Family travel is the new 2025 trend: how to save money when traveling with parents, children and grandparents

Family travel is an experience that requires a lot of organization and often is not at all low cost. This is both what one usually hears and why. so many people give up on leaving. But these are just excuses; the reality is not really like that. On the contrary.

As told by Luca Grizzanti – Low-cost family travel expert and featured on the social with the account GriMat Family – In a recent interview with TFC, traveling as a family is not only possible but also beautiful. It is true that organizing a trip-even an air trip, halfway around the world-when you have one or more children requires some attention, but it is not true that it is not financially sustainable. If you take certain precautions, as he recounts in the interview, taking a flight with your family is easier than it may seem.

Family travel, how to take advantage of loyalty program points

In addition, for those who love to travel and are expert in points and loyalty programs of different airlines can also take advantage of this aspect to save money. In this article, for example, the Barbone explains how to save hundreds if you travel with British Airways together with the whole family.

In addition, connect the dots between relatives is one of the most important aspects that qualifies a program frequent flyer. As mentioned, not everyone in the family flies often, but it is easy for the plane to be the means of transportation for vacation. Accumulating and not scattering points in the family is therefore an added value that not all frequent flyer programs have.

Perhaps not everyone knows that Virgin Flying Club allows children to have an account, then unlike with British Airways., the first thing to do is to create a user account for everyone under the age of 18. The operation chosen by Virgin Atlantic is very reminiscent of the Flying Blue Family by Air France KLM, where the person who creates the collective account becomes the account holder.

As the Barbone explains., this person is the only person who will have access to the “common treasure.”  Once you are in a group account, you cannot leave it for 12 months. This is one of the classic restrictions inserted to avoid scams or family members of convenience.

But that is not all.

Others are also adapting such as travel insurance companies. The Heymondo offers a discount of 15% to families consisting of at least 3 people and at least one of whom is under the age of 18. This discount is in addition to the 10% already provided for TFC readers further lowering the cost of insurance coverage for family travel.

Family travel, the report of American Express

In the world of travel, times are changing. And in the world of family travel, globally, a new air is beginning to blow. According to a recent report by American Express, the “2025 Global Travel Trends Report”, some very interesting data emerge.

First and foremost, says Amex le “multigenerational” vacations are becoming increasingly popular in 2025. A real trend of the moment, in short.

This year, travelers of all generations, from young children to grandparents, will pack their bags to be together. The 58% of Millennials and Gen Z parents. respondents plans to Take your family on vacation in 2025, compared with 31% for their Gen X and Baby Boomer counterparts.

And not only for the babysitting free: 89% of these Millennial and Gen Z parents cited the “quality time” as a reason to bring family along, more than those who said they “help with child care” (24%).

The new generation also has a stronger voice than ever in the family vacation planning: 68% of the Millennials and Gen Z parents surveyed say. their children generally help inform aspects of the trip (compared to 56% of Gen X and Baby Boomer parents surveyed). This is not surprising, since most travelers want to make sure that all family members are happy on vacation.

In addition, the report shows that 81% of global respondents. prefers family-centered destinations and with activities for all ages. And the 72% of Millennials and Gen Z parents surveyed is. Willing to take children out of school to travel with family During the off-season.

In conclusion

In conclusion, family travel is certainly challenging for many reasons but is certainly not impossible, and in some ways it is Ideal solution for spending quality time together. 

One can organize oneself both practically and economically. There are many ways to save money, starting with the appropriate and targeted use of points from the various airline loyalty programs.

In addition, as the Amex report shows, 2025 is expected to be the golden year for family travel, which is why more and more accommodations and recreational facilities are equipped or are being equipped to accommodate parents, children and grandparents.

Those who give up leaving probably do so out of laziness.