Turn An American Road Trip Into A Cross-Cultural Learning Experience For The Whole Family, With Tips From Global Wonders

Pasadena, Calif. (PRWEB) June 25, 2009

The maps are out, the suitcases are packed, the minivan is washed, the kids are already complaining. Sounds like the makings of a memorable summer road trip. Many families are forgoing international travel and hitting the road this year, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have an international cultural experience.

A tourism outlook from Visa, as reported in the Wall Street Journal’s The Wallet blog, says that Americans are interested in traveling abroad, but 83 percent are changing their travel plans because of the economy — either deciding to take trips at off-peak times or to stay closer to home. In the same blog post, BudgetTravel.com senior editor Sean O’Neill declares this to be “the summer of the great American road trip.”

Global Wonders, producer of award-winning cross-cultural children’s entertainment, offers parents some tips on using all that car time to bring the world to their kids:

Turn An American Road Trip Into A Cross-Cultural Learning Experience For The Whole Family, With Tips From Global Wonders

You Can See The Whole World From Chateau on the Lake

Branson, MO (Vocus) May 1, 2010

Chateau on the Lake, Branson, Missouris only AAA Four-Diamond resort and spa, sits high atop the mountains overlooking pristine Table Rock Lake. But at this time of year, guests staying at this Castle in the Ozarks can actually see the world from its doors.

Every spring, international performers from around the world gather here in America’s Heartland, just minutes from Chateau on the Lake, for Silver Dollar Citys World-Fest, Americas Largest International Festival. It’s a celebration of global proportions where laughter and music are universal languages!

To add to the World-Fest celebration which runs from April 12 to May 9 Chateau on the Lake has created a special World-Fest Family Package that includes: two nights in a Mountain View Room; one set of two-day passes to Silver Dollar Citys World-Fest for two adults and one child (additional tickets may be purchased separately); and a $ 50 food credit to any of Chateau on the Lakes superb restaurants (for use during your stay).

Guests have been returning to this Branson hotel year after year for this exciting international event, which features a stellar lineup of entertainers from around the world who will transport you to their native lands through music and dance! Performers this year include:

You Can See The Whole World From Chateau on the Lake