The Ultimate Guide to 2026 Family Travel Deals
Your 2026 family calendar is currently a blank page begging for chaos, and the travel gods just answered with the loudest, friendliest fire sale in history. From Maui resorts having midlife crises to Tulum villas handing out free nights like candy, every luxury spot apparently woke up and chose generosity over profit. We sifted through the avalanche of family travel deals so you don’t have to—here are the travel savings so good you’ll actually thank your inbox. Grab the laptop and dive in. Your future selves (the ones sipping something cold while the kids build sandcastles instead of Minecraft empires) are already cheering.
Salamander Collection Just Threw a 35% Off Party Across Half the Country (And the Caribbean RSVP’d)
The fancy folks at Salamander Collection looked at their ridiculously photogenic portfolio (Virginia horse country, Charleston rooftops, Aspen meadows, Jamaican beaches, DC power suites, Florida golf palaces) and decided one resort on sale wasn’t dramatic enough. So from Black Friday through Travel Tuesday (book by December 6, 2025), they’re letting you take up to 35% off pretty much everywhere through most of 2026 with code TRAVEL25. Translation: your family can now vacation like they accidentally wandered into a lifestyle magazine.
The greatest hits: - Stay 3+ nights at Salamander Middleburg or Hotel Bennett and watch 35% vanish. - PGA National drops 40% if you can commit to five nights (your golf-obsessed uncle just texted “I love you”). - Half Moon Jamaica says 35% off their fanciest corners. - Aspen Meadows literally hands you a free third night because Colorado air is generous. - DC and Innisbrook toss in resort credits like they’re Oprah.
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Blackouts exist, rooms are limited, and your mother-in-law will definitely claim she “found this first,” but whatever. Book direct, use TRAVEL25, and watch 2026 suddenly look a lot more glamorous.
This is an Eclipse in Half Moon Bay. Photo courtesy of Salamander Collection
Mountain View Grand Just Yeeted Half the Price Tag Off a 2025 New Hampshire Winter (Or Summer, We Don’t Judge)
Somewhere in the White Mountains, a historic yellow-behemoth of a resort looked at its calendar, saw winter coming, and decided to celebrate by slashing rates in half—like a dramatic Victorian aunt who’s had one too many hot toddies and suddenly loves everyone. From Black Friday through Travel Tuesday (November 28–December 2, 2025), Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa is giving you 50% off the best available rate for any 2025 stay. Yes, 2025. All of it (availability and blackout dates apply, because even generous aunts have boundaries).
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We’re talking on-site axe-throwing, a working farm with llamas that judge your city boots, an actual movie theater for when the kids need a break from snowball warfare, and a spa that can turn “I carried the suitcases” into “I’m a new human.” Book straight on their website before the deal sobers up and remembers it has heating bills.
Check into mountain savings. Photo courtesy of Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa
The Regent Grand Just Put Grace Bay Beach on the Clearance Rack (And Your Kids Will Never Forgive You If You Miss It)
Listen: there are beaches, and then there’s Grace Bay—aka the place your phone background has been lying to you about for years. The Regent Grand sits smack on it like it owns the sand, with giant all-suite setups that come with actual kitchens (because someone will inevitably demand macaroni at 11 p.m.), separate living rooms for when the adults need five minutes of quiet, and balconies big enough for the whole family to watch the sunset without anyone getting pushed off.
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From November 7 through December 2, 2025, they’re knocking 30% off every single suite type—like, studio to three-bedroom, doesn’t matter, all of them—for stays all the way until April 30, 2026. Use code BlackFriday2025 online or call +1 (877) 380-5750 and whisper “I’m about to win parenting.”
Translation: a week of turquoise water and zero lunch-packing for cheaper than your grocery bill. Go. The palm trees are judging you.
Go ahead. Dip into this deal. Photo courtesy of The Regent Grand
TROBBU Tulum Just Invented the “Buy Five, Get Two Free” Loophole for Parental Sanity
New kid on the Tulum block, TROBBU Tulum (the first-ever all-inclusive luxury villa resort in town), looked at regular hotels and said, “Cute, but hold my margarita.” Each three-bedroom villa comes with its own infinity pool, outdoor grill, full kitchen (for when the kids suddenly decide they only eat plain pasta), and enough terrace loungers for the entire family to nap at the same time—an actual miracle.
From Black Friday through Travel Tuesday (November 28–December 2, 2025), they’re doing the most Tulum thing possible: book five nights, get two extra nights free. That’s a full week of someone else making your pizza, refilling your coffee, and offering in-villa massages while you pretend you’re still cool enough to be in Tulum. Valid for pretty much all of 2026 (some blackout dates because even bohemians have boundaries).
