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19/01/2023

With Wizz Air now flying direct from London (Luton) to Amman, there's never been a better time to visit Jordan. Ahead of Lijoma's upcoming Big Trip Jordan itinerary, check out our round-up of the best places to stay with children. 🇯🇴

THE BEST PLACES FOR FAMILIES TO STAY IN JORDAN Planning a family holiday to Jordan and wondering where to stay with your children? Our favourite places to stay with kids includes desert camps, a former research centre overlooking a canyon, and hotels on the shores of the Red Sea and the Dead Sea.

28/11/2022

The latest issue of award-winning JRNY Travel Magazine features an article by our co-founder from our recent trip to Jordan. Look out for the new Big Trip Jordan coming to our website soon!

22/01/2022

Ruined palaces and bustling markets. Blissful beaches and exotic wildlife. Sri Lanka ticks all the right boxes for children. Find out our absolute favourite places to stay on this incredible island, from jungle-camp hideaways to colonial cottages in the Hill Country.

Planning a family holiday to Sri Lanka and wondering where to stay with your children? The following list of our favourite places to stay with kids, reviewed in the order you’d encounter them on our Big Trip Sri Lanka itinerary, includes beachfront hotels, jungle-camp hideaways and a cinnamon esta...

19/01/2022

Is anyone else dreaming of Iceland? From soothing hot springs to craggy lava fields that look like they’ve been plonked here from outer space, this is an epic country to visit. And there are some pretty special places to stay, too, including the old Watchman's cottage in Reykjavík and an eco-hotel on the edge of the Interior.

Planning a family holiday to Iceland and wondering where to stay with your children? The following list of our favourite places to stay with kids, reviewed in the order you’d encounter them on our Big Trip Iceland itinerary, includes historic cottages, converted farm buildings, and contemporary ho...

07/01/2022

NEED HELP WITH YOUR HOLIDAY? We've just finished planning a couple of bespoke itineraries for families who are visiting Costa Rica and California this summer. They're two of our favourite places, and we're super excited for them! We've helped families have amazing trips to Croatia, Sri Lanka, Oman, Vietnam and numerous other exciting destinations – you can check out some of our testimonials at the link below – and we'd love to put together a tailor-made itinerary for you, too. Get in touch to find out more!

Meet some of the happy families who have used our Big Trip and Mini Break PDFs or have commissioned us to design them their own tailor-made itineraries

03/12/2021

What are the best things to do on a family holiday to Japan? We wrote about our favourite experiences in this article for the Japan National Tourism Organisation (Visit Japan from the UK)

Inspiration for planning a family holiday to Japan

11/10/2021

The Top 3 Cities in the World, as voted by readers of Condé Nast Traveller, all feature in our Big Trip Japan family itinerary! 🥳 Great to see Istanbul in there as well, at #6.

The coolest cities to visit on the planet, as voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller.

18/07/2021

From Monday 19 July, the choice of summer holidays is going to suddenly get a lot bigger, with the ruling that you can visit countries on the Amber List and will not need to self-isolate if you have been fully vaccinated (14 days prior to arrival) or are under 18. 🥳

However, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office is still advising against all but essential travel to many places on the Amber List – which means your travel insurance won't be valid if you do decide to go there. And destinations including the United States, Thailand and Japan are currently prohibiting people from the UK from entering their countries anyway. 😔

Just make sure to check the FCO website for their latest advisories and current entry requirements.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

Get advice about travelling abroad, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

17/05/2021

After five long months, international travel resumes again today! 🥳 Portugal and Iceland are currently looking like the best bets for a summer holiday, giving families a choice between sunny beaches or volcanic landscapes. Given the chance, we’d go back to Iceland in a shot! There are currently some restrictions on entry, but from June 1, passengers from the UK will be allowed into Iceland with just a negative PCR test and a (free) test upon arrival (children born in 2005 or later will just need to do the test upon arrival). Start planning your trip now!
www.lijoma.com/big-trips/iceland

13/05/2021

Will you be visiting the Peak District this summer? We discovered this magnificent refuge of limestone dales and weathered moorland last year and enjoyed a fabulous week of hiking and biking. Discover exactly where to go and what to do with our brand new UK Escape: The Peak District, the ultimate family itinerary to the UK's first national park.
https://www.lijoma.com/uk-escapes/the-peak-district

12/02/2021

Take a break from the same old routine with these fun ways to keep your kids entertained this half term.

Our top tips to keep your kids occupied this holiday, from painting classes with a Mexican artist to exploring your local area on a themed treasure hunt.

27/01/2021

We've been enjoying these Google Earth views from all the parts of the world we wish we were in right now. Our favourite is the amazing viewpoint at the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Arizona! 😮 What's yours?

Awesome views worldwide to amaze kids right now on Google Earth, if you're tired of looking at the same old things check out 11 of the world's best views

07/01/2021

Great to have our co-founder, Keith Drew, on the panel of Social with Media last night, chatting about Lijoma and family travel in general. These are tough times, but it was good to hear how positive people are for the summer holidays and beyond!

21/12/2020

Keith enjoyed a fantastic evening stargazing in Exmoor National Park on Saturday night for this piece for The Telegraph. He was hoping to pass on some of what he learned to the kids tonight – fingers crossed the clouds clear soon! 😬

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activity-and-adventure/winter-solstice-exmoor-best-place-uk-stargazing/

To celebrate the long nights of winter, Keith Drew soaked up the velvet black skies of Exmoor

04/12/2020

We love the idea behind Local Purse, which supports professional guides and local artisans around the world who have had their livelihoods decimated by Coronavirus. They've just partnered with Intrepid Travel and will be soft-launching next week with a virtual "live" shopping trip around the Marrakesh medina. So you can pick out a lovely Berber rug for Christmas whilst directly providing some much-needed income for the stallholder at the same time. And maybe satisfy a little bit of wanderlust whilst you're at it!
Check out https://marketplace.localpurse.com/intrepid/
for more information about their pilot run on December 8 & 9.

This 2-day live video shopping event hosted by Local Purse is in collaboration with Intrepid Travel, a global leader in responsible travel.

02/12/2020

With just 30 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition – yes, 2020 just keeps on giving! – here are some of the key new rules you’ll need to consider when travelling into the EU from January 1. Because you don't want to turn up at the airport for your first foreign holiday in a year only to find that you no longer have enough time left on your passport! 😲

Everything you need to know from passports to border control

25/11/2020

Need something to look forward? (We do!) Booking.com is offering 30% discounts on 400 UK destinations as part of its Black Friday deals. You can travel anytime up until December 31, 2021, but you'll need to book your stay by 2 December this year.

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19/11/2020

Will you be exploring more of the UK next year? Tucked into England’s southwest corner, Cornwall has the longest coastline in Britain and the warmest weather in the country – a family holiday here is all about sea salt and sunshine. Discover exactly where to go and what to do with our brand new UK Escape: Cornwall, the ultimate itinerary to this magnificent county.
https://www.lijoma.com/uk-escapes/cornwall