| Whether you enjoy a more traditional holiday, or are | | | | -Is our family looking for a traditional holiday experience |
| more apt to want to experience something completely | | | | or something totally off the wall and unconventional? |
| new and different, you certainly don't have to stay | | | | -Are we looking for a warm weather or cold weather |
| home. | | | | holiday getaway? |
| For many people, the holidays are a wonderful time to | | | | -Do we want to relax or be on-the-go? |
| get away from it all. Everyone has time off of work, | | | | -Will our getaway include our immediate family only, or |
| the kids are out of school and oftentimes, and there | | | | extended family and friends? |
| are few professional or social commitments to keep | | | | -Are we interested in a down to earth holiday |
| you home between Christmas and New Years. So | | | | experience, or something that includes a more modern |
| why not consider packing your bags and heading on a | | | | touch? |
| Christmas Getaway. | | | | Once you've decided the type of Christmas getaway |
| The trick to not feeling cheated out of your holidays is | | | | you're after, it's time to consider where to get it. Here |
| to plan a holiday celebration that everyone will enjoy. | | | | are a few ideas to get you started: |
| First, sit down with your family and discuss the things | | | | -If you're looking for a traditional Christmas, consider a |
| that they each feel makes the holidays special. Then | | | | visit to New England, where the weather is often cold |
| try and incorporate those traditions into your getaway. | | | | and snowy (great for skiing, ice skating and sledding), |
| Can't imagine Christmas without snow? Then stay | | | | and the lifestyle is slower. If a hotel seems too |
| away from a Caribbean cruise! The holidays can be | | | | impersonal, consider a bed and breakfast facility that |
| very personal (especially to children), so be careful not | | | | features tree decorating, Christmas caroling and a |
| foster disappointment with your plans. | | | | formal Christmas Dinner. |
| Or maybe you live in a warm urban climate and have | | | | Other options may include a visitor's house that |
| always dreamed of celebrating a real down to earth | | | | welcomes people into their home to share the holidays. |
| Christmas,. Why not consider renting a country cottage | | | | Some other great places to enjoy a more traditional |
| in the country full of hometown Christmas festivities? | | | | Christmas experience include: a Midwest farm; |
| Enjoy the town Christmas tree lighting ceremony, ice | | | | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; or a more rural area |
| skating a the local pond; cutting down your own | | | | of the Pacific Northwest. |
| Christmas tree from the forest (or at least a tree | | | | -Those who crave a less traditional Christmas |
| farm); visiting Santa's cottage and having your family's | | | | getaway may enjoy a European vacation; Caribbean |
| picture taken; or drinking hot chocolate near an open | | | | cruise; trip to Disney World in Florida; or even a train |
| fire on Christmas Eve night. | | | | ride through the glaciers of Alaska. |
| Going away for Christmas doesn't have to entail a | | | | With so many choices available, it really doesn't matter |
| holiday filled with sightseeing and travel. It can be a | | | | where you decide to spend your holidays this year. |
| wonderful time to sit back, out up your feet and enjoy | | | | The important thing to remember is to incorporate the |
| a holiday filled with relaxation and old-fashioned fun. | | | | things that your family wants and needs to have in |
| When considering where to go this holiday season ask | | | | order to make it a memorable Christmas this year. |
| yourself these important questions: | | | | |