Parents often get overwhelmed when traveling with children: how can they organize everything, have it accessible and keep the kids happy in the process? Briggs & Riley has the solution: the Family Backpack from its signature Baseline collection. Until now, storing diapers, toys, snacks, and cameras all in one place has been somewhat difficult. Not anymore! The Briggs and Riley Family Backpack contains perfectly sized compartments that makes carrying children's essentials a dream come true - no more spilled juice, wrinkled outfits or lack of spare diapers!

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If you have been waiting around for a reason to take a family vacation, consider this a sign. The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort is offering a Family Fun Promotion great for parents and kids. The promotion spans from June 29th to October 19th 2008. The hotel promises a fun-filled family vacation from the very start with a “Welcome Cabo Cooler” and surprises for the children, daily “Vacation Station” activities, family Drive-in movie, and Mexican cooking classes twice a week. Other relaxing offers include a 10-minute kids spa treatment discounted with a purchase of a 50-minute treatment and 10-minute pool side massages. Guests can also enjoy complimentary use of the Hilton shuttle and wireless Internet access. The starting rate for the duration of this promotion is $229 a night, including tax. read more »

Bring back the days of girl-talk, sleepovers, and girl’s-night-out. Sheraton Cable Beach Resorts is giving all girls the perfect excuse to get away. From May 1st to December 31st, 2008 you can indulge your best friends, sisters, daughters, mothers in a Girlfriend Getaway Package. Take your best girls to Nassau, Bahamas. The Sheraton Cable Beach Resort sits on 1,000-foot stretch of Nassau’s Cable Beach. Enjoy the freshwater pools with cascading waterfalls and in-pool bar along with oversized Jacuzzis.

The hotel hosts six restaurants and lounges serving island specialties and international cuisine. Enjoy an ocean view room with balcony, daily breakfast at the Bimini Market restaurant, one welcome cocktail per person at the Telegraph Bar, one snorkeling trip per person at the Stuart Cove, and wine and cheese delivered to the room on the day of arrival. read more »

When it comes to upgrades, the airlines are caught in what is viewed by many to be a real Catch-22. Like any business, the airlines have an obligation to maximize revenue and make money for the company. Part of this revenue is generated from the outright sale of tickets in their Premium cabins – First Class and Business Class. However, they also have an obligation to their best customers, namely the frequent flyer and more specifically the Elite flyer. Maintaining, and even growing, the base of frequent flyers of an airline depends almost entirely on the “value” of their frequent flyer programs, especially for Elite members. The value of most programs is often judged by the number of seats an airline allocates for either free or mileage upgrades in the very same Premium cabins they are obligated to sell. Hence the Catch-22. read more »