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Here are a few new developments in family travel:
Fit for little royals
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Bermuda’s Hamilton Princess & Beach Club will open a new Prince & Princess Kids’ Club on June 18.
Based in a “Kid’s Cottage” on the resort grounds, the program for children four through 10 years of age offers activities supervised by professional camp staff.
The fun includes:
* A Bermudian Party Day focused on sailing, dance, cricket and other island traditions.
* Here Be Pirates! day with a treasure hunt, cannonball toss and other challenges.
* Castaway Day, during which participants will learn to build a shelter and a solar still for water purification without electricity.
* Swimming, cooking classes, and excursions are also planned.
The programs will run Mondays through Saturdays with half-day sessions from $80 US per child, and a full-day for $120.
See thehamiltonprincess.com/activities/prince-princess-kids-club.
Busy kids are happy kids
Keeping children happy on long-haul flights is particularly challenging for parents, so I was interested to learn that Turkish Airlines has expanded services for its smallest passengers.
Along with the World Wildlife Fund of Turkey, the airline has introduced new eco-friendly toys for guests age three to 12. The toys are designed to keep little ones busy on board and raise awareness of endangered species.
Turkish Airlines also offers kid-size travel bags (packed with comfy slippers, a toothbrush and headphones for little ears), child-friendly food and drinks in fun containers, and lots of children’s movies and video games on board.
See turkishairlines.com.
Outdoor thrill zone
The Sky High Adventure Park at the Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y., will reopen on weekends starting May 4. The complex includes the Aerial Park, the Climbing Forest and the SkyFlyer Mountain Coaster.
The Aerial park has 13 courses of varying difficulty, 173 obstacles and 43 zip lines.
The Climbing Forest has a 3-D climbing wall and nine trees to climb of varying difficulty to challenge kids (ages five and up) and adults alike.
The Sky Flyer Mountain Coaster is almost 1.5-km long with a drop of 86 metres. The rider can control the speed of their car as it traverses the forest track through 15 curves, 12 waves, a jump and a huge spiral.
For details, see holidayvalley.com.
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