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Family Reunions
Thinking Beyond the Summer Season for Your Family Get-together
where you will find all sorts of activities to get people talking, as well as information on logistics such as how to start planning, themes for reunions and even how to handle the food. For other suggestions on how to plan a successful family reunion, check out Reunion Magazine's Web site at www.reunionmagazine.com.
There are many options available for lodging. From resorts, lodges and hotels to condominiums, vacation rentals, campgrounds and houseboats, the choices are endless. Much of the decision hinges upon the size of the group and expectations of accommodations. With the Internet, it's easy to choose a location and book it online. If you are looking for time with your family along with the opportunity for some time to yourself, lodges and hotels are the way to go. If, however, you want to maximize family togetherness, consider renting a vacation home. These offer the opportunity to be together that being in a hotel or lodge does not. You can cook together in a vacation home rental, spend time watching movies, play games late into the night and just relax. Whatever you choose, here are two Web sites that offer excellent search capabilities for each type of accommodation:
- Vacation Rentals: With over 700 vacation rentals listed in its directory, National Directory of Vacation Rentals provides you with many vacation rental options all in one convenient place. Whether you're looking for a log cabin in the woods, a condo or home on the beach, a campsite/RV park at the river or a houseboat on the lake, National Directory of Vacation Rentals will help you find it.
Like large travel Web sites such as Expedia and Travelocity, National Directory of Vacation Rentals is a fully searchable directory based on multiple search criteria, including rate, rooms, bathrooms, sleeps, current availability and more. This helps families find the vacation rentals they are looking for minus the hours of tedious browsing of individual rental sites.