Awaken Travels | Family Vacation Specialists
Your Family Trip,
Done Right
Planning a big family vacation for 2027? Get the free Family Vacation Insider's Guide from the advisors at Awaken Travels and find the trip, the days, and the home base that actually fit your kids and your budget.
The 2027 Family Vacation Insider's Guide
Straight answers on the trip that fits your family. Yours free, instantly.
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Why plan ahead
2027 is a book-early decision
The best dates book first
The best-value resorts, the popular cruise sailings, and the family suites and connecting rooms fill up months ahead. Booking early is how you get the trip you actually want, not what is left.
Peak weeks sell out
The winter holidays, spring break, and summer are booked far in advance and cost the most. 2027 dates are opening now, and the quieter, cheaper weeks go early.
Early planners pay less
A modest deposit now, final payment not due until closer to travel, and when a new discount drops for your dates, we can often re-price your booking to catch it.
Picture your family here
A quick look at a family beach resort
Sand, water and time together. Every family is different, and helping you find the trip that fits yours is what we do.
Video: Turks and Caicos Is Calling, from the official Beaches Resorts YouTube channel.
Photo by our founder, Cindi Sanden.
Meet Awaken Travels
A team of advisors who plan these trips constantly
Awaken Travels is a team of independent travel advisors, and family vacations are one of the things we plan most. We have sent families to all-ages resorts, beach and all-inclusive getaways, on family cruises, and on big multigenerational trips, and the right trip is different for every family. Matching it to your kids' ages and your budget is the part we love.
We are based near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and we work with families nationwide. We book resorts, cruises, and multigenerational getaways, and every trip comes with the perks you get by booking through Awaken Travels.
Where your family could go
A few places we love
Warm water, old ruins and plenty of room to play. Our founder, Cindi Sanden, took these photos on her own trips.
Photos by Cindi Sanden.
What's inside the free guide
Everything a first-timer wishes they knew
How working with us works
Simple, and it costs you nothing extra
Download the guide
It answers the big questions on your schedule, no pressure and no obligation.
Book a free 20-minute Family Vacation Planning Call
Tell us your kids’ ages, your dates, and your budget. Leave knowing the right destination, the right number of days, and the real price.
We handle everything
The tickets, the hotel, the dining reservations, the flights, and a realistic day-by-day plan. We are your team if anything comes up before, during, or after.
The part most people don't know: our planning doesn't cost you anything extra. You pay the same price as booking direct, and you get an advocate who knows these trips and watches for discounts after you book.
In our travelers' words
Loved by families like yours
Real reviews from real Awaken Travels clients.
"Awaken Travels has been fantastic! As a business owner/single traveller I have relied on them to coordinate trips/vacations overseas and domestic for me. I have been extremely pleased with their recommendations and the schedules they have arranged."Christie Nightingale
"Krystal is incredible! I waited too long to book a room for a Chattanooga wedding I'm attending and the prices had nearly doubled from the original block rates by the time I looked (and I had no luck when trying to call the hotels directly to ask if they would honor the block rate)."Aaron Fons
"Cindi Sanden at Awaken Travels planned our trip to Greece this summer. We hadn't been there in 30 years and had no idea where to start to plan our trip. She did an excellent job! The accommodations and tours were perfect and we had the best time. She also suggested some restaurants that were excellent."Georgia Contos
"We had a wonderful trip traveling along the Ocoee River thru the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. More fun when we arrived at the Mercier Orchards Apple Farm. Awaken Travels is my favorite get-away choice."Linda M
"Trip of a lifetime and Cindi with Awakens Travels was amazing! The trip was everything I had dreamed it would be and more. She made all the arrangements and each one was perfect. I will definitely be connecting with her for our next adventure! Thank you for making our dreams come true ❤️"Julie Ownbey
"Cindi and her team at Awaken Travels saved me so much time and she did an incredible job handling all the flights for our Agency Incentive Trip to Costa Rica. I needed 86 flights booked and she took the time to book each one of them and handle our guests' special requests."A Google User
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