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Your Key to Unpacking Family Travel


Checking In is the place to check out detailed travel tips, destination inspiration and local insights for things to do. And it’s your place to dream about where to go next and find everything you’ll need to plan your next getaway.

All brought to you by real families and our very own family of Holiday Inn Club Vacations® travel experts.

Recent Contributors

Raff with her family in the villa.

Raff (@raffinee)

Raff, mom of 3, is tackling a big topic for toddler parents: how to potty train while traveling.

Featured Contributor, Monet Hambrick (center), and her husband (left) and two daughters (front) run through our pool at Orange Lake Resort located in Orlando, FL.

Monet (@thetravelingchild)

Monet is diving into the 6 reasons you'll have the best summer vacation yet at Orange Lake Resort.

The Haby family walk down Fremont street near our Desert Club Resort located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ashley Haby

Ashley of @southernsudsandsimpleliving is covering the best kid-friendly things to do in Vegas.

Featured Contributor, Krystin Godfrey (left) and her son (right) sit along the edge of our zero entry pool in River Island at our Orange Lake resort located in Orlando, FL.

Krystin (@growingupgodfrey)

Krystin is sharing the 5 things to look for when choosing a summer resort for your family getaway.

Featured Contributor, Danny Pitaluga, wears sunglasses and swim trunks while sitting in a yellow beach wheelchair on the sand as waves roll in.

Danny (@accessiblevacations)

Club member Danny is offering his advice for planning a wheelchair-friendly beach trip.

Sara (@simplysarastrong)

Read 5 tips for taking military family vacations from Sara, Club member and military mom of 4.

Featured Contributor, Melody Forsyth (left), backpacks with her daughter, Ruby (right), as they touch some rock formations.

Melody (@downwithadventure)

Get 3 tips for traveling with kids with Down syndrome and hear Melody & Ruby's story.

Author, Brenda Rivera Sterns (right) holds her son (left) in the pool chair at our South Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Brenda (@she_plusfive)

Brenda shares her first family Myrtle Beach trip and offers up what to do, where to stay and more.

Featured contributor, Brianna Steele (middle), and her two children pose near our pool at South Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Brianna Steele

Brianna (@adventuresofatwinmom) is covering her family's 12 favorite things to do in Myrtle Beach.

Mindy McKnight (right) and daughter (left) sit outdoors on the hood of a white SUV.

Mindy (@mindymcknight)

Mindy is showing you how to do one of the best travel hairstyles, the Double Dutch Braid.

Featured Contributor, Angelica Kajiwara and her family pose outside near a lake.

Angelica Kajiwara

Angelica (@toddlinacrossamerica) describes the best family-friendly things to do in Cape Canaveral.

Tori (Head Blog Editor)

Tori curated 13 fun, fresh-air, COVID-friendly vacation ideas from our team of travel experts.

Featured Contributor, Jennifer C. Harmon, sports a Dolly-inspired shirt in front of the Dollywood marquee at 'Dollywood.'

Jennifer (Blog Editor-in-Chief)

Get 9 things to do on a weekend getaway in Gatlinburg from Jennifer's recent girls' trip.

Featured Contributor, Sally Butan (left), and her family of five sitting by lazy river at Orange Lake Resort near Orlando, Florida.

Sally (@thebutanclan)

Join Sally and her family as she tells you what to expect for your summer vacation at Orange Lake.

Featured Contributor, Ashlyn George, stands with a horse in front of the Canadian mountain range.

Ashlyn (@thelostgirlsguide)

As an expert traveler, Ashlyn is providing 8 must-read safety tips about solo travel for women.

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