sent to corporate outposts hundreds of miles away (which was less often the case in previous generations) - such a vacation is sometimes the grandparents' only chance for a good chunk of quality time with their grandchildren.
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And let's face it: grandparents also like it because it gives them a chance to play a role in their grandkids' upbringing, impart values, give them a sense of family and cherished memories of happy family times - all powerful motivators for an intergenerational trip. Last year, one in ten family vacations - more than six million trips - were taken by grandparents with their grandchildren, according to a recent Better Homes and Gardens look ...
