WhereverFamily Announces Winners of Eighth Annual Awards

The web publication for modern family travelers congratulates the Wherever Awards winners

WhereverFamily, a web publication, a trusted travel source for family travel 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 eighth year.

Whereverfamily.com offers useful travel content across a range of topics for today's family travelers. Updated daily, WhereverFamily covers luxury and budget travel, travel tips, worldwide destinations and much more.

“For the eighth consecutive year, we're honored to announce the winners of our Wherever Awards, from whereverfamily.com,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, FXExpress Publications, Inc. “As one of the most important segments of travel, family travel shows no sign of slowing down, and our intrepid readers are well-versed in the best of the best providers in the world of family travel. Congratulations to the winners!”

For the fourth year in a row, WhereverFamily also honored the Family Innovators of the Year, recognizing family travel providers leading the way in the industry. Alaska Airlines wins Family Innovator of the Year, Airline, for ensuring children 13 and under are always seated, at no extra charge, with an accompanying adult. For Family Innovator of the Year, Hotel, it's Great Wolf Lodge, with multiple locations in North America. Beaches Resorts was the first resort company in the world to complete training and autism certification, earning it the Family Innovator of the Year, Resorts honor. Hertz, Family Innovator of the Year, Rental Car, ensures families can travel safely with a range of car and child safety seats. Family Innovator of the Year, Travel Provider, MSC Cruises debuted North America's largest cruise terminal, while Ocean City, New Jersey, Family Innovator of the Year, Destination, offers abundant options for family travelers. Recently launching its 20th ship, Norwegian Cruise Line is also Family Innovator of the Year, Cruise Line.

Reader votes for the best in family travel across a range of categories were collected Sept. 20, 2024-May 16, 2025. Read more about the winners on whereverfamily.com. The winners will be honored at an awards event Aug. 19 at Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Wherever Awards:

Best Family-Friendly Domestic Airline Best Family-Friendly Hotel Kids ClubAlaska Airlines Beaches Turks & CaicosBest Family-Friendly Airline in North America Best Family-Friendly Domestic Tour CompanyUnited Airlines National Geographic Family JourneysSecond Consecutive Year Third Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly International Airline Best Family-Friendly International Tour CompanyTAP Air Portugal Abercrombie & KentBest Family-Friendly Frequent-Flyer Program Best Family-Friendly Cruise LineUnited MileagePlus® Princess CruisesSixth Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Hotel Chain Best Family-Friendly MultiGen Cruise LineMarriott Hotels & Resorts Seabourn CruisesFourth Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Resort Chain Best Family-Friendly Cruise Line Kids ClubInterContinental Hotels & Resorts Princess Cruises – Youth & TeensBest Family-Friendly Individual Hotel Best Family-Friendly Credit CardNemacolin Capital One Venture X®Best Family-Friendly Frequent-Stay Program Best Family-Friendly Credit Card Rewards ProgramMarriott Bonvoy® Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Card from ChaseSecond Consecutive Year Eighth Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly All-Inclusive Hotel Best Family-Friendly International DestinationHyatt Ziva SpainBest Family-Friendly Pet Hotel Best Family-Friendly Domestic DestinationIHG Hotels & Resorts Phoenix, ArizonaSecond Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Caribbean Island/Destination Best Family-Friendly Domestic AirportJamaica Chicago Midway AirportBest Family-Friendly Beach Town, Northeast United States Best Family-Friendly International AirportOcean City, Maryland iGA Istanbul Airport Fourth Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Beach Town, Southern United States Best Family-Friendly Airport DiningTybee Island, Georgia Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportBest Family-Friendly Beach Town, Florida (East) Best Family-Friendly Airport ShoppingAmelia Island Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportThird Consecutive Year Fifth Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Beach Town, Florida (West)Marco IslandBest Family-Friendly Beach Town, West Coast United States Quint StatusSanta Monica, CaliforniaBest Family-Friendly Beach Town, Hawai'i Best Family-Friendly Airport ShoppingWaikiki, Oahu Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Fifth Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Multigenerational Destination of the YearGreece Special Achievement AwardsThird Consecutive YearBest Family-Friendly Amusement Park Family Innovator of the Year, AirlineDutch Wonderland, Lancaster, PA Alaska AirlinesBest Family-Friendly Waterpark Family Innovator of the Year, HotelGreat Wolf Lodge Great Wolf LodgeBest Family-Friendly Rental Car Company Family Innovator of the Year, ResortHertz Beaches ResortsFamily Innovator of the Year, Rental Car Family Innovator of the Year, DestinationHertz Ocean City, New JerseyFamily Innovator of the Year, Travel Provider Family Innovator of the Year, Cruise LineMSC Cruises® Norwegian Cruise Line

About whereverfamily.com

whereverfamily.com is the trusted source for family travel, 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 travel anywhere in the world for any familial configuration. WhereverFamily can 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, as well as WhereverFamily slideshow, 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, globaltravelerusa.com, FX Excursions, eFlyer and several annuals. WhereverFamily LLC publishes whereverfamily.com and its related brands, and Trazee Travel, LLC publishes trazeetravel.com. FXExpress Publications, Inc. awards the annual Industry Leader Awards and FXExpress Traveler of the Year honors.

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