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WhereverFamily Announces Winners of Second Annual Awards

Sep 3, 2019
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WhereverFamily, a web publication, a trusted travel source for the modern family and part of the FXExpress Publications, Inc., family of publications, which includes Global Traveler and trazeetravel.com, announces the winners of its Wherever Awards, for the second year.

Whereverfamily.com offers useful travel content across a range of topics for today’s modern traveling family. Updated several times daily, WhereverFamily covers luxury and budget travel, travel tips, worldwide destinations, cruises, age-specific travel needs and much more.

Reader votes for the Wherever Awards were received via an online ballot on whereverfamily.com, Sept. 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Wherever Awards:

Best Family-Friendly Domestic Airline
American Airlines

Best Family-Friendly Airline in North America
Air Canada

Best Family-Friendly Vacation Company
American Airlines Vacations

Best Family-Friendly International Airline
TAP Air Portugal
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Frequent-Flyer Program
Air Canada Aeroplan

Best Family-Friendly Hotel Chain
The Ritz-Carlton
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Resort Chain
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Best Family-Friendly Individual Hotel
Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, Bahamas

Best Family-Friendly Frequent-Stay Program
Marriott Bonvoy

Best Family-Friendly All-Inclusive Hotel
Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa

Best Family-Friendly Pet Hotel
Fairmont Hotels

Best Family-Friendly Hotel Kids Club
Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Domestic Tour Company
Adventures by Disney
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly International Tour Company
National Geographic Vacations

Best Family-Friendly Cruise Line
Disney

Best Family-Friendly Cruise Line Kids Club
Royal Caribbean – Adventure Ocean

Best Family-Friendly MultiGen Cruise Line
Silversea Cruises
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Credit Card
United Explorer Card from Chase

Best Family-Friendly Credit Card Rewards Program
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Card from Chase
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly International Destination
Italy

Best Family-Friendly Domestic Destination
Philadelphia

Best Family-Friendly Caribbean Island
Bahamas
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly MultiGen Destination of the Year 
Italy

Best Family-Friendly Amusement Park
Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Best Family-Friendly Waterpark
Great Wolf Lodge

Best Family-Friendly Rental Car Company
Avis
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Travel Provider of the Year
Lindblad Expeditions
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Domestic Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport

Best Family-Friendly International Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Airport Dining
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Second Consecutive Year

Best Family-Friendly Airport Shopping
Dubai Duty Free

To learn more, visit whereverfamily.com daily.

About whereverfamily.com
whereverfamily.com is the trusted source for the modern family written by award-winning journalists connected closely to family travel. Updated daily with content unique to today’s traveling families, the platform features need-to-know information on planning family trips at any budget for any age group. WhereverFamily will be complemented by creative digital marketing options, including Family on the Go, and html newsletters sponsored by other brands. Family News, a weekly e-newsletter, is sent to a select list of double-opt-in email subscribers. Each year, whereverfamily.com awards the Wherever Awards, the brands selected by the readers as the best in serving families that travel.

About FXExpress Publications, Inc.
FXExpress Publications, Inc., based in Yardley, Pa., is a privately held company publishing Global Traveler, www.globaltravelerusa.com, FX Excursions, eFlyer USA, eFlyer Asia and several annuals. WhereverFamily LLC publishes whereverfamily.com and its related brands, and Trazee Travel, LLC publishes trazeetravel.com.

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