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Taking Family Vacations | Win a Week-Long Family Vacation

July 4, 2012 By Emily 11 Comments

 

 

The last time my family took a “real” vacation was our honeymoon.  Due to the nature of my husband’s job we have taken weekends or 3-4 days here or there, but a true long vacation?  It hasn’t happened in years.  I think that would make us “vacation dabblers”.

"Honeymoon" "Vacation" "Belize" "Almond Beach Resort"
Honeymoon in Belize

 

Embassy Suites partnered with Parents magazine, which recently named the brand one of the 10 Best Hotel Chains for Families of 2012, to survey* the vacation-taking habits of 1,800+ American families. The survey revealed that between busy family schedules, work demands and other family commitments, families have increasingly become “vacation dabblers,” so Embassy Suites has set out to help families “more-imize” their getaways to get more vacation fun, relaxation and memories this summer. The following are key insights obtained from the survey:

Busy Families Mean Less Vacation “Maximizing” and More Vacation “Dabbling”

  • A majority of families (56 percent) classify themselves as “vacation dabblers,” who take vacations days here and there throughout the year.
  • More than one-quarter (27 percent) consider themselves to be “vacation extenders,” tacking vacation days onto holidays when they already get time off from work/school.
  • Families who take big, extended trips are in the minority; just thirteen percent are “vacation maximizers” who bank up vacation days for one long trip.
  • When it comes to vacation, families don’t wait until the last minute. Only four percent classify themselves as “vacation accumulators,” holding onto vacation days until the very end of the year, when they have to “use ’em” or “lose ’em”.

Vacation Dabbling

With Vacation Dabbling On The Rise, Families Are Taking Shorter Vacations

  • Nearly one-half (48 percent) of families haven’t taken a medium length trip (3-4 nights) over the past year.
  • More than one-half (51 percent) of families haven’t taken a longer trip (5+ nights) over the past year.

This year my family is going to break our trend.  We are planning a week long vacation coming up this fall and I could NOT be more excited for it!

How would you like to take a vacation with your family?

Embassy Vacation

Embassy Suites Hotels is running a great giveaway now until July 20th!

Prize Details

Five lucky families will win a week-long family vacation!
Each vacation package includes:

  • Seven nights at any Embassy Suites Hotels™
  • $10,000 for spending cash and round trip airfares for four

Contest Instructions

Show us your family’s “vacation face” that look of excitement and joy you get when you’ve finally booked that much-needed vacation. Upload your family’s “vacation face” photo with a caption explaining how your family plans to get the most out of your summer vacation before, during and after.

Head over to Embassy Suites Hotel’s Facebook page to ENTER before July 20th, 2012!

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Emily is a wife & mom living in Las Vegas. The owner and writer at Our Knight Life, Emily loves sharing her two adorable boys and journey through motherhood. Emily has run four half marathons to date and is always training for her next big race. She also enjoys creating healthy recipes for her family and sharing family friendly product reviews.

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Comments

  1. Jenn says

    July 5, 2012 at 8:59 am

    we’re dabblers too. Sometimes it’s necessary for your sanity!

    Reply
  2. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    July 5, 2012 at 10:13 am

    I’m definitely a dabbler. I’d love to be a dabbler and something else, but money makes that impossible.

    Reply
  3. Billie says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    We haven’t had a true vacation in a long time.

    Reply
  4. Marcie W. says

    July 6, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    I’d have to say we’re also Dabblers. We try to take a family vacation and a sans kids vacation each year. It’s a must for my sanity.

    Reply
  5. Colleen says

    July 6, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    We have been able to take more vacation with the blogging but I would love to take one with just hubby.

    Reply
  6. Jenn @therebelchick says

    July 7, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    I take all kinds of vacations!

    Reply
  7. Yolonda @ The Thriftynistas says

    July 7, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    I’m a dabbler too.

    Reply
  8. Kelly says

    July 7, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    We’re dabblers as Mr. Bejelly doesn’t have a lot of vacation time.

    Reply
  9. Stefanie says

    July 8, 2012 at 9:12 am

    I love Embassy Suites!

    Reply
  10. Annie @ Mama Dweeb says

    July 8, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    ooh! I still have time to enter! Thanks!

    Reply
  11. Anne - Mommy Has to Work says

    July 9, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    We just took a ten day vacation!! That’s enough!

    Reply

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