We Make Sure the Family Vacation Memories Last Long After the Trip Is Over

Family vacations have a funny way of paying dividends long after you come home.  

Laura Gonzalez, owner of Vacation Artisans, calls them “remember when” moments. Remember when Grandma was the first one up to dance the Sirtaki at the Sail Away Party? When Dad fell asleep in the Louvre? When the kids discovered a tiny gelato shop everyone still talks about?

That’s the magic of multi-generational travel. The challenge, however, is creating a trip where three generations, six personalities, and a dozen different ideas of “vacation” somehow work beautifully together.

That’s where Laura’s expertise truly shines. “First thing I do is interview my clients extensively to dig deep into their interests and expectations,” she says. “Where do they want to go and why? Are there celebrations on the horizon?”

Then she goes deeper, drawing on a team of destination specialists to uncover experiences travelers might never find on their own.

For one family visiting Ireland, Laura learned their son loved Star Wars. She worked filming locations into the itinerary. When an anime-loving family headed to Japan, she built experiences that immersed them in the culture behind their obsession. And when one client confessed that seeing Rome’s Colosseum was practically the entire point of his trip? She booked a room with a balcony overlooking it.

Those details aren’t extras. They’re the point. Laura looks for the experiences that turn a great vacation into your great vacation, the ones that delight a teenager, surprise a grandparent, or become Thanksgiving stories five years later.

Vacation Artisans handles the research, reservations, and logistics, leaving families one simple job: Go make some “remember when” moments.