Going on a Multi-Generational Trip? Here Are 5 Rules to Keep Everybody Happy
One big happy family (vacation)
Grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, toddlers: All aboard! The post-pandemic rise of multi-generational travel has shown no sign of slowing down as vacationers continue to plan trips with the whole family in mind. According to American Express Travel's 2025 Global Travel Trends Report, 58 percent of millennial and Gen Z parents plan to bring their extended families on vacation in 2025—and it's not just for the free babysitting. Of those surveyed, 89 percent cited "quality time" as the main reason for inviting the whole clan, and 81 percent of global respondents agreed that they prefer to travel to family-friendly destinations with activities that can appeal to all ages. (Happy MIL, happy life—am I right?)
As an experienced extended-fam traveler, I recently traveled to France with my mom plus my four aunts, and to a multitude of destinations with my parents, my brother, his wife and their two young children—and I’m here to tell you it’s not always easy. Here are five travel tips I swear by if you’re planning to go abroad with the whole brood.
Roberta Fiorito
Director, Branded Content + Cohost, Royally Obsessed Podcast
As Director of Branded Content at Gallery Media Group, Roberta helps oversee the ideation and execution of sponsored content and experiential campaigns across PureWow and ONE37pm, including PureWow’s 24 in ’24. She began her career in editorial nine years ago, and has written and edited countless articles on news, trends, fashion, beauty and the royal family. She’s also cohost of the Royally Obsessed podcast, named one of the best royals podcasts by The New York Times and Town & Country. She cowrote the book Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family.
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