In the all-inclusive resort industry, “Kids Stay Free” is arguably the oldest marketing trick in the book. Typically, when a hotel blasts out an email promising free vacations for your children, it is a classic shell game. They simply inflate the base per-adult rate to covertly cover the cost of the kids, making you think …
Ava Resort
For years, the formula for a family-friendly, all-inclusive vacation was simple: a big pool for the kids to splash in, a kids club with face painting, and maybe an ice cream machine at the buffet. It was a good formula, but a predictable one. For parents traveling with hard-to-please teenagers or looking for activities they …