U-Anne noJim Stewart kanye nentsha yabo emibili babala ngenjabulo izinsuku kuze kufike ikhefu labo lasentwasahlobo e-Jamaica.
Abacebile - noma bayahlanya ukuthatha iholidi lapho wonke umuntu enciphisa. Eqinisweni, cishe abazange baye kulo nyaka, kusho u-Anne, uchwepheshe wezomzimba waseConnecticut. Nokho, naphezu kokuwohloka komnotho, abazange bafune ukudela ithuba lesikhathi somkhaya ababesidinga kakhulu. “Ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside izingane ziyofunda ekolishi futhi zingafuni ukuba nathi,” echaza.
Ngakho umkhaya wahlehla. Esikhundleni sesonto eligcwele, bazohamba izinsuku ezinhlanu nje. Futhi ukusesha ngeWebhu kuveze isivumelwano esibi endaweni yokungcebeleka ehlanganisa konke ngakho akumele kube nezindleko ezengeziwe - u-$3,000 nje kuphela, okuhlanganisa nezindiza zozine. Ingxenye engcono kakhulu: “Izingane zijabule kakhulu ngokuhamba nokuba nathi,” kusho uStewart.
Njengoba sibala sehle kuze kufike Ikhefu Lasentwasahlobo ngoMashi nango-April, abaningi benu batshela izingane zenu, “Hhayi kulo nyaka!” - Amaphesenti angama-79 alabo abahlolwe yi-TripAdvisor, empeleni. Kodwa mhlawumbe sekuyisikhathi sokucabanga futhi. Sonke sidinga ikhefu kukho konke ubumnyama nokubi - ngisho noMndeni Wokuqala. UMichelle Obama utshele iphephabhuku iPeople muva nje ukuthi umndeni wakhe uzoya eholidini lasentwasahlobo ngenyanga ezayo.
Abakasho ukuthi bayaphi, kodwa ungabaleka, futhi - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isabelomali sakho noma yikuphi lapho ongathanda ukuyisa khona izingane - uzomangala ukuthi yini ongakwazi ukuyikhokhela kulo nyaka.
"Sekuyiminyaka singawaboni amadili anjengalawa," kusho uGenevieve Brown, umhleli omkhulu kwaTravelocity.com Ithiphu yakhe: Bhuka iphakethe lehhotela lomoya bese wonga u-$300 noma ngaphezulu. Uthanda iSan Diego enezindawo eziningi ezikhanga izingane, ukwehla ngamaphesenti ayi-10 emalini yendiza kanye nokwehla okungamaphesenti ayi-17 kwamahhotela ngoMashi nango-Ephreli.
Ngisho neziqiwi sezingenile. Wonke u-“A” ekhadini lombiko uzuza u-$10 esilinganisweni segumbi (kufika ku-$30) e-Grand Canyon. (Sebenzisa ikhodi ethi STAY4A.) Uzothola izivumelwano eziningi nasemapaki kahulumeni, futhi.
Futhi ngokuhamba uzobe wenza kancane ukusiza umnotho. Cabanga ukuthi cishe imisebenzi engu-200,000 yalahleka embonini yezokuvakasha ngonyaka odlule futhi, ngokoMnyango Wezohwebo Wenhlangano, eminye engu-250,000 izolahleka kulo nyaka. Bonke laboweta nabapheki, izincekukazi zamahhotela kanye noomabhalane bangaphambili banemindeni futhi. Futhi bazokubonga.
Thatha izimbiza zakho kanye nabaphansi besithathu ubayise eSpring Training kungaba seFlorida noma e-Arizona lapho amathikithi eshibhe kakhulu kunezinkundla zeligi ezinkulu futhi abadlali bakho abancane bangase basondele ngokwanele ukuze bathole i-autograph. Ingxenye engcono kakhulu: izindiza namahhotela kubiza kancane kunonyaka odlule, kuphawula uBrown.
Bheka amadili e-Arizona e-Best Western's Dobson Ranch Inn e-Mesa, ahlanganisa ukudla kwasekuseni, noma indawo esanda kulungiswa kabusha i-Westward Look Resort e-Tucson lapho ungabheka khona ama-critters asebusuku ogwadule ngezibuko ezikhethekile, ugibele amahhashi noma uvilaphe. pool uma ungazami ukubamba ibhola impukane. U-Sarasota, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ugubha isizini yokugcina Yokuqeqeshwa Kwasentwasahlobo ne-Cincinnati Reds ngaphambi kokulibangisa e-Arizona futhi inikeza insada yamadili amahhotela ahehayo.
"Sibona ukukhushulwa kwamahhotela okuphindwe kathathu manje," kwengeza umkhulumeli we-Orbitz.com uJeanenne Tornatore, enamagumbi amaningi azotholakala ngaphansi kuka-$100 ngobusuku ezweni lonke. Kukhona futhi amadili amaningi ngokuqashwa kwe-condo ukuze wonge okwengeziwe ekudleni, futhi umeme nomngane kanye nengane yakho.
