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  • Can you EAR me?  It’s a special year at Disney Parks
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    Can you EAR me? It’s a special year at Disney Parks

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2013July 15, 2021

    2013 is the Year of the Ear at Disney Parks with new limited release Disney Ear Hats available every month as part of Disney Parks’ Limited Time Magic—special experiences designed to surprise and excite guests when they visit—including saving up to 30 per cent with the Monstrous Summer promotion available at Walt Disney World Resorts through mid June.

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  • Eileen interviewed in Washington about Washington
    Eileen in the Media

    Eileen interviewed in Washington about Washington

    ByEileen Ogintz May 2, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen is interviewed on Newschannel 8 in Washington DC on April 27, 2013 about her newly published “Kids’ Guide to Washington DC”

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  • A Mother’s Day gift guaranteed to be a winner
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    A Mother’s Day gift guaranteed to be a winner

    ByEileen Ogintz May 2, 2013July 15, 2021

    Any mom — or grandma — who has traveled with kids, especially young ones, knows that all too often a vacation is not a vacation at all for moms. “It’s just like home without the washing machine,” one young mom told me glumly as she watched her kids splash in a hotel pool.

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  • Baltimore is a great place for families to learn history
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    Baltimore is a great place for families to learn history

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2013July 9, 2021

    Today people consider the War of 1812 “the forgotten war” but visiting the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is a good place to earn about it. Wherever you go in Baltimore, the kids are bound to learn something—maybe without even realizing they’re getting a history lessons.

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  • Eileen is a guest on Rudy Maxa’s World April 27
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    Eileen is a guest on Rudy Maxa’s World April 27

    ByEileen Ogintz April 30, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen is a guest on Rudy Maxa’s World, discussing new new Kids’ Guide to Washington D.C

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  • Travel advice from the experts on the Huffington Post
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    Travel advice from the experts on the Huffington Post

    ByEileen Ogintz April 30, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen and other family travel experts provide travel advice to the Huffington Post.

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  • Families learn more than just Civil War history in Richmond VA
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    Families learn more than just Civil War history in Richmond VA

    ByEileen Ogintz April 29, 2013July 9, 2021

    On Richmond’s Emancipation and Civil War Day held the first weekend of April, I joined hundreds of visitors to take advantage of the open doors of the historical sites and honor the important event in American history.

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  • Cruise lines keep innovating for family travel market
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    Cruise lines keep innovating for family travel market

    ByEileen Ogintz April 28, 2013July 7, 2021

    Royal Caribbean wants you to know they’ve not only got your back but they’ll guarantee you an experience like none other on board a ship. That’s especially the case if you wait 18 months for the new Quantum of the Seas that will sail out of the New York area.

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  • All-included bounty and excitement from the deep blue sea off Antigua
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    All-included bounty and excitement from the deep blue sea off Antigua

    ByAndy Yemma April 26, 2013November 10, 2025

    Today we’re back at Curtain Bluff and I’ve decided to take the 6:30 a.m. deep sea fishing charter. The best thing about Curtain Bluff, other than the beauty and just about every other thing, is that it is all-inclusive, so the fishing (along with Scuba, snorkeling, water-skiing and other activities) is part of the price.

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  • Southern Cal’s beach towns — great spots for your kids
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    Southern Cal’s beach towns — great spots for your kids

    ByEileen Ogintz April 25, 2013July 7, 2021

    Kids who visit Los Angeles, especially tweens and teens, want to hit the beach and the beach towns are guaranteed to please — no town more so than Santa Monica with its world-famous pier, which has been drawing visitors since it was built in 1908 — the first pleasure pier on the West Coast.

