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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

A Latinx groom wearing a black suit and (right) and a caucasian bride with a long train (left) dance with each other in front of a brick facade.

Nicole (@coconuts_)

Hear all about why Nicole loved staying at Orange Lake during her wedding week.

A biracial family of four walk on a path near the exterior of our Orange Lake Resort located in Orlando, Florida.

Christie (@raisingwhasians)

Christie wrote a full guide to planning a family day or date night at Disney Springs.

Featured Contributor, Sally Butan of @butanclan (back) and her son, Alex (front), sit under the green canopy outside Cafe Du Monde eating powdery beignets at a white table in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sally (@thebutanclan)

Join Sally and her family as she tells you what makes New Orleans kid-friendly.

A young boy and man sit in the middle of a wildflower field.

Rob (@2traveldads)

Rob's taking us to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to talk about his family's favorite activities.

Eliana (@elianatardio)

Eliana is giving us an inside look at her family's first vacation at Orange Lake — in English and Spanish!

A caucasian family sits facing the camera in front of Sedona Red rocks.

Caron Bergen (Club Member)

Holiday Inn Club member Caron is giving us her pro tips for making the most of vacation ownership.

A caucasian family of five (left to right: Two tween boys, a young girl, a woman and man) sit on a rock formation near pine trees at the peak of Monument Mountain in Lee, Massachusetts.

Melody (@downwithadventure)

Find out 6 ways to have family fun in The Berkshires from Melody's recent vacation.

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.

An Asian woman wearing a white swimsuit on a boat with her multigenerational family on a lake.

Felicia (@everydayadventurefam)

Felicia is here to help you find all the Texas-sized outdoor fun at Villages Resort.

Karen and her family at Emerald Bay State Park with the gorgeous forest, mountains and lake as a backdrop.

Karen (@themomtrotter)

Find out what's on Karen's list of the best things to do in Lake Tahoe.

A woman (left) a man (right) and a dog (front) stand in front of a statue.

Nicole (Team Member)

See the best of the best Chicago museums Nicole recommends for your trip to the Windy City.

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.

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.

Featured contributor and Checking In editor, Tori Ferrante (left), and her husband, Brooks (right) stand on a beach in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Tori (Head Blog Editor)

Tori's describing 7 ways you can extend your summer with a fall vacation at Orange Lake Resort.

Jenn C. Harmon sits in the drivers seat of a dark blue Mustang convertible surrounded by lush foliage in LA.

Jennifer (Blog Editor-in-Chief)

Hitting the open road? Check out Jennifer's round-up of all our best road trip tips.

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