Holiday ideas for teenagers

Online, April 16, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Finding holidays for teenagers is not easy. Many families have problems: a holiday might suit some members, but not all of them, particularly the bored, listless and argumentative teenager.

101 Holidays, the travel inspiration website, has searched the world to find some of the best holidays for families with teenagers. Its editors, Mark Hodson and David Wickers - who both have teenage children - recommend some exciting trips, everything from learning to surf in Cornwall to a dude ranch holiday in America.

"We're well aware how difficult it can be to find the right holiday," says Mark Hodson. "Sometimes with teenagers it's simply a question of finding a beach where they can mix with people their own age, but you may want to think more imaginatively and experience something new together - a genuine bonding experience.

"As teenage children get older there is the thought that this might be the last holiday you all enjoy together, so it can be worth spending a bit more time in the planning, and a bit more financially."

The holidays recommended include beaches in Tobago, Corfu and Cyprus. Families with a taste of adventure might want to consider the Galapagos Islands, Kenya or even an ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Closer to home, the site recommends the Scilly Isles, the Isle of Wight, tipi camping in Cornwall and a wildlife encounter on Dartmoor.

Sporty teens might be tempted by a horse-riding break in Spain, watersports in Greece or an activity centre in the Cotswolds.

Since its launch in January 2009, 101 Holidays has become the UK's leading travel inspiration website, offering expert recommendation by Mark Hodson and David Wickers, who between them spent 40 years writing travel features for national newspapers.

A second site, 101 short breaks, was launched in October 2009, and a third will launch in spring 2010.

http://www.101holidays.co.uk/holidays-for-teenagers/