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  • Families enjoy the all-inclusive activities at Curtain Bluff on Antigua
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    Families enjoy the all-inclusive activities at Curtain Bluff on Antigua

    ByEileen Ogintz April 25, 2013July 10, 2021

    Rod McCrea likes that Curtain Bluff is not only considerably less expensive in summer but that the all inclusive nature of the property means he not only knows exactly what he is spending but that all of his kids and grandkids can do what they like–tennis and sailing, deep sea fishing and snorkel trips, not to mention all the fruit smoothies the kids can drink—or that their parents will allow them to mix up with the bartenders.

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  • Back to our honeymoon spot, three grown kids later
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    Back to our honeymoon spot, three grown kids later

    ByEileen Ogintz April 24, 2013July 10, 2021

    Thirty years later, our room overlooks that same windswept beach. As I think about the three kids we did have—and the adventures we shared with them—I’m struck by how this 72-room all-inclusive resort is emblematic of how family travel has changed in the past three decades.

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  • On Anguilla, a couple aim to make a Caribbean destination affordable
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    On Anguilla, a couple aim to make a Caribbean destination affordable

    ByEileen Ogintz April 21, 2013July 10, 2021

    The Ricketts want their little hotel and villa business to show people that Anguilla is not only for those who can afford five-star luxury. The hotel also serves as the island’s unofficial cultural center. In fact, the restaurant is crowded the night we visit with locals and visitors alike for the weekly dance performance that tells the story of Anguilla.

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    Eileen in Woman’s World magazine

    ByEileen Ogintz April 18, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen contributes to tips on budget friendly family vacations for Womans World Magazine magazine (April 29, 2013) issue.

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  • Chicago is a kids and family kind of town
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    Chicago is a kids and family kind of town

    ByEileen Ogintz April 18, 2013July 10, 2021

    The hardest thing about visiting Chicago is deciding where to take the kids first — Chicago’s famous Lakefront where you can ride bikes and in-line skate, or Lincoln Park where you can visit one of the few free zoos in the country. (Kids especially love the polar bears.)

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  • Eileen blogs for the HuffPost about taking the kids to Washington DC
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    Eileen blogs for the HuffPost about taking the kids to Washington DC

    ByEileen Ogintz April 15, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen blogs for the HuffPost about taking the kids to Washington DC

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  • Ann on Broadway — a great perspective on a multi-tasking mom
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    Ann on Broadway — a great perspective on a multi-tasking mom

    ByEileen Ogintz April 14, 2013July 17, 2021

    I was thinking of how she had to juggle the needs of her kids with her work—as we all do. One minute she’s cajoling a son—she had four kids—to come to a family get-together; the next she is deciding whether to grant a death row inmate a reprieve, under pressure from the Vatican and Mother Theresa.

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  • Eileen interviewed on Foxnews.com about Washington DC
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    Eileen interviewed on Foxnews.com about Washington DC

    ByEileen Ogintz April 12, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen is interviewed on Foxnews.com about touring Washington DC with the kids.

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  • How a museum exhibit is changing lives in Los Angeles
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    How a museum exhibit is changing lives in Los Angeles

    ByEileen Ogintz April 11, 2013July 10, 2021

    New museum exhibits often foster excitement and increase tourism and, since it opened last fall, “The Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibition” has done both in spades. (Did I mention there is no entrance fee to the wonderful hands-on museum, though you can pay $2 for a timed entrance to Endeavour?)

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  • Staying in a 21-century-designed hotel room for kids
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    Staying in a 21-century-designed hotel room for kids

    ByEileen Ogintz April 4, 2013July 15, 2021

    Hotels are so much more than a place to sleep these days, especially for families. Check into the Thayer Hotel at West Point, N.Y., and kids might even learn a little history in a room dedicated to famous graduates like astronaut Buzz Aldrin, complete with memorabilia. (The newest is the Army Baseball Room.)

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  • Presidential Treatment at the Homestead Resort in Virginia’s mountains
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    Presidential Treatment at the Homestead Resort in Virginia’s mountains

    ByEileen Ogintz April 4, 2013July 15, 2021

    Like a lighthouse in the Allegheny Mountains, the enormous tower and complex of the Homestead Resort marks the location of healing waters of the natural springs in central Virginia. The rejuvenating mineral waters were once sought out by Native Americans and early colonists alike.

