I would like to welcome back Emily
Hoffman the travel mom and this is the
perfect time to have you on our show
because let's face it Memorial Day just
happen kids now are on summer vacation
and it's time to start planning a
vacation to get out with your family but
here's the thing though you want to do
it on a budget and you want to maximize
your resources
absolutely Memorial Day weekend is
behind us that means the summer vacation
season is in full swing
and I've got some tips and pointers for
ways that you can save my money save
time and stretch your travel dollar so
where do we start
well let's start with bundling things
together packages are so important and
if you plan to visit places more than
once you want to consider an annual pass
now Merlin annual pass is a wonderful
thing to turn to because they've got
access to more than 30 different
attractions throughout the United States
and some of your very favorites like
Madame Tussauds I know that you've got
kids that are Justice League fans or go
to Madame Tussauds in Orlando and
interact with the Justice League they've
got an immersive tea experience you can
have tea with the Royals and New York
City including the new Megan Marshall
edition and then in Chicago they're
celebrating huge with the Legoland
Discovery Centers now there are so many
more things to merlyn attractions
they've also got the Legoland theme
parks that are close by they've got sea
life which is an aquarium and they keep
bringing more and more attractions
whether it's virtual reality
rollercoasters or the deep sea adventure
at Legoland California definitely
something for everyone Merlin
attractions pass calm is a great place
to go to learn more about that I'm a big
believer if you're gonna go somewhere
more than once you will see a return on
that investment with you and your four
children really a smart move to go with
the annual pass I'm watching a video I'm
like I want to sign up for that and like
I said when you bundle together there's
so much more value so much more bang for
your buck yeah and then when you talk
about just places that are close here to
Jacksonville if it's always easier just
to drive to a place than it is with
airfare especially with a lot of people
what are you recognized got something
that's really gonna surprise everybody
Palm Beach County is world-famous for
their spectacular beaches
nice weather very elegant very upscale
what I don't know that people realize is
it's one of the arts and culture mecca's
in the entire country
I didn't it's made up Palm Beach County
is made up of 39 different areas that
stretch from Boca Raton to Jupiter and
it's home to some of the greatest
museums
they've got terrific museums they've got
great theater galleries kid-friendly
hands-on museums they've also got street
art and street exhibits and this is what
I think is really cool the Palm Beach
called County cultural council that's a
manor house it concierge that will help
you to plan your trip at no additional
charge so say that you're planning a
trip that's very kid-friendly they can
pick the attractions like interacting
with sea turtles maybe some kids theater
if you're somebody who wants to go and
look at more upscale art exhibits they
can help you customize that experience
for you too
I know I struggled through that as a
big-mouthed beach culture calm yeah
that's a great and then are there any
other websites that you recommend for us
to check out absolutely the best free
resource you can turn to is a visitor
and Convention Center website and no
matter where you're gonna go if you get
on there and you google search the name
of the place you're going and visitor
and Convention Center it will give you
the most comprehensive look at the
entire destination show you
budget-friendly area attractions maybe
even discounts or tickets you can buy
ahead of time the other great free
resource is me page that travel mom I
don't sell anything on that Facebook
page
I give trips away where I could tell you
all the time I'm grateful to do what I
do and the way I give back is by giving
trips away so definitely go to your
Facebook page us I'll picture your cute
family as well so if you're not
traveling you're with them always a
pleasure to have you on the show we're
gonna link all the information also to
our website River City Live tv.com so
safe travels to you you same to you I'll
see you soon right now we're gonna send
it over to Eden