(NewsUSA) - Among the hottest trends in travel is family travel, but multigenerational trips -- which span three generations of a family -- are quickly gaining popularity. Last year, 32 percent of vacationing U.S. grandparents took their grandchildren along.
In a recent study, Preferred Hotel Group found that 40 percent of U.S. leisure travelers -- about 21 million of them -- took a multigenerational trip in the previous 12 months.
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