Uzothola amadili amaningi kanye namahhala e-Orlando ngomkhankaso wabo omusha we-Bundles of Free Smiles namaphakheji e-Walt Disney World kanye ne-Universal Studios enikeza ubusuku bamahhala, ukungena epaki letimu nokonga okukhulu. Inkampani eyodwa yasendaweni eqashisa ngeholide iphinde yasisekela isithembiso se-Disney World sethikithi lamahhala ngosuku lwakho lokuzalwa, enikeza amathikithi okuzalwa awo wonke umndeni wakho, uma ubhukha ukuhlala ubusuku obuhlanu. Ingxenye engcono kakhulu - izindlu ezinamakamelo amathathu eziqala ku-$159 ubusuku ngabunye.
Awudingi ukuhlela kusenesikhathi nakulo nyaka, ngisho nangezikhathi ezimatasa kakhulu. “Imindeni idinga ukwazi kulo nyaka ukuthi sibona amadili amahle kakhulu ngomzuzu wokugcina namahhotela azimisele ngokukhipha imali yamahhala noma okuzuzayo ukuze alinge izivakashi ngehora lokugcina,” kusho u-Arabella Bowen, umqondisi wokuhlela we-www.shermanstravel.com, egxile kumadili.
Mhlawumbe lesi yisikhathi sokuzama ukuhamba ngomkhumbi. Hamba usuka esikhumulweni esiseduze nasekhaya futhi ungonga ngemali yendiza. Imigqa eminingi yokuhamba ngomkhumbi inikeza amakhredithi abalulekile ebhodi lomkhumbi namadili lapho izingane zihamba ngo-$99 (isi-Norwegian, isibonelo, www.ncl.com), noma mahhala (www.disneycruises.com). Ohambweni lwezinsuku ezine, iCarnival inikeza amadili angaphansi kuka-$1,400 emndenini wabane.
“Asenamathuba amaningi okuba imikhaya izithole ithola okuthile okuhle,” kusho umkhulumeli weCarnival uJennifer de la Cruz. I-Cruise Compete, eyenza abezokuvakasha bakwazi ukukunikeza amadili angcono kakhulu abanawo ngesikhathi ofuna ukuhamba ngaso, ithinta ukuhamba ngomkhumbi e-Holland America ngo-$70 nje umuntu ngosuku, kusho umkhulumeli uHeidi Allison-Shane.
Bheka konke okubandakanya konke. I-Club Med inikeza amadili angu-$499 umuntu ngamunye isonto lonke kwezinye izindawo zayo zokungcebeleka zomndeni. Ungachithi izindawo obucabanga ukuthi zibiza kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma ungakwazi ukubalekela indiza eshibhile. Sebenzisa lawo ma-flier miles ajwayelekile. Futhi hamba impelasonto ende kunesonto. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Windjammer Landing e-St. Lucia, inikeza isaphulelo samaphesenti angu-50 esilinganisweni samakamelo “ngamadola elanga,” isikweletu ngokudla nemisebenzi. Yisho Ukuthatha Izingane futhi ungathola ukubhucungwa kwabazali futhi. I-Hotels.com, ngakolunye uhlangothi, inobukhazikhazi bokuthengisa okuncane okuthembisa indawo yokuhlala esezingeni eliphansi efika ku-$89 emadolobheni ezweni lonke.
Zama into ongakaze uyenze. Iya ekamu le-YMCA e-Frost Valley e-Catskills futhi ungabona ukuthi isiraphu ye-maple yenziwa kanjani. Joyina i-flotilla yezikebhe ezihambayo e-British Virgin Islands futhi wonge amaphesenti angama-25 nge-Sunsail.
Kunamadili amaningi wamahhala wasebusuku besithathu ezweni lokushushuluza ongathola lonke ikhasi elinikelwe kuwo kokuthi www.ski.com/3rdnightfree. UDan Sherman we-Ski.com wengeze ukuthi kunezivumelwano eziningi zamahhala zasebusuku besibili ePark City, kuyilapho i-Vail ne-Beaver Creek besanda kunweba idili labo lamahhala lokushushuluza izindiza ezindizayo (incwadi ngoMashi 14 (nomnqamulajuqu wohambo wakho wangoMashi 31) — ingane eyodwa iyandiza futhi ishushuluze eqhweni kumuntu ngamunye omdala okhokhayo. Futhi i-www.perfectfamilyvacation.com isanda kwehlisa izintengo ngokuphawulekayo ukusuka kumanani angonyaka odlule e-Shadow Ridge Resort e-Park City Utah.
Nomaphi lapho ufuna ukuya khona, ungabi namahloni ngokucela indawo yokungcebeleka/ulayini ohamba ngomkhumbi/ihhotela ukuthi likhuphukele phezulu — igumbi elingcono, ibhulakufesi lamahhala, iklabhu yamahhala yezingane. Khumbula, bafuna - futhi badinga - ibhizinisi lakho. Futhi uyasidinga leso sikhathi ndawonye.
“Izingane zizoba kanye kuphela kule minyaka,” kusho u-Anne Stewart.
