21 Oct 2021
As Australia begins to open up after months of lockdowns and border closures, families can finally start planning holidays again. The spring issue of Out & About with Kids is bursting with great ideas for your next family getaway. Readers also have the chance to WIN a family holiday at Australia's favourite family resort, Paradise Resort Gold Coast, valued at $2,875, to celebrate its 40th birthday in November.
Our cover story, 13 Epic Aussie Adventures, provides plenty of inspiration for a domestic holiday; from Kangaroo Island to Kakadu; and the Great Barrier Reef to Ningaloo Reef. From the confines of Sydney lockdown, dedicated dad writer Ben Groundwater dreams about the best holidays for fathers around the country, while award-winning travel writer Rachel Lees shares the highs and lows of her first trip with a baby in tow. Bev Malzard also uncovers the best dinosaur experiences around the country for fans of prehistoric creatures. Other domestic destinations covered include Yamba on NSW's north coast, BIG4 Easts Beach Holiday Park Kiama, North Star Holiday Resort in the Tweed, Bundaberg on Queensland's Southern Great Barrier Reef, and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.
Gold medal-winning Olympic sailor Mat Belcher, OAM, the Australian flag bearer at the closing ceremony in Tokyo, also reveals his favourite family holiday experiences and tips in our regular celebrity Q&A, as does Tourism Australia managing director Phillipa Harrison in our Insider Interview. Our story about how to be a COVID-safe traveller also includes some excellent advice. In this issue, the Out & About with Kids team also reviews Mercure Centro Hotel Port Macquarie, Shangri-La The Marina Cairns, and BIG4 Adventure Whitsunday Resort.
With New Zealand still the most likely international destination we'll be heading to, we also feature a story about the best things to do on the North lsland. For those planning further ahead, the expert's guide to Disneyland, by specialist travel agent Rebecca Mason, is sure to get you excited about a trip to see Mickey and Co. We also meet a family whose home is a yacht that's taken them across the South Pacific.
Out & About with Kids aims to inspire families to spend quality time together on holidays and create memories that will last a lifetime. The magazine is distributed to consumers and travel agents, with a temporarily reduced circulation during the pandemic of 8,000 printed copies, with 1.8 million digital magazines distributed via parenting website Stay at Home Mum and Bright Star Kids. The magazine also has a growing social media following, with 33,000 followers and nearly 20,000 newsletter subscribers.
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