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  • The Kids Taking Themselves: Exploring chocolate, caves, and coral reefs in Belize
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    The Kids Taking Themselves: Exploring chocolate, caves, and coral reefs in Belize

    ByEileen Ogintz April 1, 2013July 15, 2021

    “I’m going to travel like this from now on!” Sarah exclaimed, while she was receiving exciting emails from MMC and Ya’axche about fun things to do during our trip. Not only do I feel like I truly took advantage of my last spring break in College, but I also made it educational…aren’t you proud Mom and Dad?

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  • 10 Tips for making family spring travel more fun
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    10 Tips for making family spring travel more fun

    ByEileen Ogintz March 31, 2013July 17, 2021

    Some of you are just heading out on spring break. Some of you are there and are wondering why you left home. That’s because traveling with kids is never easy. It’s aggravating, stressful, expensive and wonderful. Keep reminding yourself that all the travel research shows that family vacations are responsible for the happiest memories we have—memories that last a lifetime.

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  • LA’s awesome family attraction: Shuttle Endeavour
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    LA’s awesome family attraction: Shuttle Endeavour

    ByEileen Ogintz March 30, 2013July 8, 2021

    Already, the California Science Center drew more visitors than any other museum in southern California—including 370,000 school kids. But since the Shuttle has opened, the museum officials are projecting visitation will be up nearly a million to 2.5 million, says Science Center VP William Harris.

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  • Family vacation fun in Hollywood and Beverly Hills
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    Family vacation fun in Hollywood and Beverly Hills

    ByEileen Ogintz March 29, 2013July 15, 2021

    Hollywood…and Beverly Hills.

    It’s often what people think of when they think of LA but of course LA is a lot more than that, my friend Jennifer Miner who is one of the www.vacationgals.com and lives in suburban LA tells me.

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  • Letting the kids lead the way in Washington, D.C.
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    Letting the kids lead the way in Washington, D.C.

    ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2013July 10, 2021

    On a rainy day, grab an umbrella and go to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “Nobody’s there,” reports 11-year-old Sean, who is from suburban Virginia and was one of the local and visiting kids we interviewed for my new “Kid’s Guide to Washington, D.C.” While you are there, pick up a mini Washington Monument, “The best souvenir from Washington, D.C.!” offers William, 12, who lives in suburban Maryland.

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  • Santa Monica: a great place for family vacation fun
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    Santa Monica: a great place for family vacation fun

    ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2013July 15, 2021

    When I go for a before dinner walk on the beach, there are adults—and kids—doing yoga, playing on the swings and the gymnastics equipment. (There is an area for the kids to climb mini ropes!) They are inline skating, riding bikes, swinging and jumping in and out of the surf and squealing with laughter. They are lining up for fresh lemonade and tacos, playing games in the arcade on the pier.

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  • Disney is all about ears this year
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    Disney is all about ears this year

    ByEileen Ogintz March 27, 2013July 15, 2021

    2013 is the Year of the Ear at Disney Parks with new limited release Disney Ear Hats available every month as part of Disney Parks’ Limited Time Magic—special experiences designed to surprise and excite guests when they visit. Of course you can get your ears autographed.

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  • Eileen is guest on Rudy Maxa’s national radio show
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    Eileen is guest on Rudy Maxa’s national radio show

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen is interviewed on Rudy Maxa’s national radio program. Download a podcast here. Rudy Maxa, aka “The Savvy Traveler,” is one of America’s premier consumer travel experts

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    Eileen presents before the California Governor’s Conference

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2013July 16, 2021

    Download a PDF file of Eileen’s presentation to the California Governor’s Tourism Conference in San Diego. California Governors presentation March 2013

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