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Run to trobbutulum.com before your group chat realizes seven nights in a private villa costs less than one week of summer camp.
Private plunges after tropical ones. Photo courtesy of TROBBU Tulum
Hyatt Regency Maui Just Turned 45 and Decided to Throw the Most Extra Birthday Party Ever
Forty-five years of perfecting the art of Hawaiian vacationing, and Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa is celebrating the only way it knows how: by basically giving the place away. From Black Friday through Travel Tuesday (November 28–December 2, 2025), they’re slashing a ridiculous 45% off any stay of five nights or more—because apparently turning 45 means you stop caring about profit margins and start caring about whether your family finally learns how to pronounce “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa” after the third mai tai.
We’re talking oceanfront everything: drums-of-the-Pacific luau, rooftop stargazing tours, penguins (yes, actual penguins) at the wildlife atrium, and a pool situation that makes your kids forget screens exist. Book with code BF2025 for travel January 20–September 30, 2026 (blackout dates exist because even birthday parties have limits).
Translation: lock in your 2026 Maui trip while the resort is still drunk on anniversary cake. Aloha means both hello and goodbye—use it wisely before this deal waves aloha forever.
Change your perspective on family travel. Photo courtesy of Hyatt Regency Maui Resort
The Internet Just Turned Into a Giant Yard Sale for 2026 Family Trips (And Everything Must Go)
Buckle up, parents—your inbox is about to explode with deals so good you’ll actually look forward to the group chat. From Maine lobster shacks to Costa Rican jungle surf camps, the travel world has collectively lost its mind in the best way possible. Here’s the cheat sheet so you can snag the good stuff before your cousin Karen books the last cottage with her “early-bird energy.”
Maine’s coolest hotels (think Asticou, Claremont, and those adorable Wanderer Cottages) are throwing a 24-hour “Joy Event” on December 2 with 25% off 2026 stays—set an alarm, full deposit required. Extra Holidays is dropping new resort deals weekly until December 5—up to 35% off everything from Vegas-adjacent pools to St. Thomas beaches (code BF25). Mexico City’s chic Colima 71 is basically paying you to stay longer: book three nights, get the fourth free on Black Friday, or 50% off their ridiculously fun mezcal-and-chocolate tastings on Cyber Monday.
Meanwhile, Costa Rica’s Lamangata Luxury Surf Resort is handing out up to 40% off all-inclusive packages with code SURFBF2025 (yes, that includes daily surf lessons and someone else cooking dinner). Montana’s Meadows on Rock Creek is whispering “15% off” with code HOLIDAY15 if you promise to fly-fish and eat gourmet s’mores.
Tours? Contiki’s giving the 18-35 crowd 50% off random drops (Japan, Scotland, Albania—blink and they’re gone). Trafalgar, Insight, and Costsaver are doing weekly BOGO-50% deals like it’s a shoe sale. Unforgettable Travel will shave $1,000 off custom Africa or Asia trips, and Island Routes is practically giving away catamarans in the Caribbean (50% off, no really).
Bottom line: your 2026 family adventure is currently on the clearance rack. Grab it before someone else does—and before the kids realize “vacation planning” is just you online shopping with extra steps.
Beached in paradise. Photo by Caspar Rae on Unsplash
JetBlue Just Dropped the Vacation Equivalent of Finding an Extra Fry at the Bottom of the Bag
Listen up, parents who are already tired of hearing “Are we there yet?” in November: JetBlue Vacations decided Black Friday was too mainstream and launched their Early Black Friday Sale a full week ahead of schedule. Translation? You can book your 2026 family escape to the Caribbean while everyone else is still arguing over who has to host Christmas.
The highlights are legitimately giggle-worthy: - $300 off flight + hotel packages to Nassau, Grenada, or those fancy all-inclusive Grand Palladium/TRS resorts (use code PRESALE300, minimum $3,000 spend — basically adulting, but with piña coladas). - $450 off the Atlantis Paradise Island package in the Bahamas (code PRESALE450, minimum $4,000 spend). Yes, the one with the water slides that make your kids forget Fortnite exists. - Deposits? A laughable $99 (normally $200). Book between November 17–25, 2025, for travel all the way through October 15, 2026. And because JetBlue knows we all have trust issues with “lowest price ever” claims, they added an Early Black Friday Price Promise: if the price drops by December 5, they’ll refund the difference. It’s like a safety net made of beach towels.
Run, don’t walk (or just click really fast in your pajamas) to jetbluevacations.com before your mother-in-law books the bunk beds again.
Get there wisely. Photo by Maria Butyrina on Unsplash
