Traveling as a family is always a bit challenging, but traveling as a family during the holidays can turn the weak of heart into a grinch. Even if everyone in your family is in a great mood and cooperating — which, come on, what are the chances of that? — once you step out into the world, things can go sideways quickly whether you travel by air or land. Still, there are things you can do to make holiday travel go as smoothly as possible.
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We can't promise you that nothing will go wrong on your trip or that it will be completely stress-free because then we'd be liars. Things happen and they may happen to you. But we can help you get prepared with tips that will help you stay safe, healthy, and prepared.